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3:1  Hear this word, Israelites, that the Lord speaks concerning you, concerning the whole family I brought up from the land of Egypt:
3:2  You alone I have known, among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
3:3  Do two journey together unless they have agreed?
3:4  Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den unless it has seized something?
3:5  Does a bird swoop down on a trap on the ground when there is no lure for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground without catching anything?
3:6  Does the ram’s horn sound in a city without the people becoming frightened? Does disaster befall a city unless the Lord has caused it?
3:7  (Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.)
3:8  The lion has roared, who would not fear? The Lord God has spoken, who would not prophesy?
3:9  Proclaim this in the strongholds of Assyria, in the strongholds of the land of Egypt: “Gather on the mount of Samaria, and see the great disorders within it, the oppressions within its midst.”
3:10  They do not know how to do what is right— oracle of the Lord— Storing up in their strongholds violence and destruction.
3:11  Therefore thus says the Lord God: An enemy shall surround the land, tear down your fortresses, and pillage your strongholds.
3:12  Thus says the Lord: As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion a pair of sheep’s legs or the tip of an ear, So shall the Israelites escape, those who dwell in Samaria, With the corner of a couch or a piece of a cot.
3:13  Hear and bear witness against the house of Jacob— an oracle of the Lord God, the God of hosts:
3:14  On the day when I punish Israel for its crimes, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; The horns of the altar shall be broken off and fall to the ground.
3:15  I will strike the winter house and the summer house; The houses of ivory shall lie in ruin, and their many rooms shall be no more— oracle of the Lord.