1 Listen, Israelites, to this prophecy which Yahweh pronounces against you, against the whole family which I brought up from Egypt:
2 You alone have I intimately known of all the families of earth, that is why I shall punish you for all your wrong-doings.
3 Do two people travel together unless they have agreed to do so?
4 Does the lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does the young lion growl in his lair if it has caught nothing?
5 Does a bird fall on the ground in a net unless a trap has been set for it? Will the net spring up from the ground without catching something?
6 Does the trumpet sound in the city without the people being alarmed? Does misfortune come to a city if Yahweh has not caused it?
7 No indeed, Lord Yahweh does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
8 The lion roars: who is not afraid? Lord Yahweh has spoken: who will not prophesy?
9 From the palace roofs of Assyria and from the palace roofs of Egypt, proclaim aloud, 'Assemble on the hills of Samaria and observe the grave disorders inside her and the acts of oppression there!'
10 Little they know of right conduct -declares Yahweh- who cram their palaces with violence and extortion.
11 This is why -- Lord Yahweh says this- an enemy will soon besiege the land, he will bring down your strength and your palaces will be looted.
12 Yahweh says this: As the shepherd rescues two legs or the tip of an ear from the lion's mouth, so will the children of Israel be salvaged who now loll in Samaria in the corners of their beds, on their divans of Damascus.
13 Listen and testify against the House of Jacob -declares the Lord Yahweh, God Sabaoth-
14 the day when I punish Israel for his crimes I shall also punish the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be hacked off and will fall to the ground.
15 I shall blast winter house with summer house, ivory houses will be destroyed and many mansions cease to be -declares Yahweh.
Versículos relacionados com Amos, 3:
Amos 3 contains a series of oracles of the Prophet Amos, in which he makes accusations and prophecies against the people of Israel. He begins the chapter with the rhetorical question, "Are they two together if they are not in agreement?" (Amos 3:3). From there, he starts to talk about the inevitability of God's judgment about the people of Israel because of his injustice and violence. The verses below were chosen for their relationship with these themes:
Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do good, seek what is just; help the oppressed; do justice to the orphan; deal with the cause of the widows." This verse talks about the importance of doing good and practicing justice, especially in relation to the oppressed and vulnerable, something that the people of Israel had neglected.
Isaiah 10:1-2: "Woe to those who decree unfair laws, those who write laws of oppression, to deny justice to the poor, to snatch the right to the affliction of my people, to strip their widows and steal the orphans!" This verse reinforces the accusation of Amos that the people of Israel were committing injustice and oppression against the poor and vulnerable.
Isaiah 5:7: "For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of their delights; and waited for judgment to exercise, and here oppression; justice, and here is cry." This verse also talks about God's expectation that the people of Israel practices justice, and their disappointment with the oppression and injustice He finds instead.
Jeremiah 9:24: "But whatever is glory, glorie this: in understanding and knowing me, that I am the Lord, that I will benefit, judgment, and justice on earth; for these things I like, say the Lord. " This verse emphasizes the importance of knowing God and following his ways of benevolence, judgment and justice.
Psalm 82:3-4: "Do justice to the poor and the orphan; proceed with the afflicted and the helpless. Deliver the poor and needy; take them out of the hands of the wicked." This psalm also highlights the importance of justice in relation to the vulnerable and the need to protect them from the oppression of the wicked.
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