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The Lord’s Purposes

“Truly the Lord God will do nothing he has mentioned
    without revealing his purposes to his servants the prophets.
A lion has roared!
    Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
    Who will not prophesy?
Announce this[a] in the fortified citadels of Ashdod,
    and in the fortified citadels of the land of Egypt.
Tell them, ‘Gather together on the mountains of Samaria;
    look at the great misery among the citadels,[b]
        along with the oppression within Egypt.’[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:9 The Heb. lacks this
  2. Amos 3:9 Lit. them
  3. Amos 3:9 Lit. her; i.e. Egypt personified as a woman

Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
    without revealing his plan(A)
    to his servants the prophets.(B)

The lion(C) has roared(D)
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?(E)

Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod(F)
    and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;(G)
    see the great unrest within her
    and the oppression among her people.”

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