Amos 3:12

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus [in] a couch.

BSB

This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

WEB

Thus says Yahweh: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”

YLT

Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion’s mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus on that of a couch.

F.O.G Original

Here is what יהוה Yahweh says, Just as the shepherd saves a couple of legs, or a piece of an ear from the lion’s mouth, So will the sons of Isra’el dwelling in Samaria be saved, In the corner of a bed, and a *Dammesek’s couch.

F.O.G

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