Amos 3:9

7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

8 The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?

Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

10 “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
KJV
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
WEB
Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”
ASV
Publish ye in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst thereof.
DARBY
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:
BLB
Let [it] be heard in the citadels of Ashdod, and in the citadels in the land of Egypt, and say: “Assemble [yourselves] on the mountains of Samaria, and see great tumults in her midst, and the oppressed among her.”
ÅB
Rop ut i palassene i Asdod og i palassene i Egypt og si: Samle dere på Samaria-fjellene og se hvor stor forvirring det er der inne, og hvor mye undertrykkelse der råder!
OTB
Forkynn til festningene i Asdod og til festningene i landet Egypt:
"Samle dere på fjellene i Samaria
og se den store uroen i henne
og undertrykkelsen i hennes midte."
B1930
Rop ut i palassene i Asdod og i palassene i Egyptens land og si: Samle eder på Samaria-fjellene og se hvor stor forvirring det er der inne, og hvor megen undertrykkelse der råder!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 4:1

    Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”

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  • Amos 6:1

    Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.

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  • Amos 1:8

    I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

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  • 1 Samuel 5:1

    After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

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  • Amos 8:6

    Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

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  • Jeremiah 22:8–9

    And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’

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  • Jeremiah 50:2

    “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’

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  • Jeremiah 31:5

    Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.

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