Amos 3:9

7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

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.

10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

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, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

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  • Amos 6:1

    Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

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  • Amos 1:8

    And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • 1 Samuel 5:1

    And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

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  • Amos 8:6

    That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

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  • Jeremiah 22:8–9

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

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  • Jeremiah 50:2

    Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

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  • Jeremiah 31:5

    Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.

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