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Amos 3:12 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Amos 3:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 3 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. taketh: Heb. delivereth in Damascus: or, on the bed's feet”
Amos 3:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 3:12
The shepherd metaphor is devastatingly ironic: As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear (כַּאֲשֶׁר יַצִּיל הָרֹעֶה מִפִּי הָאַרְיֵה, ka'asher yatzil haro'eh mipi ha'aryeh)—these aren't rescued sheep but proof of death for the shepherd's legal defense (Exodus 22:13). Similarly, so shall the children of Israel be taken out (כֵּן יִנָּצְלוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, ken yinatz'lu b'nei yisrael)—a remnant survives, but barely. In the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch describes luxury furniture fragments—all that remains of their opulence.The Hebrew יִנָּ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 3:12
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“Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion”
“But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men”
“As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.,For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof., כִּי כֹה אָמַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֶהְגֶּה הָאַרְיֵה וְהַכְּפִיר עַל־טַרְפּוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִקָּרֵא עָלָיו מְלֹא רֹעִים מִקּוֹלָם לֹא יֵחָת וּמֵהֲמוֹנָם לֹא יַעֲנֶה כֵּן יֵרֵד יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת לִצְבֹּא עַל־הַר־צִיּוֹן וְעַל־גִּבְעָתָהּ׃ ,For thus saith the LORD unto me: Like as the lion, or the young lion, growling over his prey, Though a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, Will not be dismayed at their voice, Nor abase himself for the noise of them; So will the LORD of hosts come down To fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.,αἰγύπτιον ἄνθρωπον καὶ οὐ θεόν ἵππων σάρκας καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν βοήθεια ὁ δὲ κύριος ἐπάξει τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ' αὐτούς καὶ κοπιάσουσιν οἱ βοηθοῦντες καὶ ἅμα πάντες ἀπολοῦνται,For thus said the Lord to me, As a lion would roar, or a lion's whelp over prey which he has taken, and cry over it, until the mountains are filled with his voice, and the animals are awe-struck and tremble at the fierceness of his wrath: so the Lord of hosts shall descend to fight upon the mount Sion, even upon her mountains.,,,,”
“and took it”
“there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven”
“The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you shall make streets for you in Damascus”
“into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled”
“Behold”
“'My father”