--- title: Amos 3 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Amos chapter 3 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Amos](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/) / chapter 3 # Amos 3 15 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [3:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.1/) — שִׁמְעוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כָּל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתִי מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹֽר׃ — Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying: - [3:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.2/) — רַק אֶתְכֶם יָדַעְתִּי מִכֹּל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָה עַל־כֵּן אֶפְקֹד עֲלֵיכֶם אֵת כָּל־עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ — You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. - [3:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.3/) — הֲיֵלְכוּ שְׁנַיִם יַחְדָּו בִּלְתִּי אִם־נוֹעָֽדוּ׃ — Will two walk together, except they have agreed? - [3:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.4/) — הֲיִשְׁאַג אַרְיֵה בַּיַּעַר וְטֶרֶף אֵין לוֹ הֲיִתֵּן כְּפִיר קוֹלוֹ מִמְּעֹנָתוֹ בִּלְתִּי אִם־לָכָֽד׃ — Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? Will a young lion give forth his voice out of his den, if he have taken nothing? - [3:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.5/) — הֲתִפֹּל צִפּוֹר עַל־פַּח הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹקֵשׁ אֵין לָהּ הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־פַּח מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וְלָכוֹד לֹא יִלְכּֽוֹד׃ — Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where there is no lure for it? Will a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all? - [3:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.6/) — אִם־יִתָּקַע שׁוֹפָר בְּעִיר וְעָם לֹא יֶחֱרָדוּ אִם־תִּהְיֶה רָעָה בְּעִיר וַיהוָה לֹא עָשָֽׂה׃ — Shall the horn be blown in a city, and the people not tremble? Shall evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it? - [3:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.7/) — כִּי לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה דָּבָר כִּי אִם־גָּלָה סוֹדוֹ אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ — For the Lord GOD will do nothing, but He revealeth His counsel unto His servants the prophets. - [3:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.8/) — אַרְיֵה שָׁאָג מִי לֹא יִירָא אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה דִּבֶּר מִי לֹא יִנָּבֵֽא׃ — The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? - [3:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.9/) — הַשְׁמִיעוּ עַל־אַרְמְנוֹת בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד וְעַֽל־אַרְמְנוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְאִמְרוּ הֵאָֽסְפוּ עַל־הָרֵי שֹׁמְרוֹן וּרְאוּ מְהוּמֹת רַבּוֹת בְּתוֹכָהּ וַעֲשׁוּקִים בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ — Proclaim it upon the palaces at Ashdod, and upon the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: 'Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great confusions therein, and the oppressions in the midst thereof.' - [3:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.10/) — וְלֹֽא־יָדְעוּ עֲשׂוֹת־נְכֹחָה נְאֻם־יְהוָה הָאֽוֹצְרִים חָמָס וָשֹׁד בְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃פ — For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. - [3:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.11/) — לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹרִד מִמֵּךְ עֻזֵּךְ וְנָבֹזּוּ אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃ — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: An adversary, even round about the land! And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. - [3:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.12/) — כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יַצִּיל הָרֹעֶה מִפִּי הָאֲרִי שְׁתֵּי כְרָעַיִם אוֹ בְדַל־אֹזֶן כֵּן יִנָּצְלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן בִּפְאַת מִטָּה וּבִדְמֶשֶׁק עָֽרֶשׂ׃ — Thus saith the LORD: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel that dwell in Samaria escape with the corner of a couch, and the leg of a bed. - [3:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.13/) — שִׁמְעוּ וְהָעִידוּ בְּבֵית יַֽעֲקֹב נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אֱלֹהֵי הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ — Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts. - [3:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.14/) — כִּי בְּיוֹם פָּקְדִי פִשְׁעֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עָלָיו וּפָֽקַדְתִּי עַל־מִזְבְּחוֹת בֵּֽית־אֵלבֵּֽית־אֵל וְנִגְדְּעוּ קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְנָפְלוּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ — For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. - [3:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.3.15/) — וְהִכֵּיתִי בֵית־הַחֹרֶף עַל־בֵּית הַקָּיִץ וְאָבְדוּ בָּתֵּי הַשֵּׁן וְסָפוּ בָּתִּים רַבִּים נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס — And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. - ← previous: [Amos 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/2/) - next →: [Amos 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/4/) - ↑ back to [Amos](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/)