Amos 3:12

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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.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.

In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834יַצִּילyatzilhe deliversH5337הָרֹעֶהharo'ehthe shepherdH7462מִפִּיmipifrom [the] mouth ofH6310הָאֲרִיha'ari<the> lionH738שְׁתֵּיsheteitwoH8147כְרָעַיִםkhera'ayimlegsH3767אוֹ'oorH176בְדַל־vedal-a piece ofH915אֹזֶן'ozenan earH241כֵּןkensoH3651יִנָּצְלוּyinatzeluthey will be deliveredH5337בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478הַיֹּשְׁבִיםhaiyoshevimwho dwellH3427בְּשֹׁמְרוֹןbeshomeronin SamariaH8111בִּפְאַתbif'atwith a corner ofH6285מִטָּהmitaha bedH4296וּבִדְמֶשֶׁקuvidmeshekand with silk ofH1833עָרֶשׂ׃'aresa couchH6210

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Damascus, Samaria

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