Amos 3:12 meaning and explanation
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.
Amos 3:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Amos is speaking to the northern kingdom of Israel, prosperous and confident in its wealth and its election as God's people. The LORD had just announced through him that an enemy would surround the land and plunder its strongholds (verse 11).
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