Common English Bible

Amos 3:1-5 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought out of the land of Egypt:

2. You only have I loved so deeplyof all the families of the earth.Therefore, I will punish youfor all your wrongdoing.

3. Will two people walk togetherunless they have agreed to do so?

4. Does a lion roar in the forestwhen it has no prey?Does a young lion cry out from its denif it has caught nothing?

5. Will a bird fall into a trap on the groundwhen there is no bait for it?Will a trap spring up from the groundwhen it has taken nothing?