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| 3:1 | Heare, what the Lorde speaketh vnto you (O ye chyldren of Israel) namely, vnto all the tribes whome I broughte oute of Egypte, and sayd: |
| 3:2 | you only haue I accepted from all the generacyons of the earthe: therfore wyl I vyset you in all youre wickednesses. |
| 3:3 | Maye twayne walke together, excepte they be agreed amonge them selues? |
| 3:4 | Doth a lyon roare in the woodde, excepte he haue a praye? Or cryeth a lyons whelpe oute of hys denne, excepte he haue gotten somthing? |
| 3:5 | Doth a byrde fall in a snare vpon the earthe, where no fouler is? Taketh a man hys snare vp from the grounde, afore he catche somwhat? |
| 3:6 | Crye they oute alarum wyth the trompet in the cytye, and the people not afrayed? Commeth there anye plage in a cytye withoute it be the Lordes doynge? |
| 3:7 | Nowe doth the Lorde God no maner of thynge, but he telleth hys secrete before vnto hys seruauntes the Prophetes. |
| 3:8 | When a lyon roareth, who wyll not be afrayed? Seynge then that the Lord God him selfe speaketh, who wyll not prophecye? |
| 3:9 | Preache in the palaces at Asdod, and in the palaces of the lande of Egypte, and saye: gather you together vpon the mountaynes of Samaria, so shall ye se greate murther and vyolente oppressyon amonge them, for why, they regarde not the thyng that is ryght |
| 3:10 | saith the Lorde: they gather together euyll gotten goodes, and laye vp robbery in theyr houses. |
| 3:11 | Therfore thus sayth the Lorde God. This lande shalbe troubled and beseged rounde aboute, thy strength shalbe plucte from the, & thy palaces robbed. |
| 3:12 | Thus sayeth the Lorde lyke as an hyrdeman taketh two legges or a pece of an eare oute of the lions mouth: Euen so the chyldren of Israel (that dwell in Samaria, hauynge theyr couches in the corner, and theyr beddes at Damascus) shalbe plucte awaye. |
| 3:13 | Heare, and beare recorde in the house of Iacob (sayeth the Lorde GOD of hostes) |
| 3:14 | that when I begynne to vyset the wickednes of Israel, I wyll viset the aulters at Bethell also, so that the hornes of the aulter shalbe broken of, and fall to the grounde. |
| 3:15 | As for the wynter house and sommer house I wyll smyte them doune, and the houses of Iuery, yea, & many other houses shal perysh, and be destroyed, sayeth the Lorde. |
| 3:1 | Heare, what the Lord speaketh vnto you (O ye chyldren of Israel) namely, vnto all the trybes, whom I brought out of Egypt, and sayde: |
| 3:2 | you only haue I accepted from all the generacyons of the earth: therfore, will I viset you in all your wickednesses. |
| 3:3 | Maye twayne walke together excepte they be agreed amonge them selues? |
| 3:4 | Doth a lyon roare in the wodde, except he haue a praye? Or crieth a lyons whelpe out of his denne, excepte he haue gotten somthinge? |
| 3:5 | Doth a byrde fall in a snare vpon the earth where no fouler is? Taketh a man his snare vp from the grounde, afore he catche somwhat? |
| 3:6 | Crye they out Alarum with the trompet in the cytie, and the people not afrayed? Commeth there eny plage in a cytie without it be the Lordes doynge? |
| 3:7 | Nowe doth the Lorde God no maner of thinge, but he telleth his secrete before vnto hys seruauntes the prophetes. |
| 3:8 | When a lyon roareth, who wyll not be afrayed? Seinge then that the Lorde God him selfe speaketh, who wyll not prophecy? |
| 3:9 | Preach in the palaces at Asdod, and in the palaces of the lande of Egypt, and saye: gather you together vpon the mountaynes of Samaria, so shall ye se greate murther and violent oppressyon amonge them, for why? they regarde not the thinge that is ryght, |
| 3:10 | sayeth the Lorde: they gather together euell gotten goodes, and laye vp robbery in their houses: |
| 3:11 | Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God. This lande shalbe troubled and beseged rounde about, thy strength shalbe plucte from the, and thy palaces robbed. |
| 3:12 | Thus sayeth the Lorde. lyke as an heardman taketh two legges or a pece of an eare out of the lyons mouth: Euen so the chyldren of Israel (that dwell in Samaria) hauynge their couches in the corner, their beddes at Damascus, shalbe plucte awaye. |
| 3:13 | Heare, & beare recorde in the house of Iacob (sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes) |
| 3:14 | that when I begynne to vyset the wyckednesse of Israel, I will vyset the aulters at Bethell also: so that the hornes of the aulter shalbe broken of, and fall to the grounde. |
| 3:15 | As for the wynterhouse & sommerhouse I will smyte them downe: and the houses of yuery: yee, and many other houses shall peryshe, and be destroyed, sayeth the Lorde. |
| 3:1 | Heare this worde that the Lord pronounceth against you, O children of Israel, euen against the whole familie which I brought vp from the land of Egypt, saying, |
| 3:2 | You onely haue I knowen of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visite you for all your iniquities. |
| 3:3 | Can two walke together except they bee agreed? |
| 3:4 | Will a lion roare in ye forest, when he hath no pray? or wil a lions whelpe cry out of his den, if he haue taken nothing? |
| 3:5 | Can a birde fall in a snare vpon the earth, where no fouler is? or will he take vp the snare from the earth, and haue taken nothing at all? |
| 3:6 | Or shall a trumpet be blowen in the citie, and the people be not afraide? or shall there be euil in a citie, and the Lord hath not done it? |
| 3:7 | Surely the Lord God will doe nothing, but he reueileth his secrete vnto his seruantes the Prophets. |
| 3:8 | The lyon hath roared: who will not bee afraide? the Lord God hath spoken: who can but prophecie? |
| 3:9 | Proclayme in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the lande of Egypt, and saye, Assemble your selues vpon the mountaines of Samaria: so beholde the great tumultes in the middes thereof, and the oppressed in the middes thereof. |
| 3:10 | For they knowe not to doe right, sayth the Lord: they store vp violence, and robbery in their palaces. |
| 3:11 | Therefore thus saith the Lord God, An aduersary shall come euen rounde about the countrey, and shall bring downe thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shalbe spoyled. |
| 3:12 | Thus saieth the Lord, As the shephearde taketh out of the mouth of the lyon two legges, or a piece of an eare: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus, as in a couche. |
| 3:13 | Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes. |
| 3:14 | Surely in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel vpon him, I wil also visite the altars of Beth-el, and the hornes of the altar shall be broken off, and fall to the ground. |
| 3:15 | And I wil smite the winter house with the sommer house, and the houses of yuorie shall perish, and the great houses shalbe consumed, sayth the Lord. |
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