Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

1 The necessity of God's judgment against Israel. 9 The publication of it, with the causes thereof.

3:1 ¶ Heare 8085 z8798 x853 this x2088 word 1697 that x834 the LORD 3068 hath spoken 1696 z8765 against x5921 you, O children 1121 of Israel, 3478 against x5921 the whole x3605 family, 4940 which x834 I brought vp 5927 z8689 from the land 776 x4480 of Egypt, 4714 saying; 559 z8800

3:2 You onely x7535 haue I knowen 3045 z8804 of all x4480 x3605 the families 4940 of the earth: 127 therefore x5921 x3651 I will punish 6485 z8799 x5921 you x853 for all x3605 your iniquities. 5771

3:3 Can two 8147 walke y3212 z8799 x1980 together, 3162 except 1115 x518 they be agreed? 3259 z8738

3:4 Will a lyon 738 roare 7580 z8799 in the forrest, 3293 when he [hath] no x369 pray? 2964 will a young lyon 3715 cry x5414 x6963 out y5414 z8799 y6963 of his den, 4585 x4480 if x518 he haue taken 3920 z8804 nothing? 1115

3:5 Can a bird 6833 fall 5307 z8799 in x5921 a snare 6341 vpon the earth, 776 where no x369 ginne 4170 [is] for him? shall one take vp 5927 z8799 a snare 6341 from x4480 the earth, 127 and haue taken y3920 z8799 nothing at all? 3920 z8800 x3808

3:6 Shall a trumpet 7782 be blowen 8628 z8735 in the citie, 5892 and the people 5971 not x3808 be afraid? 2729 z8799 shall there be x1961 euill 7451 in a citie, 5892 and the LORD 3068 hath not x3808 done 6213 z8804 [it]?

3:7 Surely x3588 the Lord 136 GOD 3069 will doe 6213 z8799 nothing, 1697 x3808 but x3588 x518 he reuealeth 1540 z8804 his secret 5475 vnto x413 his seruants 5650 the Prophets. 5030

3:8 The lyon 738 hath roared, 7580 z8804 Who x4310 will not 3808 feare? 3372 z8799 the Lord 136 GOD 3069 hath spoken, 1696 z8765 Who x4310 can but x3808 prophecie? 5012 z8735

3:9 ¶ Publish 8085 z8685 in x5921 the palaces 759 at Ashdod, 795 and in x5921 the palaces 759 in the land 776 of Egypt, 4714 and say; 559 z8798 Assemble y622 z8734 your selues x622 vpon x5921 the mountaines 2022 of Samaria: 8111 and behold 7200 z8798 the great 7227 tumults 4103 in the midst y7130 x8432 thereof, and the oppressed 6217 in the midst y8432 x7130 thereof.

3:10 For they know 3045 z8804 not x3808 to doe 6213 z8800 right, 5229 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD; 3068 who store y686 z8802 vp x686 violence, 2555 and robberie 7701 in their palaces. 759

3:11 Therefore x3651 thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the Lord 136 GOD, 3069 An aduersarie 6862 [there shall be] euen round about 5439 the land: 776 and he shal bring downe 3381 z8689 thy strength 5797 from x4480 thee, and thy palaces 759 shall be spoiled. 962 z8738

3:12 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 As x834 the shepheard 7462 z8802 taketh x5337 out y5337 z8686 of the mouth 6310 x4480 of the lyon 738 two 8147 legges 3767 or x176 a piece 915 of an eare; 241 so x3651 shall the children 1121 of Israel 3478 be taken out 5337 z8735 that dwell 3427 z8802 in Samaria, 8111 in the corner 6285 of a bed, 4296 and in Damascus 1833 [in] a couch. 6210

3:13 Heare 8085 z8798 yee and testifie 5749 z8685 in the house 1004 of Iacob, 3290 saith 5002 z8803 the Lord 136 GOD, 3069 the God 430 of hostes; 6635

3:14 That x3588 in the day 3117 that I shall visite 6485 z8800 the transgressions 6588 of Israel 3478 vpon x5921 him, I will also visite 6485 z8804 x5921 the altars 4196 of Bethel, 1008 and the hornes 7161 of the altar 4196 shall be cut off, 1438 z8738 and fall 5307 z8804 to the ground. 776

3:15 And I will smite 5221 z8689 the winter 2779 house 1004 with x5921 the summer 7019 house; 1004 and the houses 1004 of yuorie 8127 shall perish, 6 z8804 and the great 7227 houses 1004 shall haue an end, 5486 z8804 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD. 3068