Amos 3:12 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • The like to other nationsThat power which is an instrument of unrighteousness, will justly be brought down and broken. What is got and kept wrongfully, will not be kept long. Some...

Thompson Chains

  • ShepherdsLink 11 of 12 · next Matthew 25:32
  • RemnantSee the chain from Isaiah 1:9 · 14 links
  • Samaria (1)See the chain from 1 Kings 16:24 · 10 links
  • DamascusSee the chain from 2 Samuel 8:6 · 7 links

Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 17:34–37 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: …
  • Amos 6:4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
  • 1 Kings 20:30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
  • 1 Kings 20:34 And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
  • 1 Kings 22:25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • SamariaA watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the “hill of...
  • DamascusActivity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa 7:8; Isa 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Thus saith כֹּה kô Adverb אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • As the shepherd הָרֹעֶה hārōʿê רָעָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
  • taketh out כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition יַצִּיל yaṣṣîl נָצַל Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • of the mouth מִפִּי mippî פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the lion הָאֲרִי hāʾărî אֲרִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • two שְׁתֵּי šĕttê שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual construct
  • legs כְרָעַיִם kĕrāʿayim כָּרָע Noun · masculine or feminine dual
  • or a piece אוֹ ʾô Conjunction בְדַל bĕdal בָּדָל Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of an ear אֹזֶן ʾōzen אֹזֶן Noun · feminine singular
  • so shall the children כֵּן kēn Demonstrative בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • be taken out יִנָּצְלוּ yinnāṣĕlû נָצַל Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • that dwell הַיֹּשְׁבִים hayyōšĕbîm יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with the
  • in Samaria בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן bĕšōmĕrôn שֹׁמְרוֹן Proper name · with preposition
  • in the corner בִּפְאַת bipʾat פֵּאָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of a bed מִטָּה miṭṭâ מִטָּה Noun · feminine singular
  • and in Damascus וּבִדְמֶשֶׁק ûbidmešeq דְּמֶשֶׁק Proper name · with and, preposition
  • a couch עָרֶשׂ ʿāreś עֶרֶשׂ Noun · feminine singular

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