Graphic Bible · Scene 5 of 5
Amos 3:12-15
Fragments of Security
Accountability and the Roar · Amos 3
Story guide: Fragments convey the shepherd-rescue simile and the warning against Bethel's altars and luxurious houses.
Open this scene in the reader →12Thus says Yahweh: As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so will the sons of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued—with the corner of a bed and the cover of a couch.
13Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
14For on the day when I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15And I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish, and many houses will come to an end," declares Yahweh.
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