Amos 3:11
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. God has chosen Israel from all families of the earth and therefore will punish them for their iniquities. The rhetorical questions establish the principle of proportionate cause: do two walk together unless they have agreed? Do birds fall into snares …
Other Translations
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary there shall be, even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: An adversary--and surrounding the land, And he hath brought down from thee thy strength, And spoiled have been thy palaces.
For this reason, says the Lord, an attacker will come, shutting in the land on every side; and your strength will come down and your great houses will be made waste.
Cross References
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that …
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, …
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed …
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son …
And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by …
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof …
The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, …
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers …
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king …