Amos 3:11 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Amos 3:9 Publish ye in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst thereof.

Amos 3:10 For they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Amos 3:11 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.

Amos 3:12 Thus saith Jehovah: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.

Amos 3:13 Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "thus", "saith", "lord", "jehovah", "adversary", "shall", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "thus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For they know not to do right..." into verse 12's "Thus saith Jehovah As the shepherd rescueth...", so "therefore" and "thus" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "thus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.