Amos 3:14 (GNV)

Passage

Surely in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel vpon him, I wil also visite the altars of Beth-el, and the hornes of the altar shall be broken off, and fall to the ground.

Nearby Context

Amos 3:12 Thus saieth the Lord, As the shephearde taketh out of the mouth of the lyon two legges, or a piece of an eare: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus, as in a couche.

Amos 3:13 Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes.

Amos 3:14 Surely in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel vpon him, I wil also visite the altars of Beth-el, and the hornes of the altar shall be broken off, and fall to the ground.

Amos 3:15 And I wil smite the winter house with the sommer house, and the houses of yuorie shall perish, and the great houses shalbe consumed, sayth the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "transgressions", "surely", "shall", "visit", "israel", "vpon", "visite", and "altars". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "transgressions" and "surely", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Heare and testifie in the house of..." into verse 15's "And I wil smite the winter house...", so "transgressions" and "surely" 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 "transgressions" and "surely" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.