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Amos 3:12

Thus says the LORD; As the shepherd takes 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 on the edge of a couch.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Ear: things of small value. Thus few even of the poor will escape the Assyrians. (Menochius) Damascus. Some render "couch side. "But there is no proof of this being accurate. Jeroboam II subdued Damascus, and reigned in prosperity. Who would then have thought that Israel should so soon be removed into Media? (Calmet) Septuagint, "over-against the tribe of Juda, and in Damascus, priests hear "They probably left hares, (Haydock) "couches "(Aquila) untranslated, and some person has substituted "priests. "(St. Jerome) Only the miserable (Menochius) or fugitives escape the enemy. (Haydock)

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