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Amos 3:12 (NLT)
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12 This is what the Lord says:"A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth
will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.
So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,
and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches. Definition(s): Damascus (Da-mas-kus): a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
Samaria (Sa-meh-ree-a): watch-mountain