Amos 1
1The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.H1697H5986H5349H8620H2372H3478H3117H5818H4428H3063H3117H3379H1121H3101H4428H3478H8141H6440H74942And he said, "The LORD roars from Zion, And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds' pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up."H559H3068H7580H6726H5414H6963H3389H4999H7462H56H7218H3760H30013Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because they threshed Gilead with [implements] of sharp iron.H559H3068H7969H6588H1834H702H7725H1758H1568H2742H12704"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.H7971H784H1004H2371H398H759H11305"I will also break the [gate] bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir," Says the LORD.H7665H1280H1834H3772H3427H1237H206H8551H7626H1004H5731H1040H5971H758H1540H7024H559H30686Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because they deported an entire population To deliver [it] up to Edom.H559H3068H7969H6588H5804H702H7725H1540H8003H1546H5462H1237"So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, And it will consume her citadels.H7971H784H2346H5804H398H7598"I will also cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And him who holds the scepter, from Ashkelon; I will even unleash My power upon Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines will perish," Says the Lord GOD.H3772H3427H795H8551H7626H831H7725H3027H6138H7611H6430H6H559H136H30699Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom And did not remember [the] covenant of brotherhood.H559H3068H7969H6588H6865H702H7725H5462H8003H1546H123H2142H251H128510"So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre, And it will consume her citadels."H7971H784H2346H6865H398H75911Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because he pursued his brother with the sword, While he stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.H559H3068H7969H6588H123H702H7725H7291H251H2719H7843H7356H639H2963H5703H8104H5678H533112"So I will send fire upon Teman, And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah."H7971H784H8487H398H759H122413Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to enlarge their borders.H559H3068H7969H6588H1121H5983H702H7725H1234H2030H1568H7337H136614"So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle And a storm on the day of tempest.H3341H784H2346H7237H398H759H8643H3117H4421H5591H3117H549215"Their king will go into exile, He and his princes together," says the LORD.H4428H1980H1473H8269H3162H559H3068
Amos 2
2Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.H559H3068H7969H6588H4124H702H7725H8313H6106H4428H123H78752"So I will send fire upon Moab, And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth; And Moab will die amid tumult, With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.H7971H784H4124H398H759H7152H4124H4191H7588H8643H6963H77823"I will also cut off the judge from her midst, And slay all her princes with him," says the LORD.H3772H8199H7130H2026H8269H559H30684Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because they rejected the law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their lies also have led them astray, Those after which their fathers walked.H559H3068H7969H6588H3063H702H7725H3988H8451H3068H8104H2706H3577H8582H310H1H19805"So I will send fire upon Judah, And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem."H7971H784H3063H398H759H33896Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its [punishment], Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals.H559H3068H7969H6588H3478H702H7725H4376H6662H3701H34H52757"These who pant after the [very] dust of the earth on the head of the helpless Also turn aside the way of the humble; And a man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name.H7602H6083H776H7218H1800H5186H1870H6035H376H1H3212H5291H2490H6944H80348"And on garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.H5186H899H2254H681H4196H8354H3196H6064H1004H4309"Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height [was] like the height of cedars And he [was] strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.H8045H567H6440H1363H1363H730H2634H437H8045H6529H4605H832810"And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.H5927H776H4714H3212H705H8141H4057H3423H776H56711"Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the LORD.H6965H1121H5030H970H5139H1121H3478H5002H306812"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, 'You shall not prophesy!'H5139H3196H8248H6680H5030H559H501213"Behold, I am weighted down beneath you As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.H5781H5699H5781H4392H599514"Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.H4498H6H7031H2389H553H3581H1368H4422H531515"He who grasps the bow will not stand [his ground], The swift of foot will not escape, Nor will he who rides the horse save his life.H5975H8610H7198H7031H7272H4422H7392H5483H4422H531516"Even the bravest among the warriors will flee naked in that day," declares the LORD.H533H3820H1368H5127H6174H3117H5002H3068
Amos 3
3Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt,H8085H1697H3068H1696H1121H3478H4940H5927H776H4714H5592"You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities."H3045H4940H127H6485H57713Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?H8147H3212H3162H1115H32594Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured [something]?H738H7580H3293H2964H3715H5414H6963H4585H3920H11155Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?H6833H5307H6341H776H4170H5927H6341H127H3920H39206If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?H7782H8628H5892H5971H2729H7451H5892H3068H62137Surely the Lord GOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets.H136H3069H6213H1697H1540H5475H5650H50308A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?H738H7580H3808H3372H136H3069H1696H50129Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see [the] great tumults within her and [the] oppressions in her midst.H8085H759H795H759H776H4714H559H622H2022H8111H7200H7227H4103H7130H6217H843210"But they do not know how to do what is right," declares the LORD, "these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels."H3045H6213H5229H5002H3068H686H2555H7701H75911Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "An enemy, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your strength from you And your citadels will be looted."H559H136H3069H6862H5439H776H3381H5797H759H96212Thus says the LORD, "Just as the shepherd snatches from the lion's mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be snatched away— With [the] corner of a bed and [the] cover of a couch!H559H3068H7462H5337H6310H738H8147H3767H915H241H1121H3478H5337H3427H8111H6285H4296H1833H621013"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.H8085H5749H1004H3290H5002H136H3069H430H663514"For on the day that I punish Israel's transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; The horns of the altar will be cut off, And they will fall to the ground.H3117H6485H6588H3478H6485H4196H1008H7161H4196H1438H5307H77615"I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish And the great houses will come to an end," Declares the LORD.H5221H2779H1004H7019H1004H1004H8127H6H7227H1004H5486H5002H3068
Amos 4
4Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, "Bring now, that we may drink!"H8085H1697H6510H1316H2022H8111H6231H1800H7533H34H559H113H935H83542The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness, "Behold, the days are coming upon you When they will take you away with meat hooks, And the last of you with fish hooks.H136H3069H7650H6944H3117H935H5375H6793H319H1729H55183"You will go out [through] breaches [in the walls], Each one straight before her, And you will be cast to Harmon," declares the LORD.H3318H6556H802H7993H2038H5002H30684"Enter Bethel and transgress; In Gilgal multiply transgression! Bring your sacrifices every morning, Your tithes every three days.H935H1008H6586H1537H7235H6586H935H2077H1242H4643H7969H31175"Offer a thank offering also from that which is leavened, And proclaim freewill offerings, make them known. For so you love [to do,] you sons of Israel," Declares the Lord GOD.H6999H8426H2557H7121H8085H5071H3651H157H1121H3478H5002H136H30696"But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities And lack of bread in all your places, Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.H5414H5356H8127H5892H2640H3899H4725H7725H5002H30687"And furthermore, I withheld the rain from you While [there were] still three months until harvest. Then I would send rain on one city And on another city I would not send rain; One part would be rained on, While the part not rained on would dry up.H4513H1653H7969H2320H7105H4305H259H5892H4305H259H5892H259H2513H4305H2513H4305H30018"So two or three cities would stagger to another city to drink water, But would not be satisfied; Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.H8147H7969H5892H5128H259H5892H8354H4325H7646H7725H5002H30689"I smote you with scorching [wind] and mildew; And the caterpillar was devouring Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees; Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.H5221H7711H3420H1593H3754H8384H2132H7235H1501H398H7725H5002H306810"I sent a plague among you after the manner of Egypt; I slew your young men by the sword along with your captured horses, And I made the stench of your camp rise up in your nostrils; Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.H7971H1698H1870H4714H970H2026H2719H7628H5483H889H4264H5927H639H7725H5002H306811"I overthrew you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze; Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.H2015H430H4114H5467H6017H181H5337H8316H7725H5002H306812"Therefore, thus I will do to you, O Israel; Because I shall do this to you, Prepare to meet your God, O Israel."H6213H3478H6118H6213H3559H7125H430H347813For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind And declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness And treads on the high places of the earth, The LORD God of hosts is His name.H3335H2022H1254H7307H5046H120H7808H6213H7837H5890H1869H1116H776H3068H430H6635H8034
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