1 The words1697 of Amos,5986 who834 was among the herdsmen5349 of Tekoa,8620 which834 he saw2372 concerning5921 Israel3478 in the days3117 of Uzziah5818 king4428 of Judah,3063 and in the days3117 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Joash3101 king4428 of Israel,3478 two years8141 before6440 the earthquake.7494
2 And he said,559 The LORD3068 will roar7580 from Zion,6726 and utter5414 his voice6963 from Jerusalem;3389 and the habitations4999 of the shepherds7462 shall mourn,56 and the top7218 of Carmel3760 shall wither.3001
3 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Damascus,1834 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 they have threshed1758 Gilead1568 with threshing2742 instruments of iron:1270
4 But I will send7971 a fire784 into the house1004 of Hazael,2371 which shall devour398 the palaces759 of Benhadad.1130
5 I will break7665 also the bar1280 of Damascus,1834 and cut3772 off the inhabitant3427 from the plain1237 of Aven,206 and him that holds8551 the scepter7626 from the house1004 of Eden:5731 and the people5971 of Syria758 shall go into captivity1540 to Kir,7024 said559 the LORD.3068
6 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Gaza,5804 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 they carried1540 away captive1540 the whole8003 captivity,1546 to deliver5462 them up to Edom:123
7 But I will send7971 a fire784 on the wall2346 of Gaza,5804 which shall devour398 the palaces759 thereof:
8 And I will cut3772 off the inhabitant3427 from Ashdod,795 and him that holds8551 the scepter7626 from Ashkelon,831 and I will turn7725 my hand3027 against5921 Ekron:6138 and the remnant7611 of the Philistines6430 shall perish,6 said559 the Lord136 GOD.3069
9 Thus said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Tyrus,6865 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 they delivered5462 up the whole8003 captivity1546 to Edom,123 and remembered2142 not the brotherly251 covenant:1285
10 But I will send7971 a fire784 on the wall2346 of Tyrus,6865 which shall devour398 the palaces759 thereof.
11 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Edom,123 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 he did pursue7291 his brother251 with the sword,2719 and did cast7843 off all pity,7356 and his anger639 did tear2963 perpetually,5703 and he kept8104 his wrath5678 for ever:5331
12 But I will send7971 a fire784 on Teman,8487 which shall devour398 the palaces759 of Bozrah.1224
13 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of the children1121 of Ammon,5983 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 they have ripped1234 up the women with child2030 of Gilead,1568 that they might enlarge7337 their border:1366
14 But I will kindle3341 a fire784 in the wall2346 of Rabbah,7237 and it shall devour398 the palaces759 thereof, with shouting8643 in the day3117 of battle,4421 with a tempest5591 in the day3117 of the whirlwind:5492
15 And their king4428 shall go1980 into captivity,1473 he and his princes8269 together,3162 said559 the LORD.3068
1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Moab,4124 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 he burned8313 the bones6106 of the king4428 of Edom123 into lime:7875
2 But I will send7971 a fire784 on Moab,4124 and it shall devour398 the palaces759 of Kirioth:7152 and Moab4124 shall die4191 with tumult,7588 with shouting,8643 and with the sound6963 of the trumpet:7782
3 And I will cut3772 off the judge8199 from the middle7130 thereof, and will slay2026 all3605 the princes8269 thereof with him, said559 the LORD.3068
4 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Judah,3063 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 they have despised3988 the law8451 of the LORD,3068 and have not kept8104 his commandments,2706 and their lies3576 caused them to err,8582 after310 the which834 their fathers1 have walked:1980
5 But I will send7971 a fire784 on Judah,3063 and it shall devour398 the palaces759 of Jerusalem.3389
6 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 For three7969 transgressions6588 of Israel,3478 and for four,702 I will not turn7725 away the punishment thereof; because5921 they sold4376 the righteous6662 for silver,3701 and the poor34 for a pair of shoes;5275
7 That pant7602 after5921 the dust6083 of the earth776 on the head7218 of the poor,1800 and turn5186 aside5186 the way1870 of the meek:6035 and a man376 and his father2 will go3212 in to the same maid,5291 to profane2490 my holy6944 name:8034
8 And they lay5186 themselves down on clothes899 laid to pledge2254 by every3605 altar,4196 and they drink8354 the wine3196 of the condemned6064 in the house1004 of their god.430
9 Yet destroyed8045 I the Amorite567 before6440 them, whose834 height1363 was like the height1363 of the cedars,730 and he was strong2634 as the oaks;437 yet I destroyed8045 his fruit6529 from above,4605 and his roots8328 from beneath.8478
10 Also I brought5927 you up from the land776 of Egypt,4714 and led3212 you forty705 years8141 through the wilderness,4057 to possess3423 the land776 of the Amorite.567
11 And I raised6965 up of your sons1121 for prophets,5030 and of your young970 men for Nazarites.5139 Is it not even637 thus,2063 O you children1121 of Israel?3478 said5002 the LORD.3068
12 But you gave the Nazarites5139 wine3196 to drink;8248 and commanded6680 the prophets,5030 saying,559 Prophesy5012 not.
13 Behold,2009 I am pressed5781 under8478 you, as a cart5699 is pressed5781 that is full4392 of sheaves.5995
14 Therefore the flight4498 shall perish6 from the swift,7031 and the strong2389 shall not strengthen553 his force,3581 neither3808 shall the mighty1368 deliver4422 himself:5315
15 Neither3808 shall he stand5975 that handles8610 the bow;7198 and he that is swift7031 of foot7272 shall not deliver4422 himself:5315 neither3808 shall he that rides7392 the horse5483 deliver4422 himself.5315
16 And he that is courageous533 3820 among the mighty1368 shall flee5127 away naked6174 in that day,3117 said5002 the LORD.3068
1 Hear8085 this2088 word1697 that the LORD3068 has spoken1696 against5921 you, O children1121 of Israel,3478 against5921 the whole3605 family4940 which834 I brought5927 up from the land776 of Egypt,4714 saying,559
2 You only7535 have I known3045 of all3605 the families4940 of the earth:127 therefore5921 3651 I will punish6485 you for all3605 your iniquities.5771
3 Can two8147 walk3212 together,3162 except1115 they be agreed?3259
4 Will a lion738 roar7580 in the forest,3293 when he has no369 prey?2964 will a young3715 lion3715 cry5414 6963 out of his den,4585 if518 he have taken3920 nothing?1115
5 Can a bird6833 fall5307 in a snare6341 on the earth,776 where no369 gin4170 is for him? shall one take5927 up a snare6341 from the earth,127 and have taken3947 nothing3808 at all?
6 Shall a trumpet7782 be blown8628 in the city,5892 and the people5971 not be afraid?2729 shall there be evil7451 in a city,5892 and the LORD3068 has not done6213 it?
7 Surely3588 the Lord136 GOD3069 will do6213 nothing,3808 1697 but he reveals1540 his secret5475 to his servants5650 the prophets.5030
8 The lion738 has roared,7580 who4310 will not fear?3372 the Lord136 GOD3069 has spoken,1696 who4310 can but prophesy?5012
9 Publish8085 in the palaces759 at Ashdod,795 and in the palaces759 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and say,559 Assemble622 yourselves on the mountains2022 of Samaria,8111 and behold7200 the great7227 tumults4103 in the middle7130 thereof, and the oppressed6217 in the middle8432 thereof.
10 For they know3045 not to do6213 right,5229 said5002 the LORD,3068 who store686 up violence2555 and robbery7701 in their palaces.759
11 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 An adversary6862 there shall be even round5439 about the land;776 and he shall bring3381 down3381 your strength5797 from you, and your palaces759 shall be spoiled.962
12 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 As the shepherd7462 takes5337 out of the mouth6310 of the lion738 two8147 legs,3767 or176 a piece915 of an ear;241 so3651 shall the children1121 of Israel3478 be taken5337 out that dwell3427 in Samaria8111 in the corner6285 of a bed,4296 and in Damascus1833 in a couch.6210
13 Hear8085 you, and testify5749 in the house1004 of Jacob,3290 said5001 the Lord136 GOD,3069 the God430 of hosts,6635
14 That in the day3117 that I shall visit6485 the transgressions6588 of Israel3478 on him I will also visit6485 the altars4196 of Bethel:1008 and the horns7161 of the altar4196 shall be cut1438 off, and fall5307 to the ground.776
15 And I will smite5221 the winter2779 house1004 with the summer7019 house;1004 and the houses1004 of ivory8127 shall perish,6 and the great7227 houses1004 shall have an end,5486 said5001 the LORD.3068
1 Hear8085 this2088 word,1697 you cows6510 of Bashan,1316 that are in the mountain2022 of Samaria,8111 which oppress6231 the poor,1800 which crush7533 the needy,34 which say559 to their masters,113 Bring,935 and let us drink.8354
2 The Lord136 GOD3069 has sworn7650 by his holiness,6944 that, see,2009 the days3117 shall come935 on you, that he will take5375 you away with hooks,6793 and your posterity319 with fishhooks5518 1729.
3 And you shall go3318 out at the breaches,6556 every802 cow at that which is before5048 her; and you shall cast7993 them into the palace,2038 said5001 the LORD.3068
4 Come935 to Bethel,1008 and transgress;6586 at Gilgal1537 multiply7235 transgression;6586 and bring935 your sacrifices2077 every morning,1242 and your tithes4643 after three7969 years:3117
5 And offer6999 a sacrifice of thanksgiving8426 with leaven,2557 and proclaim7121 and publish8085 the free5071 offerings: for this3651 likes157 you, O you children1121 of Israel,3478 said5001 the Lord136 GOD.3069
6 And I also1571 have given5414 you cleanness5356 of teeth8127 in all3605 your cities,5892 and want2640 of bread3899 in all3605 your places:4725 yet have you not returned7725 to me, said5001 the LORD.3068
7 And also1571 I have withheld4513 the rain1653 from you, when there were yet5750 three7969 months2320 to the harvest:7105 and I caused it to rain4305 on one259 city,5892 and caused it not to rain4305 on another259 city:5892 one259 piece was rained4305 on, and the piece whereupon834 5921 it rained4305 not withered.3001
8 So two8147 or three7969 cities5892 wandered5128 to one259 city,5892 to drink8354 water;4325 but they were not satisfied:7646 yet have you not returned7725 to me, said5001 the LORD.3068
9 I have smitten5221 you with blasting7711 and mildew:3420 when your gardens1593 and your vineyards3754 and your fig8384 trees and your olive2132 trees increased,7235 the palmerworm1501 devoured398 them: yet have you not returned7725 to me, said5001 the LORD.3068
10 I have sent7971 among you the pestilence1698 after the manner1870 of Egypt:4714 your young970 men have I slain2026 with the sword,2719 and have taken7628 away7628 your horses;5483 and I have made the stink889 of your camps4264 to come5927 up to your nostrils:639 yet have you not returned7725 to me, said5001 the LORD.3068
11 I have overthrown2015 some of you, as God430 overthrew4114 Sodom5467 and Gomorrah,6017 and you were as a firebrand181 plucked5337 out of the burning:8316 yet have you not returned7725 to me, said5001 the LORD.3068
12 Therefore3651 thus3541 will I do6213 to you, O Israel:3478 and because6118 3588 I will do6213 this2063 to you, prepare3559 to meet7125 your God,430 O Israel.3478
13 For, see,2009 he that forms3335 the mountains,2022 and creates1254 the wind,7307 and declares5046 to man120 what4100 is his thought,7808 that makes6213 the morning7837 darkness,5890 and treads1869 on the high1116 places of the earth,776 The LORD,3068 The God430 of hosts,6635 is his name.8034
1 Hear8085 you this2088 word1697 which834 I take5375 up against5921 you, even a lamentation,7015 O house1004 of Israel.3478
2 The virgin1330 of Israel3478 is fallen;5307 she shall no3808 more5750 rise:6965 she is forsaken5203 on her land;127 there is none369 to raise6965 her up.
3 For thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 The city5892 that went3318 out by a thousand505 shall leave7604 an hundred,3967 and that which went3318 forth3318 by an hundred3967 shall leave7604 ten,6235 to the house1004 of Israel.3478
4 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to the house1004 of Israel,3478 Seek1875 you me, and you shall live:2421
5 But seek1875 not Bethel,1008 nor3808 enter935 into Gilgal,1537 and pass5674 not to Beersheba:884 for Gilgal1537 shall surely go into captivity,1540 and Bethel1008 shall come1961 to nothing.205
6 Seek1875 the LORD,3068 and you shall live;2421 lest6435 he break6743 out like fire784 in the house1004 of Joseph,3130 and devour398 it, and there be none369 to quench3518 it in Bethel.1008
7 You who turn2015 judgment4941 to wormwood,3939 and leave5117 off righteousness6666 in the earth,776
8 Seek him that makes6213 the seven3598 stars3598 and Orion,3685 and turns2015 the shadow6757 of death6757 into the morning,1242 and makes the day3117 dark2821 with night:3915 that calls7121 for the waters4325 of the sea,3220 and pours8210 them out on the face6440 of the earth:776 The LORD3068 is his name:8034
9 That strengthens1082 the spoiled7701 against5921 the strong,5794 so that the spoiled7701 shall come935 against5921 the fortress.4013
10 They hate8130 him that rebukes3198 in the gate,8179 and they abhor8581 him that speaks1696 uprightly.8549
11 For as much3282 therefore3651 as your treading1318 is on the poor,1800 and you take3947 from him burdens4864 of wheat:1250 you have built1129 houses1004 of hewn1496 stone,1496 but you shall not dwell3427 in them; you have planted5193 pleasant2531 vineyards,3754 but you shall not drink8354 wine3196 of them.
12 For I know3045 your manifold7227 transgressions 6588and your mighty6099 sins:2403 they afflict6887 the just,6662 they take3947 a bribe,3724 and they turn5186 aside5186 the poor34 in the gate8179 from their right.
13 Therefore3651 the prudent7919 shall keep silence1826 in that time;6256 for it is an evil7451 time.6256
14 Seek1875 good,2896 and not evil,7451 that you may live:2421 and so3651 the LORD,3068 the God430 of hosts,6635 shall be with you, as you have spoken.559
15 Hate8130 the evil,7451 and love157 the good,2896 and establish3322 judgment4941 in the gate:8179 it may be that the LORD3068 God430 of hosts6635 will be gracious2587 to the remnant7611 of Joseph.3130
16 Therefore3651 the LORD,3068 the God430 of hosts,6635 the LORD,136 said559 thus;3541 Wailing4553 shall be in all3605 streets;7339 and they shall say559 in all3605 the highways,2351 Alas!1930 alas!1930 and they shall call7121 the farmer406 to mourning,60 and such as are skillful3045 of lamentation5092 to wailing.4553
17 And in all3605 vineyards3754 shall be wailing:4553 for I will pass5674 through7130 you, said559 the LORD.3068
18 Woe1945 to you that desire183 the day3117 of the LORD!3068 to what4100 end is it for you? the day3117 of the LORD3068 is darkness,2822 and not light.216
19 As if834 a man376 did flee5127 from a lion,738 and a bear1677 met6293 him; or went935 into the house,1004 and leaned5564 his hand3027 on5921 the wall,7023 and a serpent5175 bit5391 him.
20 Shall not the day3117 of the LORD3068 be darkness,2822 and not light?216 even very651 dark,651 and no3808 brightness5051 in it?
21 I hate,8130 I despise3988 your feast2282 days, and I will not smell7306 in your solemn6116 assemblies.6116
22 Though3588 518 you offer5927 me burnt5930 offerings 4503and your meat offerings, I will not accept7521 them: neither3808 will I regard5027 the peace8002 offerings of your fat4806 beasts.4806
23 Take5493 you away5493 from me the noise1995 of your songs;7892 for I will not hear8085 the melody2172 of your viols.5035
24 But let judgment4941 run1556 down as waters,4325 and righteousness6666 as a mighty386 stream.5158
25 Have you offered5066 to me sacrifices2077 and offerings4503 in the wilderness4057 forty705 years,8141 O house1004 of Israel?3478
26 But you have borne5375 the tabernacle5522 of your Moloch4432 and Chiun3594 your images,6754 the star3556 of your god,430 which834 you made6213 to yourselves.
27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity1540 beyond1973 Damascus,1834 said559 the LORD,3068 whose name8034 is The God430 of hosts.6635
1 Woe1945 to them that are at ease7600 in Zion,6726 and trust982 in the mountain2022 of Samaria,8111 which are named5344 chief7225 of the nations,1471 to whom1992 the house1004 of Israel3478 came!935
2 Pass5674 you to Calneh,3641 and see;7200 and from there8033 go3212 you to Hamath2579 the great:7227 then go3381 down3381 to Gath1661 of the Philistines:6430 be they better2896 than4480 these428 kingdoms?4467 or their border1366 greater7227 than your border?1366
3 You that put far away5077 the evil7451 day,3117 and cause the seat7675 of violence2555 to come5066 near;5066
4 That lie7901 on beds4296 of ivory,8127 and stretch5628 themselves on their couches,6210 and eat398 the lambs3733 out of the flock,6629 and the calves5695 out of the middle8432 of the stall;4770
5 That chant6527 to the sound6310 of the viol,5035 and invent2803 to themselves1992 instruments3627 of music,7892 like David;1732
6 That drink8354 wine3196 in bowls,4219 and anoint4886 themselves with the chief7225 ointments:8081 but they are not grieved2470 for the affliction7667 of Joseph.3130
7 Therefore3651 now6258 shall they go captive1540 with the first7218 that go captive,1540 and the banquet4797 of them that stretched5628 themselves shall be removed.5493
8 The Lord136 GOD3069 has sworn7650 by himself,5315 said5002 the LORD3068 the God430 of hosts,6635 I abhor8374 the excellency1347 of Jacob,3290 and hate8130 his palaces:759 therefore will I deliver5462 up the city5892 with all4393 that is therein.4393
9 And it shall come1961 to pass, if518 there remain3498 ten6235 men582 in one259 house,1004 that they shall die.4191
10 And a man's uncle1730 shall take5375 him up, and he that burns5635 him, to bring3318 out the bones6106 out of the house,1004 and shall say559 to him that is by the sides3411 of the house,1004 Is there yet any with you? and he shall say,559 No.657 Then shall he say,559 Hold2013 your tongue:2013 for we may not make mention2142 of the name8034 of the LORD.3068
11 For, behold,2009 the LORD3068 commands,6680 and he will smite5221 the great1419 house1004 with breaches,7447 and the little6996 house1004 with clefts.1233
12 Shall horses5483 run7323 on the rock?5553 will one plow2790 there with oxen?1241 for you have turned2015 judgment4941 into gall,7219 and the fruit of righteousness6666 into hemlock:3939
13 You which rejoice8055 in a thing1697 of nothing,3808 1697 which say,559 Have we not taken3947 to us horns7161 by our own strength?2392
14 But, behold,2005 I will raise6965 up against5921 you a nation,1471 O house1004 of Israel,3478 said5002 the LORD3068 the God430 of hosts;6635 and they shall afflict3905 you from the entering935 in of Hemath2574 to the river5158 of the wilderness.6160
1 Thus3541 has the Lord136 GOD3069 showed7200 to me; and, behold,2009 he formed3335 grasshoppers1462 in the beginning8462 of the shooting5927 up of the latter3954 growth;3954 and, see,2009 it was the latter3954 growth3954 after310 the king's4428 mowings.1488
2 And it came1961 to pass, that when518 they had made an end3615 of eating398 the grass6212 of the land,776 then I said,559 O Lord136 GOD,3069 forgive,5545 I beseech4994 you: by whom4310 shall Jacob3290 arise?6965 for he is small.6996
3 The LORD3068 repented5162 for this:2063 It shall not be, said559 the LORD.3068
4 Thus3541 has the Lord136 GOD3069 showed7200 to me: and, behold,2009 the Lord136 GOD3069 called7121 to contend7378 by fire,784 and it devoured398 the great7227 deep,8415 and did eat398 up a part.2506
5 Then said559 I, O Lord136 GOD,3069 cease,2308 I beseech4994 you: by whom4310 shall Jacob3290 arise?6965 for he is small.6996
6 The LORD3068 repented5162 for this:2063 This1931 also shall not be, said559 the Lord136 GOD.3069
7 Thus3541 he showed7200 me: and, behold,2009 the LORD136 stood5324 on a wall2346 made by a plumb line,594 with a plumb line594 in his hand.3027
8 And the LORD3068 said559 to me, Amos,5986 what4100 see7200 you? And I said,559 A plumb line.594 Then said559 the LORD,136 Behold,2005 I will set7760 a plumb line594 in the middle7130 of my people5971 Israel:3478 I will not again3254 pass5674 by them any more:5750
9 And the high1116 places of Isaac3446 shall be desolate,8074 and the sanctuaries4720 of Israel3478 shall be laid waste;2717 and I will rise6965 against5921 the house1004 of Jeroboam3379 with the sword.2719
10 Then Amaziah558 the priest3548 of Bethel1008 sent7971 to Jeroboam3379 king4428 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Amos5986 has conspired7194 against5921 you in the middle7130 of the house1004 of Israel:3478 the land776 is not able3201 to bear3557 all3605 his words.1697
11 For thus3541 Amos5986 said,559 Jeroboam3379 shall die4191 by the sword,2719 and Israel3478 shall surely be led away captive1540 out of their own land.127
12 Also Amaziah558 said559 to Amos,5986 O you seer,2374 go,3212 flee1272 you away into413 the land776 of Judah,3063 and there8033 eat398 bread,3899 and prophesy5012 there:8033
13 But prophesy5012 not again3254 any more5750 at Bethel:1008 for it is the king's4428 chapel,4720 and it is the king's4467 court.1004
14 Then answered6030 Amos,5986 and said559 to Amaziah,558 I was no3808 prophet,5030 neither3808 was I a prophet's5030 son;1121 but I was an herdsman,951 and a gatherer1103 of sycomore8256 fruit:
15 And the LORD3068 took3947 me as I followed310 the flock,6629 and the LORD3068 said559 to me, Go,3212 prophesy5012 to my people5971 Israel.3478
16 Now6258 therefore hear8085 you the word1697 of the LORD:3068 You say,559 Prophesy5012 not against5921 Israel,3478 and drop5197 not your word against5921 the house1004 of Isaac.3446
17 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Your wife802 shall be an harlot2181 in the city,5892 and your sons1121 and your daughters1323 shall fall5307 by the sword,2719 and your land127 shall be divided2505 by line;2256 and you shall die4191 in a polluted2931 land:127 and Israel3478 shall surely go3212 into captivity1540 forth of his land.127
1 Thus3541 has the Lord136 GOD3069 showed7200 to me: and behold2009 a basket3619 of summer7019 fruit.
2 And he said,559 Amos,5986 what4100 see7200 you? And I said,559 A basket3619 of summer7019 fruit. Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, The end7093 is come935 on my people5971 of Israel;3478 I will not again3254 pass5674 by them any more.5750
3 And the songs7892 of the temple1964 shall be howlings3213 in that day,3117 said5002 the Lord136 GOD:3069 there shall be many7227 dead6297 bodies6297 in every3605 place;4725 they shall cast7993 them forth with silence.2013
4 Hear8085 this,2063 O you that swallow7602 up the needy,34 even to make the poor6035 6041 of the land776 to fail,7673
5 Saying,559 When4970 will the new2320 moon2320 be gone,5674 that we may sell7666 corn?7668 and the sabbath,7676 that we may set6605 forth6605 wheat,1250 making the ephah374 small,6994 and the shekel8255 great,1431 and falsifying5791 the balances3976 by deceit?4820
6 That we may buy7069 the poor1800 for silver,3701 and the needy34 for a pair of shoes;5275 yes, and sell7666 the refuse4651 of the wheat?1250
7 The LORD3068 has sworn7650 by the excellency1347 of Jacob,3290 Surely I will never518 5331 forget7911 any3605 of their works.4639
8 Shall not the land776 tremble7264 for this,2063 and every3605 one mourn56 that dwells3427 therein? and it shall rise5927 up wholly3605 as a flood;2975 and it shall be cast1644 out and drowned,8248 as by the flood2975 of Egypt.4714
9 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 said5002 the Lord136 GOD,3069 that I will cause the sun8121 to go935 down at noon,6672 and I will darken2821 the earth776 in the clear216 day:3117
10 And I will turn2015 your feasts2282 into mourning,60 and all3605 your songs7892 into lamentation;7015 and I will bring5927 up sackcloth8242 on all3605 loins,4975 and baldness7144 on every3605 head;7218 and I will make7760 it as the mourning60 of an only3173 son, and the end319 thereof as a bitter4751 day.3117
11 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the Lord136 GOD,3069 that I will send7971 a famine7458 in the land,776 not a famine7458 of bread,3899 nor3808 a thirst6772 for water,4325 but of hearing8085 the words1697 of the LORD:3068
12 And they shall wander5128 from sea3220 to sea,3220 and from the north6828 even to the east,4217 they shall run7751 to and fro7751 to seek1245 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 and shall not find4672 it.
13 In that day3117 shall the fair3303 virgins1330 and young970 men faint5968 for thirst.6772
14 They that swear7650 by the sin819 of Samaria,8111 and say,559 Your god,430 O Dan,1835 lives;2416 and, The manner1870 of Beersheba884 lives;2416 even they shall fall,5307 and never3808 rise6965 up again.5750
1 I saw7200 the LORD136 standing5324 on the altar:4196 and he said,559 Smite5221 the lintel3730 of the door, that the posts5592 may shake:7493 and cut1214 them in the head,7218 all3605 of them; and I will slay2026 the last319 of them with the sword:2719 he that flees5127 of them shall not flee5127 away, and he that escapes6412 of them shall not be delivered.4422
2 Though3588 518 they dig2864 into hell,7585 there8033 shall my hand3027 take3947 them; though3588 518 they climb5927 up to heaven,8064 there8033 will I bring3381 them down:3381
3 And though3588 518 they hide2244 themselves in the top7218 of Carmel,3760 I will search2664 and take3947 them out there;8033 and though3588 518 they be hid5641 from my sight5869 in the bottom7172 of the sea,3220 there8033 will I command6680 the serpent,5175 and he shall bite5391 them:
4 And though3588 518 they go3212 into captivity7628 before6440 their enemies,341 there8033 will I command6680 the sword,2719 and it shall slay2026 them: and I will set7760 my eyes5869 on them for evil,7451 and not for good.2896
5 And the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 is he that touches5060 the land,776 and it shall melt,4127 and all3605 that dwell3427 therein shall mourn:56 and it shall rise5927 up wholly3605 like a flood;2975 and shall be drowned,8248 as by the flood2975 of Egypt.4714
6 It is he that builds1129 his stories4609 in the heaven,8064 and has founded3245 his troop92 in the earth;776 he that calls7121 for the waters4325 of the sea,3220 and pours8210 them out on the face6440 of the earth:776 The LORD3068 is his name.8034
7 Are you not as children1121 of the Ethiopians3569 to me, O children1121 of Israel?3478 said5002 the LORD.3068 Have not I brought5927 up Israel3478 out of the land776 of Egypt?4714 and the Philistines6430 from Caphtor,3731 and the Syrians758 from Kir?7024
8 Behold,2009 the eyes5869 of the Lord136 GOD3069 are on the sinful2401 kingdom,4467 and I will destroy8045 it from off5921 the face6440 of the earth;127 saving657 that I will not utterly destroy8045 the house1004 of Jacob,3290 said5002 the LORD.3068
9 For, see,2009 I will command,6680 and I will sift5128 the house1004 of Israel3478 among all3605 nations,1471 like as corn is sifted5128 in a sieve,3531 yet shall not the least grain6872 fall5307 on the earth.776
10 All3605 the sinners2400 of my people5971 shall die4191 by the sword,2719 which say,559 The evil7451 shall not overtake5066 nor prevent6923 us.
11 In that day3117 will I raise6965 up the tabernacle5521 of David1732 that is fallen,5307 and close1443 up the breaches6556 thereof; and I will raise6965 up his ruins,2034 and I will build1129 it as in the days3117 of old:5769
12 That they may possess3423 the remnant7611 of Edom,123 and of all3605 the heathen,1471 which834 are called7121 by my name,8034 said5002 the LORD3068 that does6213 this.2063
13 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that the plowman2790 shall overtake5066 the reaper,7114 and the treader1869 of grapes6025 him that sows4900 seed;2233 and the mountains2022 shall drop5197 sweet6071 wine,6071 and all3605 the hills1389 shall melt.4127
14 And I will bring7725 again7725 the captivity7622 of my people5971 of Israel,3478 and they shall build1129 the waste8074 cities,5892 and inhabit3427 them; and they shall plant5193 vineyards,3754 and drink8354 the wine3196 thereof; they shall also make6213 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them.
15 And I will plant5193 them on their land,127 and they shall no3808 more5750 be pulled5428 up out of their land127 which834 I have given5414 them, said559 the LORD3068 your God.430