1 The words 01697 of Amos 05986, who was among the herdmen 05349 of Tekoa 08620, which he saw 02372 concerning Israel 03478 in the days 03117 of Uzziah 05818 king 04428 of Judah 03063, and in the days 03117 of Jeroboam 03379 the son 01121 of Joash 03101 king 04428 of Israel 03478, two years 08141 before 06440 the earthquake 07494.
2 And he said 0559, The LORD 03068 will roar 07580 from Zion 06726, and utter 05414 his voice 06963 from Jerusalem 03389; and the habitations 04999 of the shepherds 07462 shall mourn 056, and the top 07218 of Carmel 03760 shall wither 03001.
3 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Damascus 01834, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 its punishment; because they have threshed 01758 Gilead 01568 with threshing instruments 02742 of iron 01270: and…: or, yea, for fourturn…: or, convert it, or, let it be quiet
4 But I will send 07971 a fire 0784 into the house 01004 of Hazael 02371, which shall devour 0398 the palaces 0759 of Benhadad 01130.
5 I will break 07665 also the bar 01280 of Damascus 01834, and cut off 03772 the inhabitant 03427 from the plain 01237 of Aven 0206, and him that holdeth 08551 the sceptre 07626 from the house 01004 of Eden 05731, 1040: and the people 05971 of Syria 0758 shall go into captivity 01540 to Kir 07024, saith 0559 the LORD 03068. the plain…: or, Bikathaventhe house…: or, Betheden
6 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Gaza 05804, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 its punishment; because they carried away captive 01540 the whole 08003 captivity 01546, to deliver them up 05462 to Edom 0123: away captive…: or, them away with an entire
7 But I will send 07971 a fire 0784 on the wall 02346 of Gaza 05804, which shall devour 0398 its palaces 0759:
8 And I will cut off 03772 the inhabitant 03427 from Ashdod 0795, and him that holdeth 08551 the sceptre 07626 from Ashkelon 0831, and I will turn 07725 my hand 03027 against Ekron 06138: and the remnant 07611 of the Philistines 06430 shall perish 06, saith 0559 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069.
9 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Tyre 06865, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 its punishment; because they delivered up 05462 the whole 08003 captivity 01546 to Edom 0123, and remembered 02142 not the brotherly 0251 covenant 01285: the brotherly…: Heb. the covenant of brethren
10 But I will send 07971 a fire 0784 on the wall 02346 of Tyre 06865, which shall devour 0398 its palaces 0759.
11 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Edom 0123, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 its punishment; because he pursued 07291 his brother 0251 with the sword 02719, and cast off 07843 all pity 07356, and his anger 0639 did tear 02963 perpetually 05703, and he kept 08104 his wrath 05678 for ever 05331: did cast…: Heb. corrupted his compassions
12 But I will send 07971 a fire 0784 upon Teman 08487, which shall devour 0398 the palaces 0759 of Bozrah 01224.
13 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of the children 01121 of Ammon 05983, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 their punishment; because they have ripped up 01234 the women with child 02030 of Gilead 01568, that they might enlarge 07337 their border 01366: ripped…: or, divided the mountains
14 But I will kindle 03341 a fire 0784 in the wall 02346 of Rabbah 07237, and it shall devour 0398 its palaces 0759, with shouting 08643 in the day 03117 of battle 04421, with a tempest 05591 in the day 03117 of the whirlwind 05492:
15 And their king 04428 shall go 01980 into captivity 01473, he and his princes 08269 together 03162, saith 0559 the LORD 03068.
1 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Moab 04124, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 its punishment; because he burned 08313 the bones 06106 of the king 04428 of Edom 0123 into lime 07875:
2 But I will send 07971 a fire 0784 upon Moab 04124, and it shall devour 0398 the palaces 0759 of Kerioth 07152: and Moab 04124 shall die 04191 with tumult 07588, with shouting 08643, and with the sound 06963 of the trumpet 07782:
3 And I will cut off 03772 the judge 08199 from the midst 07130 of it and will slay 02026 all its princes 08269 with him, saith 0559 the LORD 03068.
4 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Judah 03063, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 their punishment; because they have despised 03988 the law 08451 of the LORD 03068, and have not kept 08104 his commandments 02706, and their lies 03577 caused them to err 08582, after 0310 which their fathers 01 have walked 01980:
5 But I will send 07971 a fire 0784 upon Judah 03063, and it shall devour 0398 the palaces 0759 of Jerusalem 03389.
6 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; For three 07969 transgressions 06588 of Israel 03478, and for four 0702, I will not turn away 07725 their punishment; because they sold 04376 the righteous 06662 for silver 03701, and the poor 034 for a pair of shoes 05275;
7 That pant 07602 after the dust 06083 of the earth 0776 on the head 07218 of the poor 01800, and turn aside 05186 the way 01870 of the meek 06035: and a man 0376 and his father 01 will go 03212 in to the same maid 05291, to profane 02490 my holy 06944 name 08034: maid: or, young woman
8 And they lay themselves down 05186 upon clothes 0899 laid to pledge 02254 by 0681 every altar 04196, and they drink 08354 the wine 03196 of the condemned 06064 in the house 01004 of their god 0430. the condemned: or, such as have fined, or, mulcted
9 Yet I destroyed 08045 the Amorite 0567 before 06440 them, whose height 01363 was like the height 01363 of the cedars 0730, and he was strong 02634 as the oaks 0437; yet I destroyed 08045 his fruit 06529 from above 04605, and his roots 08328 from beneath.
10 Also I brought you 05927 from the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, and led 03212 you forty 0705 years 08141 through the wilderness 04057, to possess 03423 the land 0776 of the Amorite 0567.
11 And I raised up 06965 of your sons 01121 for prophets 05030, and of your young men 0970 for Nazarites 05139. Is it not even thus, O ye children 01121 of Israel 03478? saith 05002 the LORD 03068.
12 But ye gave the Nazarites 05139 wine 03196 to drink 08248; and commanded 06680 the prophets 05030, saying 0559, Prophesy 05012 not.
13 Behold, I am pressed 05781 under you, as a cart 05699 is pressed 05781 that is full 04392 of sheaves 05995. I am…: or, I will press your place, as a cart full of sheaves presseth
14 Therefore the flight 04498 shall perish 06 from the swift 07031, and the strong 02389 shall not strengthen 0553 his force 03581, neither shall the mighty 01368 deliver 04422 himself 05315: himself: Heb. his soul, or, life
15 Neither shall he stand 05975 that handleth 08610 the bow 07198; and he that is swift 07031 of foot 07272 shall not deliver 04422 himself: neither shall he that rideth 07392 the horse 05483 deliver 04422 himself 05315.
16 And he that is courageous 0533, 3820 among the mighty 01368 shall flee away 05127 naked 06174 in that day 03117, saith 05002 the LORD 03068. courageous: Heb. strong of his heart
1 Hear 08085 this word 01697 that the LORD 03068 hath spoken 01696 against you, O children 01121 of Israel 03478, against the whole family 04940 which I brought up 05927 from the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, saying 0559,
2 You only have I known 03045 of all the families 04940 of the earth 0127: therefore I will punish 06485 you for all your iniquities 05771. punish: Heb. visit upon
3 Can two 08147 walk 03212 together 03162, except 01115 they are agreed 03259?
4 Will a lion 0738 roar 07580 in the forest 03293, when he hath no prey 02964? will a young lion 03715 cry out 05414, 6963 of his den 04585, if he hath taken 03920 nothing 01115? cry: Heb. give forth his voice
5 Can a bird 06833 fall 05307 in a snare 06341 upon the earth 0776, where no trap 04170 is for him? shall one take up 05927 a snare 06341 from the earth 0127, and have taken 03920 nothing at all 03920?
6 Shalt a trumpet 07782 be blown 08628 in the city 05892, and the people 05971 not be afraid 02729? shall there be evil 07451 in a city 05892, and the LORD 03068 hath not done 06213 it? be afraid: or, run together?the LORD…: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?
7 Surely the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 will do 06213 nothing 01697, but he revealeth 01540 his secret 05475 to his servants 05650 the prophets 05030.
8 The lion 0738 hath roared 07580, who will not 03808 fear 03372? the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 hath spoken 01696, who can but prophesy 05012?
9 Proclaim 08085 in the palaces 0759 at Ashdod 0795, and in the palaces 0759 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, and say 0559, Assemble 0622 yourselves upon the mountains 02022 of Samaria 08111, and behold 07200 the great 07227 tumults 04103 in the midst 07130 of it, and the oppressed 06217 in the midst 08432 of it. oppressed: or, oppressions
10 For they know 03045 not to do 06213 right 05229, saith 05002 the LORD 03068, who store 0686 up violence 02555 and robbery 07701 in their palaces 0759. robbery: or, spoil
11 Therefore thus saith 0559 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069; An adversary 06862 there shall be even on every side 05439 the land 0776; and he shall bring down 03381 thy strength 05797 from thee, and thy palaces 0759 shall be plundered 0962.
12 Thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; As the shepherd 07462 taketh out 05337 of the mouth 06310 of the lion 0738 two 08147 legs 03767, or a piece 0915 of an ear 0241; so shall the children 01121 of Israel 03478 be taken out 05337 that dwell 03427 in Samaria 08111 in the corner 06285 of a bed 04296, and in Damascus 01833 in a couch 06210. taketh: Heb. deliverethin Damascus…: or, on the bed’s feet
13 Hear 08085 ye, and testify 05749 in the house 01004 of Jacob 03290, saith 05002 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069, the God 0430 of hosts 06635,
14 That in the day 03117 that I shall judge 06485 the transgressions 06588 of Israel 03478 upon him I will also judge 06485 the altars 04196 of Bethel 01008: and the horns 07161 of the altar 04196 shall be cut off 01438, and fall 05307 to the ground 0776. visit: or, punish Israel for
15 And I will smite 05221 the winter 02779 house 01004 with the summer 07019 house 01004; and the houses 01004 of ivory 08127 shall perish 06, and the great 07227 houses 01004 shall have an end 05486, saith 05002 the LORD 03068.
1 Hear 08085 this word 01697, ye cows 06510 of Bashan 01316, that are in the mountain 02022 of Samaria 08111, who oppress 06231 the poor 01800, who crush 07533 the needy 034, who say 0559 to their masters 0113, Bring 0935, and let us drink 08354.
2 The Lord 0136 GOD 03069 hath sworn 07650 by his holiness 06944, that, lo, the days 03117 shall come 0935 upon you, that he will take you away 05375 with hooks 06793, and your posterity 0319 with fishhooks 01729, 5518.
3 And ye shall go out 03318 at the breaches 06556, every 0802 cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast 07993 them into the palace 02038, saith 05002 the LORD 03068. cast…: or, cast away the things of the palace
4 Come 0935 to Bethel 01008, and transgress 06586; at Gilgal 01537 multiply 07235 transgression 06586; and bring 0935 your sacrifices 02077 every morning 01242, and your tithes 04643 after three 07969 years 03117: three…: Heb. three years of days
5 And offer 06999 a sacrifice of thanksgiving 08426 with leaven 02557, and proclaim 07121 and declare 08085 the free offerings 05071: for this 03651 pleaseth 0157 you, O ye children 01121 of Israel 03478, saith 05002 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069. offer: Heb. offer by burningthis…: Heb. so ye love
6 And I also have given 05414 you cleanness 05356 of teeth 08127 in all your cities 05892, and want 02640 of bread 03899 in all your places 04725: yet have ye not returned 07725 to me, saith 05002 the LORD 03068.
7 And also I have withheld 04513 the rain 01653 from you, when there were yet three 07969 months 02320 to the harvest 07105: and I caused it to rain 04305 upon one 0259 city 05892, and caused it not to rain 04305 upon another 0259 city 05892: one 0259 piece 02513 was rained 04305 upon, and the piece 02513 on which it rained 04305 not withered 03001.
8 So two 08147 or three 07969 cities 05892 wandered 05128 to one 0259 city 05892, to drink 08354 water 04325; but they were not satisfied 07646: yet have ye not returned 07725 to me, saith 05002 the LORD 03068.
9 I have smitten 05221 you with blighting 07711 and mildew 03420: when your gardens 01593 and your vineyards 03754 and your fig trees 08384 and your olive trees 02132 increased 07235, the palmerworm 01501 devoured 0398 them: yet have ye not returned 07725 to me, saith 05002 the LORD 03068. when…: or, the multitude of your gardens, etc. did the palmerworm
10 I have sent 07971 among you the pestilence 01698 after the manner 01870 of Egypt 04714: your young men 0970 have I slain 02026 with the sword 02719, and have taken away 07628 your horses 05483; and I have made the stink 0889 of your camps 04264 to come up 05927 to your nostrils 0639: yet have ye not returned 07725 to me, saith 05002 the LORD 03068. after…: or, in the wayand have…: Heb. with the captivity of your horses
11 I have overthrown 02015 some of you, as God 0430 overthrew 04114 Sodom 05467 and Gomorrah 06017, and ye were as a firebrand 0181 plucked out 05337 of the burning 08316: yet have ye not returned 07725 to me, saith 05002 the LORD 03068.
12 Therefore thus will I do 06213 to thee, O Israel 03478: and because 06118 I will do 06213 this to thee, prepare 03559 to meet 07125 thy God 0430, O Israel 03478.
13 For, lo, he that formeth 03335 the mountains 02022, and createth 01254 the wind 07307, and declareth 05046 to man 0120 what is his thought 07808, that maketh 06213 the morning 07837 darkness 05890, and treadeth 01869 upon the high places 01116 of the earth 0776, The LORD 03068, The God 0430 of hosts 06635, is his name 08034. wind: or, spirit
1 Hear 08085 ye this word 01697 which I take up 05375 against you, even a lamentation 07015, O house 01004 of Israel 03478.
2 The virgin 01330 of Israel 03478 is fallen 05307; she shall no more 03254 rise 06965: she is forsaken 05203 upon her land 0127; there is none to raise her up 06965.
3 For thus saith 0559 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069; The city 05892 that went out 03318 by a thousand 0505 shall leave 07604 an hundred 03967, and that which went forth 03318 by an hundred 03967 shall leave 07604 ten 06235, to the house 01004 of Israel 03478.
4 For thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068 to the house 01004 of Israel 03478, Seek 01875 ye me, and ye shall live 02421:
5 But seek 01875 not Bethel 01008, nor enter 0935 into Gilgal 01537, and pass 05674 not to Beersheba 0884: for Gilgal 01537 shall surely 01540 go into captivity 01540, and Bethel 01008 shall come to nought 0205.
6 Seek 01875 the LORD 03068, and ye shall live 02421; lest he break out 06743 like fire 0784 in the house 01004 of Joseph 03130, and devour 0398 it, and there be none to quench 03518 it in Bethel 01008.
7 Ye who turn 02015 judgment 04941 to wormwood 03939, and cast down 03240 righteousness 06666 to the earth 0776,
8 Seek him that maketh 06213 the seven stars 03598 and Orion 03685, and turneth 02015 the shadow of death 06757 into the morning 01242, and maketh the day 03117 dark 02821 with night 03915: that calleth 07121 for the waters 04325 of the sea 03220, and poureth them out 08210 upon the face 06440 of the earth 0776: The LORD 03068 is his name 08034:
9 That strengtheneth 01082 the spoiled 07701 against the strong 05794, so that the spoiled 07701 shall come 0935 against the fortress 04013. spoiled: Heb. spoil
10 They hate 08130 him that rebuketh 03198 in the gate 08179, and they abhor 08581 him that speaketh 01696 uprightly 08549.
11 Forasmuch 03282 therefore as your treading 01318 is upon the poor 01800, and ye take 03947 from him burdens 04864 of wheat 01250: ye have built 01129 houses 01004 of hewn stone 01496, but ye shall not dwell 03427 in them; ye have planted 05193 pleasant 02531 vineyards 03754, but ye shall not drink 08354 wine 03196 of them. pleasant…: Heb. vineyards of desire
12 For I know 03045 your many 07227 transgressions 06588 and your mighty 06099 sins 02403: they afflict 06887 the just 06662, they take 03947 a bribe 03724, and they turn aside 05186 the poor 034 in the gate 08179 from their right. a bribe: or, a ransom
13 Therefore the prudent 07919 shall keep silence 01826 in that time 06256; for it is an evil 07451 time 06256.
14 Seek 01875 good 02896, and not evil 07451, that ye may live 02421: and so the LORD 03068, the God 0430 of hosts 06635, shall be with you, as ye have spoken 0559.
15 Hate 08130 the evil 07451, and love 0157 the good 02896, and establish 03322 judgment 04941 in the gate 08179: it may be that the LORD 03068 God 0430 of hosts 06635 will be gracious 02603 to the remnant 07611 of Joseph 03130.
16 Therefore the LORD 03068, the God 0430 of hosts 06635, the Lord 0136, saith 0559 thus; Wailing 04553 shall be in all streets 07339; and they shall say 0559 in all the highways 02351, Alas 01930! alas 01930! and they shall call 07121 the farmer 0406 to mourning 060, and such as are skilful 03045 in lamentation 05092 to wailing 04553.
17 And in all vineyards 03754 shall be wailing 04553: for I will pass 05674 through 07130 thee, saith 0559 the LORD 03068.
18 Woe 01945 to you that desire 0183 the day 03117 of the LORD 03068! to what end 04100 is it for you? the day 03117 of the LORD 03068 is darkness 02822, and not light 0216.
19 As if a man 0376 fled 05127 from 06440 a lion 0738, and a bear 01677 met 06293 him; or went 0935 into the house 01004, and leaned 05564 his hand 03027 on the wall 07023, and a serpent 05175 bit 05391 him.
20 Shall not the day 03117 of the LORD 03068 be darkness 02822, and not light 0216? even very dark 0651, and no brightness 05051 in it?
21 I hate 08130, I despise 03988 your feast days 02282, and I will not take delight 07306 in your solemn assemblies 06116. in…: or, your holy days
22 Though ye offer 05927 me burnt offerings 05930 and your meat offerings 04503, I will not accept 07521 them: neither will I regard 05027 the peace offerings 08002 of your fat beasts 04806. peace…: or, thank offerings
23 Take thou away 05493 from me the noise 01995 of thy songs 07892; for I will not hear 08085 the melody 02172 of thy harps 05035.
24 But let judgment 04941 run down 01556 as waters 04325, and righteousness 06666 as a mighty 0386 stream 05158. run: Heb. roll
25 Have ye offered 05066 to me sacrifices 02077 and offerings 04503 in the wilderness 04057 forty 0705 years 08141, O house 01004 of Israel 03478?
26 But ye have borne 05375 the tabernacle 05522 of your Molech 04428 and Chiun 03594 your images 06754, the star 03556 of your god 0430, which ye made 06213 to yourselves. the tabernacle…: or, Siccuth your king
27 Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity 01540 beyond 01973 Damascus 01834, saith 0559 the LORD 03068, whose name 08034 is The God 0430 of hosts 06635.
1 Woe 01945 to them that are at ease 07600 in Zion 06726, and trust 0982 in the mountain 02022 of Samaria 08111, who are named 05344 chief 07225 of the nations 01471, to whom the house 01004 of Israel 03478 came 0935! are at…: or, are securechief: or, firstfruits
2 Pass 05674 ye to Calneh 03641, and see 07200; and from there go 03212 ye to Hamath 02574 the great 07227, 2579: then go down 03381 to Gath 01661 of the Philistines 06430: are they better 02896 than these kingdoms 04467? or their border 01366 greater 07227 than your border 01366?
3 Ye that put far away 05077 the evil 07451 day 03117, and cause the seat 07675 of violence 02555 to come near 05066; seat: or, habitation
4 That lie 07901 upon beds 04296 of ivory 08127, and stretch 05628 themselves upon their couches 06210, and eat 0398 lambs 03733 from the flock 06629, and calves 05695 from the midst 08432 of the stall 04770; stretch…: or, abound with superfluities
5 That chant 06527 to the sound 06310 of the harp 05035, and invent 02803 to themselves instruments 03627 of music 07892, like David 01732; chant: or, quaver
6 That drink 08354 wine 03196 in bowls 04219, and anoint 04886 themselves with the chief 07225 ointments 08081: but they are not grieved 02470 for the affliction 07667 of Joseph 03130. wine…: or, in bowls of wineaffliction: Heb. breach
7 Therefore now shall they go captive 01540 with the first 07218 that go captive 01540, and the banquet 04797 of them that stretched 05628 themselves shall be removed 05493.
8 The Lord 0136 GOD 03069 hath sworn 07650 by himself 05315, saith 05002 the LORD 03068 the God 0430 of hosts 06635, I abhor 08374 the excellency 01347 of Jacob 03290, and hate 08130 his palaces 0759: therefore I will deliver up 05462 the city 05892 with all its abundance 04393. that…: Heb. the fulness thereof
9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain 03498 ten 06235 men 0582 in one 0259 house 01004, they shall die 04191.
10 And a man’s uncle 01730 shall take him up 05375, and he that burneth 05635 him, to bring 03318 the bones 06106 out of the house 01004, and shall say 0559 to him that is inside 03411 of the house 01004, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say 0559, No 0657. Then shall he say 0559, Hold thy tongue 02013: for we may not make mention 02142 of the name 08034 of the LORD 03068. we…: or, they will not, or, have not
11 For, behold, the LORD 03068 commandeth 06680, and he will smite 05221 the great 01419 house 01004 with breaches 07447, and the little 06996 house 01004 with clefts 01233. breaches: or, droppings
12 Shall horses 05483 run 07323 upon the rock 05553? will one plow 02790 there with oxen 01241? for ye have turned 02015 judgment 04941 into gall 07219, and the fruit 06529 of righteousness 06666 into hemlock 03939:
13 Ye who rejoice 08056 in a thing 01697 of nought 03808, who say 0559, Have we not taken 03947 to us horns 07161 by our own strength 02392?
14 But, behold, I will raise up 06965 against you a nation 01471, O house 01004 of Israel 03478, saith 05002 the LORD 03068 the God 0430 of hosts 06635; and they shall afflict 03905 you from the entrance 0935 of Hamath 02574 to the river 05158 of the wilderness 06160. river: or, valley
1 Thus hath the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 shown 07200 to me; and, behold, he formed 03335 grasshoppers 01462 in the beginning 08462 of the shooting up 05927 of the latter growth 03954; and, lo, it was the latter growth 03954 after 0310 the king’s 04428 mowings 01488. grasshoppers: or, green worms
2 And it came to pass, that when they had stopped 03615 eating 0398 the grass 06212 of the land 0776, then I said 0559, O Lord 0136 GOD 03069, forgive 05545, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob 03290 arise 06965? for he is small 06996. by…: or, who of (or, for,) Jacob shall stand?
3 The LORD 03068 repented 05162 for this: It shall not be, saith 0559 the LORD 03068.
4 Thus hath the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 shown 07200 to me: and, behold, the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 called 07121 to contend 07378 by fire 0784, and it devoured 0398 the great 07227 deep 08415, and ate up 0398 a part 02506.
5 Then said 0559 I, O Lord 0136 GOD 03069, cease 02308, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob 03290 arise 06965? for he is small 06996. by…: or, who of (or, for,) Jacob shall stand?
6 The LORD 03068 repented 05162 for this: This also shall not be, saith 0559 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069.
7 Thus he showed 07200 me: and, behold, the Lord 0136 stood 05324 upon a wall 02346 made by a plumbline 0594, with a plumbline 0594 in his hand 03027.
8 And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to me, Amos 05986, what seest 07200 thou? And I said 0559, A plumbline 0594. Then said 0559 the Lord 0136, Behold, I will set 07760 a plumbline 0594 in the midst 07130 of my people 05971 Israel 03478: I will not again 03254 pass by 05674 them any more:
9 And the high places 01116 of Isaac 03446 shall be desolate 08074, and the sanctuaries 04720 of Israel 03478 shall be laid waste 02717; and I will rise 06965 against the house 01004 of Jeroboam 03379 with the sword 02719.
10 Then Amaziah 0558 the priest 03548 of Bethel 01008 sent 07971 to Jeroboam 03379 king 04428 of Israel 03478, saying 0559, Amos 05986 hath conspired 07194 against thee in the midst 07130 of the house 01004 of Israel 03478: the land 0776 is not able 03201 to bear 03557 all his words 01697.
11 For thus Amos 05986 saith 0559, Jeroboam 03379 shall die 04191 by the sword 02719, and Israel 03478 shall surely 01540 be led away captive 01540 out of their own land 0127.
12 Also Amaziah 0558 said 0559 to Amos 05986, O thou seer 02374, go 03212, flee thee away 01272 into the land 0776 of Judah 03063, and there eat 0398 bread 03899, and prophesy 05012 there:
13 But prophesy 05012 not again 03254 any more at Bethel 01008: for it is the king’s 04428 sanctuary 04720, and it is the king’s 04467 court 01004. chapel: or, sanctuaryking’s court: Heb. house of the kingdom
14 Then answered 06030 Amos 05986, and said 0559 to Amaziah 0558, I was no prophet 05030, neither was I a prophet’s 05030 son 01121; but I was an herdman 0951, and a gatherer 01103 of sycamore fruit 08256: sycomore…: or, wild figs
15 And the LORD 03068 took 03947 me as I followed 0310 the flock 06629, and the LORD 03068 said 0559 to me, Go 03212, prophesy 05012 to my people 05971 Israel 03478. as…: Heb. from behind
16 Now therefore hear 08085 thou the word 01697 of the LORD 03068: Thou sayest 0559, Prophesy 05012 not against Israel 03478, and drop 05197 not thy word against the house 01004 of Isaac 03446.
17 Therefore thus saith 0559 the LORD 03068; Thy wife 0802 shall be an harlot 02181 in the city 05892, and thy sons 01121 and thy daughters 01323 shall fall 05307 by the sword 02719, and thy land 0127 shall be divided 02505 by line 02256; and thou shalt die 04191 in 05921 a polluted 02931 land 0127: and Israel 03478 shall surely 01540 go from his land 0127 into captivity 01540.
1 Thus hath the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 shown 07200 to me: and behold a basket 03619 of summer fruit 07019.
2 And he said 0559, Amos 05986, what seest 07200 thou? And I said 0559, A basket 03619 of summer fruit 07019. Then said 0559 the LORD 03068 to me, The end 07093 is come 0935 upon my people 05971 of Israel 03478; I will not again 03254 pass 05674 by them any more.
3 And the songs 07892 of the temple 01964 shall be wailing 03213 in that day 03117, saith 05002 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069: there shall be many 07227 dead bodies 06297 in every place 04725; they shall cast them forth 07993 with silence 02013. shall be howlings: Heb. shall howlwith…: Heb. be silent
4 Hear 08085 this, O ye that swallow up 07602 the needy 034, even to make 07673 the poor 06041, 6035 of the land 0776 to fail 07673,
5 Saying 0559, When will the new moon 02320 be gone 05674, that we may sell 07666 grain 07668? and the sabbath 07676, that we may set forth 06605 wheat 01250, making the ephah 0374 small 06994, and the shekel 08255 great 01431, and falsifying 05791 the balances 03976 by deceit 04820? new…: or, monthset…: Heb. openfalsifying…: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit
6 That we may buy 07069 the poor 01800 for silver 03701, and the needy 034 for a pair of shoes 05275; and even sell 07666 the refuse 04651 of the wheat 01250?
7 The LORD 03068 hath sworn 07650 by the excellency 01347 of Jacob 03290, Surely I will never 05331 forget 07911 any of their works 04639.
8 Shall not the land 0776 tremble 07264 for this, and every one mourn 056 that dwelleth 03427 in it? and it shall rise up 05927 wholly as a river 02975; and it shall be cast out 01644 and drowned 08257, 8248, as by the river 0216 of Egypt 04714.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day 03117, saith 05002 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069, that I will cause the sun 08121 to go down 0935 at noon 06672, and I will darken 02821 the earth 0776 in the clear 0216 day 03117:
10 And I will turn 02015 your feasts 02282 into mourning 060, and all your songs 07892 into lamentation 07015; and I will bring up 05927 sackcloth 08242 upon all loins 04975, and baldness 07144 upon every head 07218; and I will make 07760 it as the mourning 060 of an only 03173 son, and the end 0319 of it as a bitter 04751 day 03117.
11 Behold, the days 03117 come 0935, saith 05002 the Lord 0136 GOD 03069, that I will send 07971 a famine 07458 in the land 0776, not a famine 07458 of bread 03899, nor a thirst 06772 for water 04325, but of hearing 08085 the words 01697 of the LORD 03068:
12 And they shall wander 05128 from sea 03220 to sea 03220, and from the north 06828 even to the east 04217, they shall run to and fro 07751 to seek 01245 the word 01697 of the LORD 03068, and shall not find 04672 it.
13 In that day 03117 shall the fair 03303 virgins 01330 and young men 0970 faint 05968 for thirst 06772.
14 They that swear 07650 by the sin 0819 of Samaria 08111, and say 0559, Thy god 0430, O Dan 01835, liveth 02416; and, The manner 01870 of Beersheba 0884 liveth 02416; even they shall fall 05307, and never rise 06965 again. manner: Heb. way
1 I saw 07200 the Lord 0136 standing 05324 upon the altar 04196: and he said 0559, Smite 05221 the lintel of the door 03730, that the posts 05592 may shake 07493: and cut 01214 them in the head 07218, all of them; and I will slay 02026 the last 0319 of them with the sword 02719: he that fleeth 05127 of them shall not flee away 05127, and he that escapeth 06412 of them shall not be delivered 04422. lintel: or, chapiter, or, knopcut…: or, wound them
2 Though they dig 02864 into hell 07585, from there shall my hand 03027 take 03947 them; though they climb up 05927 to heaven 08064, from there will I bring them down 03381:
3 And though they hide 02244 themselves in the top 07218 of Carmel 03760, I will search 02664 and take them out 03947 from there; and though they are hid 05641 from my sight 05869 in the bottom 07172 of the sea 03220, from there will I command 06680 the serpent 05175, and he shall bite 05391 them:
4 And though they go 03212 into captivity 07628 before 06440 their enemies 0341, there will I command 06680 the sword 02719, and it shall slay 02026 them: and I will set 07760 my eyes 05869 upon them for evil 07451, and not for good 02896.
5 And the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 of hosts 06635 is he that toucheth 05060 the land 0776, and it shall melt 04127, and all that dwell 03427 in it shall mourn 056: and it shall rise up 05927 wholly like a river 02975; and shall be drowned 08257, as by the river 02975 of Egypt 04714.
6 It is he that buildeth 01129 his chambers 04609 in the heaven 08064, and hath founded 03245 his troop 092 in the earth 0776; he that calleth 07121 for the waters 04325 of the sea 03220, and poureth them out 08210 upon the face 06440 of the earth 0776: The LORD 03068 is his name 08034. stories: or, spheres: Heb. ascensionstroop: or, bundle
7 Are ye not as children 01121 of the Cushites 03569 to me, O children 01121 of Israel 03478? saith 05002 the LORD 03068. Have not I brought up 05927 Israel 03478 from the land 0776 of Egypt 04714? and the Philistines 06430 from Caphtor 03731, and the Syrians 0758 from Kir 07024?
8 Behold, the eyes 05869 of the Lord 0136 GOD 03069 are upon the sinful 02403 kingdom 04467, and I will destroy 08045 it from off the face 06440 of the earth 0127; except 0657 that I will not utterly 08045 destroy 08045 the house 01004 of Jacob 03290, saith 05002 the LORD 03068.
9 For, lo, I will command 06680, and I will sift 05128 the house 01004 of Israel 03478 among all nations 01471, like as grain is sifted 05128 in a sieve 03531, yet shall not the smallest grain 06872 fall 05307 upon the earth 0776. sift: Heb. cause to movegrain: Heb. stone
10 All the sinners 02400 of my people 05971 shall die 04191 by the sword 02719, who say 0559, The evil 07451 shall not overtake 05066 nor fall upon 06923 us.
11 In that day 03117 will I raise up 06965 the tabernacle 05521 of David 01732 that is fallen 05307, and close up 01443 its breaches 06556; and I will raise up 06965 its ruins 02034, and I will build 01129 it as in the days 03117 of old 05769: close: Heb. hedge, or, wall
12 That they may possess 03423 the remnant 07611 of Edom 0123, and of all the heathen 01471, who are called 07121 by my name 08034, saith 05002 the LORD 03068 that doeth 06213 this. which…: Heb. upon whom my name is called
13 Behold, the days 03117 come 0935, saith 05002 the LORD 03068, that the plowman 02790 shall overtake 05066 the reaper 07114, and the treader 01869 of grapes 06025 him that soweth 04900 seed 02233; and the mountains 02022 shall drop 05197 sweet wine 06071, and all the hills 01389 shall melt 04127. soweth: Heb. draweth forthsweet: or, new
14 And I will bring again 07725 the captivity 07622 of my people 05971 of Israel 03478, and they shall build 01129 the waste 08074 cities 05892, and inhabit 03427 them; and they shall plant 05193 vineyards 03754, and drink 08354 the wine 03196 of them; they shall also make 06213 gardens 01593, and eat 0398 the fruit 06529 of them.
15 And I will plant 05193 them upon their land 0127, and they shall no more be pulled up 05428 out of their land 0127 which I have given 05414 them, saith 0559 the LORD 03068 thy God 0430.