Chapter 1
1 Judgment on Neighbor Nations
The words 1697 of Amos 5986, who 834 was among the sheepherders 5349 from Tekoa 8620, which 834 he envisioned 2372 in visions 2372 concerning 5921 Israel 3478 in the days 3117 of Uzziah 5818 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and in the days 3117 of Jeroboam 3379 son 1121 of Joash 3060, king 4428 of Israel 3478, two years 8141 before 6440 the earthquake 7494.
2 He said 559, "The LORD 3068 roars 7580 from Zion 6726 And from Jerusalem 3389 He utters 5414 His voice 6963; And the shepherds' 7462 pasture 4999 grounds 4999 mourn 56, And the summit 7218 of Carmel 3760 dries 3001 up."
3 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Damascus 1834 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 they threshed 1758 Gilead 1568 with {implements} of sharp 2742 iron 1270.
4 "So I will send 7971 fire 784 upon the house 1004 of Hazael 2371 And it will consume 398 the citadels 759 of Ben-hadad 1130.
5 "I will also break 7665 the {gate} bar 1280 of Damascus 1834, And cut 3772 off 3772 the inhabitant 3427 from the valley 1237 of Aven 206, And him who holds 8551 the scepter 7626, from Beth-eden 1040; So the people 5971 of Aram 758 will go 1540 exiled 1540 to Kir 7024," Says 559 the LORD 3068.
6 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Gaza 5804 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 they deported 1540 an entire 8003 population 1546 To deliver 5462 {it} up to Edom 112.
7 "So I will send 7971 fire 784 upon the wall 2346 of Gaza 5804 And it will consume 398 her citadels 759.
8 "I will also cut 3772 off 3772 the inhabitant 3427 from Ashdod 795, And him who holds 8551 the scepter 7626, from Ashkelon 831; I will even unleash 7725 My power 3027 upon Ekron 6138, And the remnant 7611 of the Philistines 6430 will perish 6," Says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068.
9 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Tyre 6865 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 they delivered 5462 up an entire 8003 population 1546 to Edom 112 And did not remember 2142 {the} covenant 1285 of brotherhood 251.
10 "So I will send 7971 fire 784 upon the wall 2346 of Tyre 6865 And it will consume 398 her citadels 759."
11 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Edom 112 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 he pursued 7291 his brother 251 with the sword 2719, While he stifled 7843 his compassion 7356; His anger 639 also tore 2963 continually 5703, And he maintained 8104 his fury 5678 forever 5331.
12 "So I will send 7971 fire 784 upon Teman 8487 And it will consume 398 the citadels 759 of Bozrah 1224."
13 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 they ripped 1234 open 1234 the pregnant 2030 women 2030 of Gilead 1568 In order 4616 to enlarge 7337 their borders 1366.
14 "So I will kindle 3341 a fire 784 on the wall 2346 of Rabbah 7237 And it will consume 398 her citadels 759 Amid war 8643 cries 8643 on the day 3117 of battle 4421, And a storm 5591 on the day 3117 of tempest 5492.
15 "Their king 4428 will go 1980 into exile 1473, He and his princes 8269 together 3164," says 559 the LORD 3068.
Chapter 2
1 Judgment on Judah and Israel
Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Moab 4124 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 he burned 8313 the bones 6106 of the king 4428 of Edom 112 to lime 7875.
2 "So I will send 7971 fire 784 upon Moab 4124 And it will consume 398 the citadels 759 of Kerioth 7152; And Moab 4124 will die 4191 amid tumult 7588, With war 8643 cries 8643 and the sound 6963 of a trumpet 7782.
3 "I will also cut 3772 off 3772 the judge 8199 from her midst 7130 And slay 2026 all 3605 her princes 8269 with him," says 559 the LORD 3068.
4 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Judah 3063 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 they rejected 3988 the law 8451 of the LORD 3068 And have not kept 8104 His statutes 2706; Their lies 3577 also have led 8582 them astray 8582, Those after 310 which 834 their fathers 1 walked 1980.
5 "So I will send 7971 fire 784 upon Judah 3063 And it will consume 398 the citadels 759 of Jerusalem 3389."
6 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "For three 7969 transgressions 6588 of Israel 3478 and for four 702 I will not revoke 7725 its {punishment,} Because 5921 they sell 4376 the righteous 6662 for money 3701 And the needy 34 for a pair of sandals 5275.
7 "These who pant 7602 after 5921 the {very} dust 6083 of the earth 776 on the head 7218 of the helpless 1800 Also turn 5186 aside 5186 the way 1870 of the humble 6035; And a man 376 and his father 1 resort 1980 to the same girl 5291 In order 4616 to profane 2490 My holy 6944 name 8034.
8 "On garments 899 taken 2254 as pledges 2254 they stretch 5186 out beside 681 every 3605 altar 4196, And in the house 1004 of their God 430 they drink 8354 the wine 3196 of those who have been fined 6064.
9 ¶ "Yet it was I who destroyed 8045 the Amorite 567 before them, Though his height 1363 {was} like the height 1363 of cedars 730 And he {was} strong 2634 as the oaks 437; I even destroyed 8045 his fruit 6529 above and his root 8328 below.
10 "It was I who brought 5927 you up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714, And I led 1980 you in the wilderness 4057 forty 705 years 8141 That you might take 3423 possession 3423 of the land 776 of the Amorite 567.
11 "Then I raised 6965 up some 4480 of your sons 1121 to be prophets 5030 And some 4480 of your young 970 men 970 to be Nazirites 5139. Is this 2088 not so 637, O sons 1121 of Israel 3478?" declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
12 "But you made the Nazirites 5139 drink 8248 wine 3196, And you commanded 6680 the prophets 5030 saying 559, 'You shall not prophesy 5012!'
13 "Behold 2009, I am weighted 5781 down 5781 beneath 8478 you As a wagon 5699 is weighted 5781 down 5781 when filled 4392 with sheaves 5995.
14 "Flight 4498 will perish 6 from the swift 7031, And the stalwart 2389 will not strengthen 553 his power 3581, Nor 3808 the mighty 1368 man 1368 save 4422 his life 5315.
15 "He who grasps 8610 the bow 7198 will not stand 5975 {his ground,} The swift 7031 of foot 7272 will not escape 4422, Nor 3808 will he who rides 7392 the horse 5483 save 4422 his life 5315.
16 "Even the bravest among the warriors 1368 will flee 5127 naked 6174 in that day 3117," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
Chapter 3
1 All the Tribes Are Guilty
Hear 8085 this 2088 word 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696 against 5921 you, sons 1121 of Israel 3478, against 5921 the entire 3605 family 4940 which 834 He brought 5927 up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714:
2 "You only 7534 have I chosen 3045 among 4480 all 3605 the families 4940 of the earth 127; Therefore I will punish 6485 you for all 3605 your iniquities 5771."
3 Do two 8147 men walk 1980 together 3164 unless 1115 they have made 3259 an appointment 3259?
4 Does a lion 743 roar 7580 in the forest 3293 when he has 369 no 369 prey 2964? Does a young 3715 lion 3715 growl from his den 4585 unless he has captured 3920 {something?}
5 Does a bird 6833 fall 5307 into a trap 6341 on the ground 776 when there 369 is no 369 bait 4170 in it? Does a trap 6341 spring 5927 up from the earth 127 when it captures 3920 nothing 3808 at all 3920?
6 If 518 a trumpet 7782 is blown 8628 in a city 5892 will not the people 5971 tremble 2729? If 518 a calamity 7463 occurs 1961 in a city 5892 has not the LORD 3068 done 6213 it?
7 Surely 3588 the Lord 136 GOD 3068 does 6213 nothing Unless He reveals 1540 His secret 5475 counsel 5475 To His servants 5650 the prophets 5030.
8 A lion 743 has roared 7580! Who 4310 will not fear 3372? The Lord 136 GOD 3068 has spoken 1696! Who 4310 can but prophesy 5012?
9 ¶ Proclaim 8085 on the citadels 759 in Ashdod 795 and on the citadels 759 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 and say 559, "Assemble 622 yourselves on the mountains 2022 of Samaria 8111 and see 7200 {the} great 7227 tumults 4103 within 8432 her and {the} oppressions 6217 in her midst 7130.
10 "But they do not know 3045 how to do 6213 what 5228 is right 5228," declares 5002 the LORD 3068, "these who hoard 686 up violence 2555 and devastation 7701 in their citadels 759."
11 ¶ Therefore 3651, thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, "An enemy 6862, even one 5439 surrounding 5439 the land 776, Will pull 3381 down 3381 your strength 5797 from you And your citadels 759 will be looted 962."
12 Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "Just 3512 as the shepherd 7462 snatches 5337 from the lion's 738 mouth 6310 a couple 8147 of legs 3767 or 176 a piece 915 of an ear 241, So 3651 will the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 dwelling 3427 in Samaria 8111 be snatched 5337 away 5337-- With {the} corner 6285 of a bed 4296 and {the} cover 1833 of a couch 6210!
13 "Hear 8085 and testify 5749 against the house 1004 of Jacob 3290," Declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, the God 430 of hosts 6635.
14 "For on the day 3117 that I punish 6485 Israel's 3478 transgressions 6588, I will also punish 6485 the altars 4196 of Bethel 1008; The horns 7161 of the altar 4196 will be cut 1438 off 1438 And they will fall 5307 to the ground 776.
15 "I will also smite 5221 the winter 2779 house 1004 together 5971 with the summer 7019 house 1004; The houses 1004 of ivory 8127 will also perish 6 And the great 7227 houses 1004 will come 5486 to an end 5486," Declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
Chapter 4
1 ``Yet You Have Not Returned to Me"
Hear 8085 this 2088 word 1697, you cows 6510 of Bashan 1316 who 834 are on the mountain 2022 of Samaria 8111, Who oppress 6231 the poor 1800, who crush 7533 the needy 34, Who say 559 to your husbands 113, "Bring 935 now, that we may drink 8354!"
2 The Lord 136 GOD 3068 has sworn 7650 by His holiness 6944, "Behold 2009, the days 3117 are coming 935 upon you When they will take 5375 you away with meat 6793 hooks 6793, And the last 319 of you with fish 1729 hooks 5518.
3 "You will go 3318 out {through} breaches 6556 {in the walls,} Each 802 one 802 straight 5048 before 5048 her, And you will be cast 7993 to Harmon 2038," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
4 ¶ "Enter 935 Bethel 1008 and transgress 6586; In Gilgal 1537 multiply 7235 transgression 6586! Bring 935 your sacrifices 2077 every morning 1242, Your tithes 4643 every three 7969 days 3117.
5 "Offer 6999 a thank 8426 offering 8426 also from that which 2557 is leavened 2557, And proclaim 7121 freewill 5071 offerings 5071, make 8085 them known 8085. For so 3651 you love 157 {to do,} you sons 1121 of Israel 3478," Declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068.
6 ¶ "But I gave 5414 you also 1571 cleanness 5356 of teeth 8127 in all 3605 your cities 5892 And lack 2640 of bread 3899 in all 3605 your places 4725, Yet you have not returned 7725 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
7 "Furthermore 1571, I withheld 4513 the rain 1653 from you While {there were} still 5750 three 7969 months 2320 until harvest 7105. Then I would send 4305 rain 4305 on one 259 city 5892 And on another 259 city 5892 I would not send 4305 rain 4305; One 259 part 2513 would be rained 4305 on, While the part 2513 not rained 4305 on would dry 3001 up.
8 "So two 8147 or three 7969 cities 5892 would stagger 5128 to another 259 city 5892 to drink 8354 water 4325, But would not be satisfied 7646; Yet you have not returned 7725 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
9 "I smote 5221 you with scorching 7711 {wind} and mildew 3420; And the caterpillar 1501 was devouring 398 Your many 7235 gardens 1593 and vineyards 3754, fig 8384 trees 8384 and olive 2132 trees 2132; Yet you have not returned 7725 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
10 "I sent 7971 a plague 1698 among you after the manner 1870 of Egypt 4714; I slew 2026 your young 970 men 970 by the sword 2719 along 5973 with your captured 7628 horses 5483, And I made the stench 889 of your camp 4264 rise 5927 up in your nostrils 639; Yet you have not returned 7725 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
11 "I overthrew 2015 you, as God 430 overthrew 4114 Sodom 5467 and Gomorrah 6017, And you were like a firebrand 181 snatched 5337 from a blaze 8316; Yet you have not returned 7725 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
12 "Therefore 3651 thus 3541 I will do 6213 to you, O Israel 3478; Because I will do 6213 this 2088 to you, Prepare 3559 to meet 7122 your God 430, O Israel 3478."
13 For behold 2009, He who forms 3335 mountains 2022 and creates 1254 the wind 7307 And declares 5046 to man 120 what 4100 are His thoughts 7808, He who makes 6213 dawn 7837 into darkness 5890 And treads 1869 on the high 1116 places 1116 of the earth 776, The LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 is His name 8034.
Chapter 5
1 ``Seek Me that You May Live"
Hear 8085 this 2088 word 1697 which 834 I take 5375 up for you as a dirge 7015, O house 1004 of Israel 3478:
2 She has fallen 5307, she will not rise 6965 again 3254-- The virgin 1330 Israel 3478. She {lies} neglected 5203 on her land 127; There 369 is none 369 to raise 6965 her up.
3 For thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, "The city 5892 which goes 3318 forth 3318 a thousand 505 {strong} Will have 7604 a hundred 3967 left 7604, And the one which goes 3318 forth 3318 a hundred 3967 {strong} Will have 7604 ten 6235 left 7604 to the house 1004 of Israel 3478."
4 ¶ For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 to the house 1004 of Israel 3478, "Seek 1875 Me that you may live 2421.
5 "But do not resort 1875 to Bethel 1008 And do not come 935 to Gilgal 1537, Nor 3808 cross 5674 over 5674 to Beersheba 884; For Gilgal 1537 will certainly 1540 go 1540 into captivity 1540 And Bethel 1008 will come 1961 to trouble 205.
6 "Seek 1875 the LORD 3068 that you may live 2421, Or 6435 He will break 6743 forth 6743 like a fire 784, O house 1004 of Joseph 3130, And it will consume 398 with none 369 to quench 3518 {it} for Bethel 1008,
7 {For} those who turn 2015 justice 4941 into wormwood 3939 And cast 5117 righteousness 6666 down 5117 to the earth 776."
8 ¶ He who made 6213 the Pleiades 3598 and Orion 3685 And changes 2015 deep 6757 darkness 6757 into morning 1242, Who also darkens 2821 day 3117 {into} night 3915, Who calls 7121 for the waters 4325 of the sea 3220 And pours 8210 them out on the surface 6440 of the earth 776, The LORD 3068 is His name 8034.
9 It is He who flashes 1082 forth 1082 {with} destruction 7701 upon the strong 5794, So that destruction 7701 comes 935 upon the fortress 4013.
10 ¶ They hate 8130 him who reproves 3198 in the gate 8179, And they abhor 8581 him who speaks 1696 {with} integrity 8549.
11 Therefore 3651 because 3282 you impose 1318 heavy 1318 rent 1318 on the poor 1800 And exact 3947 a tribute 4864 of grain 1250 from them, {Though} you have built 1129 houses 1004 of well-hewn 1496 stone 1496, Yet you will not live 3427 in them; You have planted 5193 pleasant 2531 vineyards 3754, yet you will not drink 8354 their wine 3196.
12 For I know 3045 your transgressions 6588 are many 7227 and your sins 2403 are great 6099, {You} who distress 6887 the righteous 6662 {and} accept 3947 bribes 3724 And turn 5186 aside 5186 the poor 34 in the gate 8179.
13 Therefore 3651 at such 1931 a time 6256 the prudent 7919 person keeps 1826 silent 1826, for it is an evil 7463 time 6256.
14 ¶ Seek 1875 good 2896 and not evil 7451, that you may live 2421; And thus 3651 may the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 be with you, Just 3512 as you have said 559!
15 Hate 8130 evil 7451, love 157 good 2896, And establish 3322 justice 4941 in the gate 8179! Perhaps 194 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 May be gracious 2603 to the remnant 7611 of Joseph 3130.
16 ¶ Therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635, the Lord 136, "There is wailing 4553 in all 3605 the plazas 7339, And in all 3605 the streets 2351 they say 559, 'Alas 1930! Alas 1930!' They also call 7121 the farmer 406 to mourning 60 And professional 3045 mourners 3045 to lamentation 5092.
17 "And in all 3605 the vineyards 3754 {there is} wailing 4553, Because 3588 I will pass 5674 through the midst 7130 of you," says 559 the LORD 3068.
18 ¶ Alas 1945, you who are longing 183 for the day 3117 of the LORD 3068, For what 4100 purpose 2088 {will} the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 {be} to you? It {will be} darkness 2822 and not light 216;
19 As when 3512 a man 376 flees 5127 from a lion 738 And a bear 1677 meets 6293 him, Or goes 935 home 1004, leans 5564 his hand 3027 against 5921 the wall 7023 And a snake 5175 bites 5391 him.
20 {Will} not the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 {be} darkness 2822 instead 3808 of light 216, Even gloom 651 with no 3808 brightness 5051 in it?
21 ¶ "I hate 8130, I reject 3988 your festivals 2282, Nor 3808 do I delight 7381 in your solemn 6116 assemblies 6116.
22 "Even 3588 though 518 you offer 5927 up to Me burnt 5930 offerings 5930 and your grain offerings 4503, I will not accept 7521 {them;} And I will not {even} look 5027 at the peace 8002 offerings 8002 of your fatlings 4806.
23 "Take 5493 away 5493 from Me the noise 1995 of your songs 7892; I will not even listen 8085 to the sound 2172 of your harps 5035.
24 "But let justice 4941 roll 1556 down 1556 like waters 4325 And righteousness 6666 like an ever-flowing 386 stream 5158.
25 ¶ "Did you present 5066 Me with sacrifices 2077 and grain offerings 4503 in the wilderness 4057 for forty 705 years 8141, O house 1004 of Israel 3478?