## 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?
26 "You also carried 5375 along Sikkuth 5522 your king 4428 and Kiyyun 3594, your images 6754, the star 3556 of your gods 430 which 834 you made 6213 for yourselves.
27 "Therefore, I will make you go 1540 into exile 1540 beyond Damascus 1834," says 559 the LORD 3068, whose name 8034 is the God 430 of hosts 6635.

## Chapter 6

1

``Those at Ease in Zion"

Woe 1945 to those 7600 who are at ease 7600 in Zion 6726 And to those who {feel} secure 982 in the mountain 2022 of Samaria 8111, The distinguished 5344 men of the foremost 7225 of nations 1471, To whom 1992 the house 1004 of Israel 3478 comes 935.
2 Go 5674 over 5674 to Calneh 3641 and look 7200, And go 1980 from there 8033 to Hamath 2574 the great 7227, Then go 3381 down 3381 to Gath 1661 of the Philistines 6430. Are they better 2896 than 4480 these 428 kingdoms 4467, Or 518 is their territory 1366 greater 7227 than 4480 yours?
3 Do you put 5077 off 5077 the day 3117 of calamity 7451, And would you bring 5066 near 5066 the seat 7675 of violence 2555?
4 ¶ Those who recline 7901 on beds 4296 of ivory 8127 And sprawl 5628 on their couches 6210, And eat 398 lambs 3733 from the flock 6629 And calves 5695 from the midst 8432 of the stall 4770,
5 Who improvise 6527 to the sound 6310 of the harp 5035, {And} like David 1732 have composed 2803 songs 7892 for themselves,
6 Who drink 8354 wine 3196 from sacrificial 4219 bowls 4219 While they anoint 4886 themselves with the finest 7225 of oils 8081, Yet they have not grieved 2470 over 5921 the ruin 7667 of Joseph 3130.
7 Therefore 3651, they will now 6258 go 1540 into exile 1540 at the head 7218 of the exiles 1540, And the sprawlers' 5628 banqueting 4798 will pass 5493 away 5493.
8 ¶ The Lord 136 GOD 3068 has sworn 7650 by Himself 5315, the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 has declared 5002: "I loathe 8374 the arrogance 1347 of Jacob 3290, And detest 8130 his citadels 759; Therefore I will deliver 5462 up {the} city 5892 and all 4393 it contains 4393."
9 And it will be, if 518 ten 6235 men 376 are left 3498 in one 259 house 1004, they will die 4191.
10 Then one's uncle 1730, or his undertaker 8313, will lift 5375 him up to carry 3318 out {his} bones 6106 from the house 1004, and he will say 559 to the one who 834 is in the innermost 3411 part 3411 of the house 1004, "Is anyone else 5750 with you?" And that one will say 559, "No 657 one 657." Then he will answer 559, "Keep 2013 quiet 2013. For the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 is not to be mentioned 2142."
11 For behold 2009, the LORD 3068 is going to command 6680 that the great 1419 house 1004 be smashed 5221 to pieces 7447 and the small 6996 house 1004 to fragments 1233.
12 ¶ Do horses 5483 run 7323 on rocks 5553? Or 518 does one plow 2790 them with oxen 1241? Yet 3588 you have turned 2015 justice 4941 into poison 7219 And the fruit 6529 of righteousness 6666 into wormwood 3939,
13 You who rejoice 8056 in Lodebar 3810, And say 559, "Have we not by our {own} strength 2392 taken 3947 Karnaim 7163 for ourselves?"
14 "For behold 2009, I am going to raise 6965 up a nation 1471 against 5921 you, O house 1004 of Israel 3478," declares 5002 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635, "And they will afflict 3905 you from the entrance 935 of Hamath 2574 To the brook 5158 of the Arabah 6160."

## Chapter 7

1

Warning Through Visions

Thus 3541 the Lord 136 GOD 3068 showed 7200 me, and behold 2009, He was forming 3335 a locust-swarm 1373 when the spring 3954 crop 3954 began 8462 to sprout 5927. And behold 2009, the spring 3954 crop 3954 {was} after 310 the king's 4428 mowing 1488.
2 And it came 1961 about, when 518 it had finished 3615 eating 398 the vegetation 6212 of the land 776, that I said 559, "Lord 136 GOD 3068, please 4994 pardon 5545! How 4310 can Jacob 3290 stand 6965, For he is small 6996?"
3 The LORD 3068 changed 5162 His mind 5162 about 5921 this 2088. "It shall not be," said 559 the LORD 3068.
4 ¶ Thus 3541 the Lord 136 GOD 3068 showed 7200 me, and behold 2009, the Lord 136 GOD 3068 was calling 7121 to contend 7378 {with them} by fire 784, and it consumed 398 the great 7227 deep 8415 and began to consume 398 the farm 2506 land 2506.
5 Then I said 559, "Lord 136 GOD 3068, please 4994 stop 2308! How 4310 can Jacob 3290 stand 6965, for he is small 6996?"
6 The LORD 3068 changed 5162 His mind 5162 about 5921 this 2088. "This 1931 too 1571 shall not be," said 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068.
7 ¶ Thus 3541 He showed 7200 me, and behold 2009, the Lord 136 was standing 5324 by a vertical 594 wall 2346 with a plumb 594 line 594 in His hand 3027.
8 The LORD 3068 said 559 to me, "What 4100 do you see 7200, Amos 5986?" And I said 559, "A plumb 594 line 594." Then the Lord 136 said 559, "Behold 2009 I am about to put 7760 a plumb 594 line 594 In the midst 7130 of My people 5971 Israel 3478. I will spare 5674 them no 3808 longer.
9 "The high 1116 places 1116 of Isaac 3327 will be desolated 8074 And the sanctuaries 4720 of Israel 3478 laid 2717 waste 2717. Then I will rise 6965 up against 5921 the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 with the sword 2719."
10

Amos Accused, Answers

¶ Then Amaziah 558, the priest 3548 of Bethel 1008, sent 7971 {word} to Jeroboam 3379 king 4428 of Israel 3478, saying 559, "Amos 5986 has conspired 7194 against 5921 you in the midst 7130 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478; the land 776 is unable to endure 3557 all 3605 his words 1697.
11 "For thus 3541 Amos 5986 says 559, 'Jeroboam 3379 will die 4191 by the sword 2719 and Israel 3478 will certainly 1540 go 1540 from its land 127 into exile 1540.'"
12 Then Amaziah 558 said 559 to Amos 5986, "Go 1980, you seer 2374, flee 1272 away to the land 776 of Judah 3063 and there 8033 eat 398 bread 3899 and there 8033 do your prophesying 5012!
13 "But no 3808 longer prophesy 5012 at Bethel 1008, for it is a sanctuary 4720 of the king 4428 and a royal 4467 residence 1004."
14 ¶ Then Amos 5986 replied 6030 to Amaziah 558, "I am not a prophet 5030, nor 3808 am I the son 1121 of a prophet 5030; for I am a herdsman 951 and a grower 1103 of sycamore 8256 figs 1103.
15 "But the LORD 3068 took 3947 me from following 310 the flock 6629 and the LORD 3068 said 559 to me, 'Go 1980 prophesy 5012 to My people 5971 Israel 3478.'
16 "Now 6258 hear 8085 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068: you are saying 559, 'You shall not prophesy 5012 against 5921 Israel 3478 nor 3808 shall you speak 5197 against 5921 the house 1004 of Isaac 3327.'
17 "Therefore 3651, thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Your wife 802 will become 2181 a harlot 2181 in the city 5892, your sons 1121 and your daughters 1323 will fall 5307 by the sword 2719, your land 127 will be parceled 2505 up by a {measuring} line 2256 and you yourself 859 will die 4191 upon unclean 2931 soil 127. Moreover, Israel 3478 will certainly 1540 go 1540 from its land 127 into exile 1540.'"

## Chapter 8

1

Basket of Fruit and Israel's Captivity

Thus 3541 the Lord 136 GOD 3068 showed 7200 me, and behold 2009, {there was} a basket 3619 of summer 7019 fruit 7019.
2 He said 559, "What 4100 do you see 7200, Amos 5986?" And I said 559, "A basket 3619 of summer 7019 fruit 7019." Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to me, "The end 7093 has come 935 for My people 5971 Israel 3478. I will spare 5674 them no 3808 longer.
3 "The songs 7892 of the palace 1964 will turn 3213 to wailing 3213 in that day 3117," declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068. "Many 7227 {will be} the corpses 6297; in every 3605 place 4725 they will cast 7993 them forth in silence 2013."
4 ¶ Hear 8085 this 2088, you who trample 7602 the needy 34, to do 7673 away 7673 with the humble 6041 of the land 776,
5 saying 559, "When 4970 will the new 2320 moon 2320 be over 5674, So that we may sell 7666 grain 7668, And the sabbath 7676, that we may open 6605 the wheat 1250 {market,} To make 6994 the bushel 374 smaller 6994 and the shekel 8255 bigger 1431, And to cheat 5791 with dishonest 4820 scales 3976,
6 So as to buy 7069 the helpless 1800 for money 3701 And the needy 34 for a pair of sandals 5275, And {that} we may sell 7666 the refuse 4651 of the wheat 1250?"
7 ¶ The LORD 3068 has sworn 7650 by the pride 1347 of Jacob 3290, "Indeed 518, I will never forget 7911 any 3605 of their deeds 4639.
8 "Because 5921 of this 2088 will not the land 776 quake 7264 And everyone 3605 who dwells 3427 in it mourn 56? Indeed, all 3605 of it will rise 5927 up like the Nile 2975, And it will be tossed 1644 about 1644 And subside 8257 like the Nile 2975 of Egypt 4714.
9 "It will come 1961 about in that day 3117," declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, "That I will make the sun 8121 go 935 down at noon 6672 And make 2821 the earth 776 dark 2821 in broad 216 daylight.
10 "Then I will turn 2015 your festivals 2282 into mourning 60 And all 3605 your songs 7892 into lamentation 7015; And I will bring 5927 sackcloth 8242 on everyone's 3605 loins 4975 And baldness 7144 on every 3605 head 7218. And I will make 7760 it like {a time of} mourning 60 for an only 3173 son 3173, And the end 319 of it will be like a bitter 4751 day 3117.
11 ¶ "Behold 2009, days 3117 are coming 935," declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 306, "When I will send 7971 a famine 7458 on the land 776, Not a famine 7458 for bread 3899 or a thirst 6772 for water 4325, But rather for hearing 8085 the words 1697 of the LORD 3068.
12 "People will stagger 5128 from sea 3220 to sea 3220 And from the north 6828 even to the east 4217; They will go 7751 to and fro 7751 to seek 1245 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, But they will not find 4672 {it.}
13 "In that day 3117 the beautiful 3303 virgins 1330 And the young 970 men 970 will faint 5968 from thirst 6772.
14 "{As for} those who swear 7650 by the guilt 819 of Samaria 8111, Who say 559, 'As your god 430 lives 2416, O Dan 1835,' And, 'As the way 1870 of Beersheba 884 lives 2416,' They will fall 5307 and not rise 6965 again 5750."

## Chapter 9

1

God's Judgment Unavoidable

I saw 7200 the Lord 136 standing 5324 beside 5921 the altar 4196, and He said 559, "Smite 5221 the capitals 3730 so that the thresholds 5592 will shake 7493, And break 1214 them on the heads 7218 of them all 3605! Then I will slay 2026 the rest 319 of them with the sword 2719; They will not have a fugitive 5127 who will flee 5127, Or a refugee 6412 who will escape 4422.
2 "Though 518 they dig 2864 into Sheol 7585, From there 8033 will My hand 3027 take 3947 them; And though 518 they ascend 5927 to heaven 8064, From there 8033 will I bring 3381 them down 3381.
3 "Though 518 they hide 2244 on the summit 7218 of Carmel 3760, I will search 2664 them out and take 3947 them from there 8033; And though 518 they conceal 5641 themselves from My sight 5869 on the floor 7172 of the sea 3220, From there 8033 I will command 6680 the serpent 5175 and it will bite 5391 them.
4 "And though 518 they go 1980 into captivity 7628 before 6440 their enemies 340, From there 8033 I will command 6680 the sword 2719 that it slay 2026 them, And I will set 7760 My eyes 5869 against 5921 them for evil 7463 and not for good 2899."
5 ¶ The Lord 136 GOD 3068 of hosts 6635, The One who touches 5060 the land 776 so that it melts 4127, And all 3605 those who dwell 3427 in it mourn 56, And all 3605 of it rises 5927 up like the Nile 2975 And subsides 8257 like the Nile 2975 of Egypt 4714;
6 The One who builds 1129 His upper 4609 chambers 4609 in the heavens 8064 And has founded 3245 His vaulted 92 dome 92 over 5921 the earth 776, He who calls 7121 for the waters 4325 of the sea 3220 And pours 8210 them out on the face 6440 of the earth 776, The LORD 3068 is His name 8034.
7 ¶ "Are you not as the sons 1121 of Ethiopia 3569 to Me, O sons 1121 of Israel 3478?" declares 5002 the LORD 3068. "Have I not brought 5927 up Israel 3478 from the land 776 of Egypt 4714, And the Philistines 6430 from Caphtor 3731 and the Arameans 758 from Kir 7024?
8 "Behold 2009, the eyes 5869 of the Lord 136 GOD 3068 are on the sinful 2400 kingdom 4467, And I will destroy 8045 it from the face 6440 of the earth 127; Nevertheless, I will not totally 8045 destroy 8045 the house 1004 of Jacob 3290," Declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
9 "For behold 2009, I am commanding 6680, And I will shake 5128 the house 1004 of Israel 3478 among all 3605 nations 1471 As {grain} is shaken 5128 in a sieve 3531, But not a kernel 6872 will fall 5307 to the ground 776.
10 "All 3605 the sinners 2400 of My people 5971 will die 4191 by the sword 2719, Those who say 559, 'The calamity 7463 will not overtake 5066 or confront 6923 us.'
11

The Restoration of Israel

¶ "In that day 3117 I will raise 6965 up the fallen 5307 booth 5521 of David 1732, And wall 1443 up its breaches 6556; I will also raise 6965 up its ruins 2034 And rebuild 1129 it as in the days 3117 of old 5769;
12 That they may possess 3423 the remnant 7611 of Edom 112 And all 3605 the nations 1471 who 834 are called 7121 by My name 8034," Declares 5002 the LORD 3068 who does 6213 this 2088.
13 ¶ "Behold 2009, days 3117 are coming 935," declares 5002 the LORD 3068, "When the plowman 2790 will overtake 5066 the reaper 7114 And the treader 1869 of grapes 6025 him who sows 4900 seed 2233; When the mountains 2022 will drip 5197 sweet 6071 wine 6071 And all 3605 the hills 1389 will be dissolved 4127.
14 "Also I will restore 7725 the captivity 7622 of My people 5971 Israel 3478, And they will rebuild 1129 the ruined 8074 cities 5892 and live 3427 {in them;} They will also plant 5193 vineyards 3754 and drink 8354 their wine 3196, And make 6213 gardens 1593 and eat 398 their fruit 6529.
15 "I will also plant 5193 them on their land 127, And they will not again 5750 be rooted 5428 out from their land 127 Which 834 I have given 5414 them," Says 559 the LORD 3068 your God 430.