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\rem Text update February 2024
\toc3 Am
\toc2 Amos
\toc1 Amos
\mt Amos
\c 1
\m
\v 1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft Or \fqa the shepherds\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 3:4; Am 7:14–15\+xt*\f* from Tekoa~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Sm 14:2; Jr 6:1\+xt*\f*~#—~#what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 15:1–7; 2Ch 26:1–23; Is 1:1; Hs 1:1\+xt*\f* of Judah and Jeroboam~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 14:23–29\+xt*\f* son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Zch 14:5\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 2 He said:
\q The \nd Lord\nd* roars~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Is 42:13; Jr 25:30; Jl 3:16; Am 3:8\+xt*\f* from~Zion
\q and makes his~voice heard from~Jerusalem;
\q the pastures of~the~shepherds~mourn,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft Or \fqa dry up\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Is 24:4–7; Jr 12:4; 23:10; Jl 1:10,18–19\+xt*\f*
\q and the summit of~Carmel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Am 9:3\+xt*\f*~withers.
\s1 Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
\m
\v 3 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Damascus~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Is 17:1–3\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Pr 30:15–29; Am 2:1,4,6\+xt*\f*
\q because they threshed Gilead with~iron~sledges.
\q1
\v 4 Therefore, I will send fire against~Hazael’s~palace,
\q and it will consume Ben-hadad’s~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt 2Kg 8:11–15; 13:3,22,24\+xt*\f*~citadels.
\q1
\v 5 I will break down the~gates~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft Lit \fqa gate bars\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Gn 22:17; Neh 1:3; Lm 2:9; Hs 11:6; Nah 3:13\+xt*\f* of~Damascus.
\q I will cut off the ruler from~the~Valley~of~Aven,
\q and the one who wields the~scepter from~Beth-eden.
\q The people of Aram will~be~exiled to~Kir.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt 2Kg 16:9; Am 9:7\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd* has spoken.
\b
\p
\v 6 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Gaza~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Jr 47:1,4–5; Ezk 25:15–17\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because they exiled a~whole~community,
\q handing them over to~Edom.
\q1
\v 7 Therefore, I will send fire against~the~walls of~Gaza,
\q and it will consume its~citadels.
\q1
\v 8 I will cut off the~ruler from~Ashdod,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt 2Ch 26:6; Am 3:9; Zch 9:6\+xt*\f*
\q and the one who wields the~scepter from~Ashkelon.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt Jr 47:5; Zph 2:4\+xt*\f*
\q I will also turn my~hand against~Ekron,
\q and the remainder of~the~Philistines~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt Is 14:29–31; Ezk 25:16\+xt*\f* will~perish.
\q The Lord \nd God\nd* has spoken.
\b
\p
\v 9 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Tyre~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Is 23; Ezk 26:1–28:19\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because they handed~over
\q a whole community of~exiles to~Edom
\q and broke~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft Lit \fqa and did not remember\f* a~treaty of~brotherhood.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt 1Kg 5:1,12; 9:11–14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 Therefore, I will send fire~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt Zch 9:4\+xt*\f* against~the~walls of~Tyre,
\q and it will consume its~citadels.
\b
\p
\v 11 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Edom~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Jr 49:8–22; Ezk 25:12–14\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because he pursued his~brother with~the~sword.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Nm 20:14; Dt 2:4; 23:7; Ob 10–14\+xt*\f*
\q He stifled his~compassion,
\q his anger tore at~him~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Gn 37:33; Ps 7:2; Hs 5:14\+xt*\f*~continually,
\q and he harbored his~rage~incessantly.
\q1
\v 12 Therefore, I will send fire against~Teman,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Jr 49:7,20\+xt*\f*
\q and it will consume the~citadels of~Bozrah.
\b
\p
\v 13 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing the~Ammonites~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Jr 49:1–6; Ezk 25:1–7; Zph 2:8–11\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because they ripped~open
\q the pregnant women of~Gilead~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt 2Kg 8:12; 15:16; Hs 13:16\+xt*\f*
\q in order to enlarge their~territory.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Is 5:8; Ezk 35:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 Therefore, I will set fire to~the~walls of~Rabbah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt 1Ch 20:1; Jr 49:2\+xt*\f*
\q and it will consume its~citadels.
\q There will be shouting on~the~day of~battle~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Ezk 21:22; Am 2:2\+xt*\f*
\q and a violent wind on~the~day of~the~storm.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Is 29:6; 30:30\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 15 Their king and~his~princes
\q will go into exile together.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft \+xt Jr 49:3\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd* has spoken.
\b
\c 2
\m
\v 1 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Moab~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Is 15–16; Jr 48; Ezk 25:8–11\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because he burned the bones
\q of the king of~Edom to~lime.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Lv 20:14; 21:9\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Therefore, I will send fire against~Moab,
\q and it will consume the~citadels of~Kerioth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Jr 48:24,41\+xt*\f*
\q Moab will die with~a~tumult,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Jr 48:45\+xt*\f*
\q with shouting and~the~sound of~the~ram’s~horn.
\q1
\v 3 I will cut off the judge~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Ps 2:10; 141:6\+xt*\f* from~the~land
\q and kill all its officials~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Jb 12:21; Is 40:23\+xt*\f* with~him.
\q The \nd Lord\nd* has spoken.
\s1 Judgment on Judah
\m
\v 4 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Judah~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:19; Hs 2:12; Am 3:2\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because they have rejected the~instruction of~the~\nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jdg 2:17–20; 2Kg 22:11–17; Jr 6:19; 8:9\+xt*\f*
\q and have not kept his~statutes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jr 44:10; Ezk 5:7\+xt*\f*
\q The lies~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Is 9:15–16; Jr 11:10–13; 23:14,21–22\+xt*\f* that their~ancestors~followed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jr 9:14; 16:11–12; Ezk 20:18,24,30\+xt*\f*
\q have led them astray.
\q1
\v 5 Therefore, I will send fire~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Jr 17:27; 21:10\+xt*\f* against~Judah,
\q and it will consume the~citadels of~Jerusalem.
\s1 Judgment on Israel
\m
\v 6 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I will not relent from~punishing~Israel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt 2Kg 18:12\+xt*\f*
\q for three crimes, even~four,
\q because they sell a~righteous~person for~silver
\q and a needy person for~a~pair of~sandals.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Dt 16:18–20; Am 5:12; 8:6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 They trample the heads of~the~poor~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Am 5:11; 8:4; Mc 2:2,9\+xt*\f*
\q on the dust of~the~ground
\q and obstruct the path of~the~needy.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Jb 24:4\+xt*\f*
\q A man and his father have~sexual~relations
\q with the~same~girl,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Hs 4:14\+xt*\f*
\q profaning my holy name.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Lv 18:21; Pr 30:9; Ezk 36:20–23\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 They stretch out beside every~altar~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Am 3:14\+xt*\f*
\q on garments taken as~collateral,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Ex 22:26\+xt*\f*
\q and in the house of~their~God
\q they drink wine obtained through~fines.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Am 4:1; 6:6\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Jos 10:12\+xt*\f* as~Israel~advanced;
\q his height~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Nm 13:28–33\+xt*\f* was like~the~cedars,
\q and he was as sturdy as~the~oaks;
\q I destroyed his fruit~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Ezk 17:9; Mal 4:1\+xt*\f* above and~his~roots~beneath.
\q1
\v 10 And I brought you from~the~land of~Egypt~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Ex 20:2; Am 3:1; 9:7\+xt*\f*
\q and led you forty years in~the~wilderness~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Dt 2:7\+xt*\f*
\q in order to possess the~land of~the~Amorite.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Nm 21:25\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 I raised up some of~your~sons as~prophets~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Dt 18:18–19; Jr 1:4–5; Am 7:14–15\+xt*\f*
\q and some of your young men as~Nazirites.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Nm 6:1–21; Jdg 13:2–5; 1Sm 1:11\+xt*\f*
\q Is this not the~case,~Israelites?
\qm This~is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\q1
\v 12 But you made the~Nazirites drink~wine
\q and commanded the~prophets,
\q “Do not prophesy.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Jr 11:21; Am 7:13,16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 Look, I am about to~crush~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft Or \fqa hinder\ft ; Hb obscure\f*~you in~your~place~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Jl 3:13\+xt*\f*
\q as a wagon crushes~when full of~grain.
\q1
\v 14 Escape will fail the~swift,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft \+xt Is 30:16–17\+xt*\f*
\q the strong one will not maintain~his~strength,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft \+xt Jr 9:23\+xt*\f*
\q and the warrior will not save his~life.
\q1
\v 15 The archer will not stand his~ground,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft \+xt Jr 51:56; Ezk 39:3\+xt*\f*
\q the one who is swift of~foot
\q will not save~himself,
\q and the one riding a~horse will~not save his~life.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft \+xt Is 31:3\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 Even the most courageous of~the~warriors
\q will flee naked on~that~day~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:16 \ft \+xt Jdg 4:17\+xt*\f*~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\c 3
\s1 God’s Reasons for Punishing Israel
\m
\v 1 Listen to this message that the \nd Lord\nd* has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Am 2:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 I have known only~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft \+xt Ex 19:5–6; Dt 4:32–37\+xt*\f*
\q out of all the clans of~the~earth;
\q therefore, I will punish~you for~all your~iniquities.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft \+xt Jr 14:10; Ezk 20:36; Dn 9:12\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Can two walk together~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft \+xt Lv 26:23–24\+xt*\f*
\q without agreeing to~meet?
\q1
\v 4 Does a lion roar~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Ps 104:21; Hs 5:14; 11:10\+xt*\f* in~the~forest
\q when it has no~prey?
\q Does a young lion growl from~its~lair
\q unless it has captured~something?
\q1
\v 5 Does a bird land in~a~trap on~the~ground
\q if there is no bait for~it?
\q Does a trap spring from~the~ground
\q when it has caught~nothing?
\q1
\v 6 If a ram’s horn~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Jr 4:5,19,21; 6:1; Hs 5:8; Zph 1:16\+xt*\f* is~blown in~a~city,
\q aren’t people afraid?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Nm 10:9; Jr 4:19; Jl 2:1\+xt*\f*
\q If a disaster~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Is 14:24–27; 45:7\+xt*\f* occurs in~a~city,
\q hasn’t the \nd Lord\nd* done~it?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Lm 3:37–39\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 Indeed, the Lord \nd God\nd* does~nothing
\q without revealing his~counsel
\q to his servants the~prophets.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt Gn 18:17; Jr 23:18,22; Jnh 1:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 A lion has roared;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Am 1:2\+xt*\f*
\q who will not fear?
\q The Lord \nd God\nd* has~spoken;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Jnh 1:1–3; 3:1–3\+xt*\f*
\q who will not prophesy?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Jr 6:10–11; 20:9\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 9 Proclaim on the citadels in~Ashdod~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt 1Sm 5:1; Am 1:8\+xt*\f*
\q and on the citadels in the~land of~Egypt:
\q Assemble on the mountains of~Samaria,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt Am 4:1; 6:1\+xt*\f*
\q and see the great turmoil in~the~city
\q and the acts of oppression within~it.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt Am 5:11; 6:8\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 The people are incapable of~doing~right~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt Ps 14:4; Jr 4:22; Am 5:7; 6:12\+xt*\f*~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration~—
\q those who store up violence and~destruction~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt Hab 2:8–10; Zph 1:9; Zch 5:3–4\+xt*\f*
\q in their citadels.
\m
\v 11 Therefore, the Lord \nd God\nd* says:
\q An enemy~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Am 6:14\+xt*\f* will surround the~land;
\q he will destroy~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Am 2:14\+xt*\f* your~strongholds
\q and plunder your~citadels.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:5–6; 18:9–12\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 12 The \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q As the shepherd snatches two~legs
\q or a piece of~an~ear
\q from the lion’s~mouth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt 1Sm 17:34–37\+xt*\f*
\q so the Israelites who~live in~Samaria
\q will be~rescued
\q with only the corner of~a~bed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Ps 132:3\+xt*\f*
\q or the~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft Or \fqa Israelites will be rescued, those who sit in Samaria on a corner of a bed or a\f* cushion~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft Hb obscure\f* of~a~couch.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft LXX, Aq, Sym, Theod, Syr, Tg, Vg read \fqa or in Damascus\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Est 1:6; 7:8; Am 6:4\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 13 Listen and testify~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:13 \ft \+xt Ezk 2:7\+xt*\f* against~the~house of~Jacob~—
\qm this~is the~declaration of~the~Lord \nd God\nd*,
\qm the~God of~Armies.
\q1
\v 14 I will punish the~altars of~Bethel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:14 \ft \+xt Hs 10:5–8,14–15; Am 4:4; 5:5–6; 7:10,13\+xt*\f*
\q on the day I punish Israel for~its~crimes;
\q the horns of the altar~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:14 \ft \+xt Lv 8:15; 16:18–19; 1Kg 1:50–51; 2:28; Ps 118:27\+xt*\f* will~be cut~off
\q and fall to~the~ground.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:14 \ft \+xt Hs 10:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 15 I will demolish the~winter~house~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:15 \ft \+xt Jr 36:22\+xt*\f*
\q and the summer house;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:15 \ft \+xt Jdg 3:20\+xt*\f*
\q the houses inlaid~with~ivory~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:15 \ft \+xt 1Kg 22:39; 2Ch 9:17; Am 6:4\+xt*\f* will~be~destroyed,
\q and the great houses~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:15 \ft \+xt Am 2:5; 6:11\+xt*\f* will~come to~an~end.
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\c 4
\s1 Social and Spiritual Corruption
\q1
\v 1 Listen to this message, you~cows of~Bashan~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Ps 22:12; Ezk 39:18\+xt*\f*
\q who are on the hill of~Samaria,
\q women who oppress the~poor
\q and crush the~needy,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Ex 23:3,6; Lv 19:15; 25:35; Dt 15:4–11; Am 5:11; 8:6\+xt*\f*
\q who say to~their~husbands,
\q “Bring us something to~drink.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Am 2:8; 6:6\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 2 The Lord \nd God\nd* has sworn~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Am 6:8; 8:7\+xt*\f* by his holiness:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Ps 89:35\+xt*\f*
\q Look, the days are~coming~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft Lit \fqa coming on you\f*
\q when you will be taken~away with~hooks,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Is 37:29; Ezk 38:4\+xt*\f*
\q every last one of you with~fishhooks.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt 2Kg 19:28; 2Ch 33:10–11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 You will go through breaches in~the~wall,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Jr 52:7\+xt*\f*
\q each woman straight ahead,
\q and you will be driven along toward~Harmon.
\qm This~is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\b
\q1
\v 4 Come to Bethel and~rebel;
\q rebel even more at~Gilgal!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Am 5:5\+xt*\f*
\q Bring your sacrifices every~morning,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Am 5:21–22\+xt*\f*
\q your tenths every~three~days.
\q1
\v 5 Offer leavened bread as a~thanksgiving~sacrifice,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Lv 7:12\+xt*\f*
\q and loudly proclaim your~freewill~offerings,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Lv 22:18–21\+xt*\f*
\q for that is what you Israelites love~to~do!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Jr 7:9–10; Hs 9:1,10\+xt*\f*
\qm This~is the~declaration of~the~Lord~\nd God\nd*.
\s1 God’s Discipline and Israel’s Apostasy
\q1
\v 6 I gave you absolutely nothing to~eat~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft Lit \fqa you cleanness of teeth\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Is 3:1; Jr 14:18\+xt*\f* in~all your~cities,
\q a shortage of food in~all your~communities,
\q yet you did not return to~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Is 9:13; Jr 5:3; Hg 2:17\+xt*\f*
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\b
\q1
\v 7 I also withheld the~rain from~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Jr 3:1–3; 5:23–25\+xt*\f*
\q while there were still three~months until~harvest.
\q I sent rain on~one~city
\q but no rain on~another.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Ex 9:4,26; 10:22–23\+xt*\f*
\q One field received rain
\q while a field with~no~rain~withered.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Lv 26:18–19; Jl 1:10–12\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 Two or three cities staggered
\q to another city to~drink~water~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt 1Kg 18:5; Jr 14:4\+xt*\f*
\q but were not~satisfied,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Ezk 4:16; Hg 1:6\+xt*\f*
\q yet you did not return~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Jr 3:7\+xt*\f* to~me.
\qm This~is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\b
\q1
\v 9 I struck you with~blight and~mildew;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Dt 28:22; Hg 2:17\+xt*\f*
\q the locust devoured~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Jl 1:4; Am 7:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q your many gardens and~vineyards,
\q your fig trees and~olive~trees,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Dt 28:38–42; Jl 1:4–7,12\+xt*\f*
\q yet you did not return to~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Jr 3:10\+xt*\f*
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\b
\q1
\v 10 I sent plagues like~those of~Egypt;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Ex 11:4–5; Dt 28:27,60\+xt*\f*
\q I killed your young men with~the~sword,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Jr 11:22; 18:21; 48:15\+xt*\f*
\q along with your~captured~horses.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt 2Kg 13:3,7\+xt*\f*
\q I caused the~stench of~your~camp
\q to fill your~nostrils,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Is 34:3\+xt*\f*
\q yet you did not return to~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Is 9:13\+xt*\f*
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\b
\q1
\v 11 I overthrew some of~you
\q as I~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft Lit \fqa God\f* overthrew Sodom and~Gomorrah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Gn 19:24–25\+xt*\f*
\q and you were like~a~burning~stick
\q snatched from~a~fire,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Zch 3:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q yet you did not return to~me~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Is 9:13\+xt*\f*~—
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\b
\q1
\v 12 Therefore, Israel, that is what I~will~do to~you,
\q and since I will do that to~you,
\q Israel, prepare to~meet your~God!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:12 \ft \+xt Is 32:11; 64:2; Jr 5:22\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 He is here:
\q the one who forms the~mountains,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Jb 38:4–7; Ps 65:6; Is 40:12\+xt*\f*
\q creates the wind,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Ps 135:7\+xt*\f*
\q and reveals his thoughts to~man,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Ps 139:2; Dn 2:30\+xt*\f*
\q the one who makes the dawn out~of~darkness
\q and strides on the heights of~the~earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Mc 1:3\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd*, the God of~Armies, is~his~name.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Am 5:8–9,27; 9:5–6\+xt*\f*
\c 5
\s1 Lamentation for Israel
\m
\v 1 Listen to this message that I am singing for you, a lament,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:1 \ft \+xt Jr 7:29; 9:10,17; Ezk 19:1\+xt*\f* house of Israel:
\q1
\v 2 She has fallen;
\q Virgin Israel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Jr 14:17; 31:4,21\+xt*\f* will never rise~again.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Am 8:14\+xt*\f*
\q She lies abandoned on~her~land
\q with no one to raise her~up.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Is 51:18\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 3 For the Lord \nd God\nd* says:
\q The city that marches out a~thousand~strong
\q will have only a~hundred~left,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Is 6:13\+xt*\f*
\q and the one that marches out a~hundred~strong
\q will have only ten~left~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Am 6:9\+xt*\f* in~the~house of~Israel.
\s1 Seek God and Live
\m
\v 4 For the \nd Lord\nd* says to the house of Israel:
\q Seek me and~live!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft \+xt Dt 4:29; 32:46–47\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 Do not seek~Bethel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:28–29\+xt*\f*
\q or go to~Gilgal~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt 1Sm 7:16; 11:14\+xt*\f*
\q or journey to~Beer-sheba,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Gn 21:31–33\+xt*\f*
\q for Gilgal will certainly~go into~exile,
\q and Bethel will come to~nothing.
\q1
\v 6 Seek the \nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Is 55:3,6–7\+xt*\f* and~live,
\q or he will spread like~fire~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Dt 4:24; 32:22; Heb 12:29\+xt*\f*
\q throughout the house of~Joseph;
\q it will consume everything
\q with no one at Bethel to~extinguish~it.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Is 33:14; 66:24; Jr 4:4\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 Those who turn justice into~wormwood~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Am 6:12\+xt*\f*
\q also throw righteousness to~the~ground.
\b
\q1
\v 8 The one who made the~Pleiades and~Orion,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Jb 9:9; 38:31\+xt*\f*
\q who turns darkness~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft Or \fqa turns the shadow of death\f* into~dawn~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Gn 1:2–3; Jb 38:12\+xt*\f*
\q and darkens day into~night,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Am 8:9\+xt*\f*
\q who summons the water of~the~sea~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Ps 104:6–9; Jr 10:13\+xt*\f*
\q and pours it out over~the~surface of~the~earth~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Jb 36:27–30\+xt*\f*~—
\q the \nd Lord\nd* is his~name.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Am 4:13; 9:5–6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 He brings destruction~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft Hb obscure\f* on~the~strong,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft Or \fqa stronghold\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Is 29:5\+xt*\f*
\q and it falls on~the~fortress.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Mc 5:11\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 10 They hate the one who~convicts the~guilty~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Is 29:21\+xt*\f*
\q at the city gate,
\q and they despise~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Is 59:15\+xt*\f* the one who~speaks with~integrity.
\q1
\v 11 Therefore, because you trample~on the~poor~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Am 3:9; 8:6; Jms 1:27\+xt*\f*
\q and exact a grain tax from~him,
\q you will never live in~the~houses of~cut~stone~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Am 3:15; 6:11\+xt*\f*
\q you have built;
\q you will never drink the~wine
\q from the~lush~vineyards
\q you have planted.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Dt 28:30; Mc 6:15; Zph 1:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 For I know your~crimes are~many
\q and your sins innumerable.
\q They oppress the righteous,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:12 \ft \+xt Is 1:23; 5:23\+xt*\f* take~a~bribe,
\q and deprive the poor of~justice~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:12 \ft \+xt Am 2:6–7\+xt*\f* at~the~city gates.
\q1
\v 13 Therefore, those who have insight will~keep~silent~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft Or \fqa who are prudent will perish\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Ec 3:7; Hs 4:4\+xt*\f*
\q at such a~time,
\q for the days are~evil.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Pursue good and~not~evil
\q so that you may live,
\q and the \nd Lord\nd*, the~God of~Armies,
\q will be with~you
\q as you have claimed.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft \+xt Is 48:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 15 Hate evil and~love~good;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Rm 12:9\+xt*\f*
\q establish justice at the~city~gate.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Is 1:17\+xt*\f*
\q Perhaps the \nd Lord\nd*, the~God of~Armies, will~be~gracious~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Jl 2:14\+xt*\f*
\q to~the~remnant of~Joseph.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Mc 3:5,7–8\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 16 Therefore the \nd Lord\nd*, the God of Armies, the Lord, says:
\q There will be wailing in~all the~public~squares;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:16 \ft \+xt Jr 9:10,18–20; Am 8:3\+xt*\f*
\q they will cry out in anguish~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:16 \ft Lit \fqa will say, “Alas! Alas!~”\f* in~all the~streets.
\q The farmer will be called~on to~mourn,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:16 \ft \+xt Jl 1:11\+xt*\f*
\q and professional mourners~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:16 \ft Lit \fqa and those skilled in lamentation\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:16 \ft \+xt Jr 9:17\+xt*\f* to~wail.
\q1
\v 17 There will be wailing in~all the~vineyards,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:17 \ft \+xt Is 16:10; Jr 48:33\+xt*\f*
\q for I will pass among~you.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:17 \ft \+xt Ex 12:12\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd* has spoken.
\s1 The Day of the \nd Lord\nd*
\q1
\v 18 Woe to you who long for the~day of~the~\nd Lord\nd*!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:18 \ft \+xt Is 5:19; Jl 1:15; 2:1,11,31\+xt*\f*
\q What will the day of~the~\nd Lord\nd* be~for~you?
\q It will be darkness and~not~light.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:18 \ft \+xt Is 5:30\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 19 It will be like a man who~flees from~a~lion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:19 \ft \+xt Jb 20:24; Is 24:17; Jr 15:2–3\+xt*\f*
\q only to have a bear confront~him.
\q He goes home and rests~his~hand against~the~wall
\q only to have a snake bite~him.
\q1
\v 20 Won’t the day of~the~\nd Lord\nd*
\q be darkness rather~than~light,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:20 \ft \+xt Is 13:10; Zph 1:15\+xt*\f*
\q even gloom without~any~brightness in~it?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:20 \ft \+xt Jl 2:2; Zph 1:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 21 I hate, I despise, your~feasts!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:21 \ft \+xt Is 1:11–16; 66:3; Am 6:8\+xt*\f*
\q I can’t stand the~stench
\q of your solemn~assemblies.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:21 \ft \+xt Lv 26:31; Jr 14:12; Hs 5:6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 22 Even if you offer~me
\q your burnt offerings and~grain~offerings,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:22 \ft \+xt Mc 6:6–7\+xt*\f*
\q I will not accept them;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:22 \ft \+xt Jr 14:12\+xt*\f*
\q I will have no~regard
\q for your~fellowship~offerings of~fattened~cattle.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:22 \ft \+xt Lv 7:11–15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 23 Take away from me the~noise of~your~songs!
\q I will not listen to~the~music of~your~harps.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:23 \ft \+xt Is 5:12\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 24 But let justice flow like~water,
\q and righteousness, like~an~unfailing~stream.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:21–24 \ft \+xt Mc 6:6–8\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 25 “House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to me during the forty years in the wilderness?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:25 \ft \+xt Dt 32:17; Jos 24:14; Neh 9:18–21; Ac 7:42–43\+xt*\f*
\v 26 But you have taken up~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:26 \ft Or \fqa you will lift up\f* Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 5:26 \ft LXX reads \fqa taken up the tent of Molech and the star of your god Rephan\ft ; Ac 7:43\f* images you have made for yourselves.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:26 \ft \+xt Is 44:12–20\+xt*\f*
\v 27 So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:25–27 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:5–6; Ac 7:42–43\+xt*\f* The \nd Lord\nd*, the God of Armies, is his name.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:27 \ft \+xt Am 4:13\+xt*\f* He has spoken.
\c 6
\s1 Woe to the Complacent
\q1
\v 1 Woe to those who~are~at~ease in~Zion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft \+xt Is 32:9–11; Zph 1:12\+xt*\f*
\q and to those who~feel~secure on~the~hill of~Samaria~—
\q the notable people in this first of~the~nations,
\q those the house of~Israel comes~to.
\q1
\v 2 Cross over to Calneh~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Gn 10:10; Is 10:9\+xt*\f* and~see;
\q go from there to~great~Hamath;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt 1Kg 8:65; 2Kg 18:34; Is 10:9\+xt*\f*
\q then go down to Gath~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt 1Sm 5:8; 2Ch 26:6\+xt*\f* of~the~Philistines.
\q Are you better than these~kingdoms?
\q Is their territory larger than~yours?
\q1
\v 3 You dismiss any thought of~the~evil~day~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Am 9:10\+xt*\f*
\q and bring in a reign of~violence.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Am 3:10\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 4 They lie on beds inlaid~with~ivory,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Am 3:15\+xt*\f*
\q sprawled out on~their~couches,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Am 3:12\+xt*\f*
\q and dine on lambs from~the~flock~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Ezk 34:2–3\+xt*\f*
\q and calves from~the~stall.
\q1
\v 5 They improvise songs~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft Hb obscure\f* to~the~sound of~the~harp~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt Am 5:23; 8:10\+xt*\f*
\q and invent~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft Or \fqa compose on\f* their own musical~instruments like~David.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt 1Ch 15:16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 They drink wine by~the~bowlful~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Am 2:8; 4:1\+xt*\f*
\q and anoint themselves with~the~finest~oils
\q but do not grieve over~the~ruin of~Joseph.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Jr 8:21; Lm 2:11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 Therefore, they will now go into~exile
\q as the first of~the~captives,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft \+xt Am 7:11,17\+xt*\f*
\q and the feasting~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft \+xt 1Kg 20:16–21; Dn 5:4–6,30\+xt*\f* of~those who~sprawl~out
\q will come to~an~end.
\s1 Israel’s Pride Judged
\m
\v 8 The Lord \nd God\nd* has sworn by himself~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Gn 22:16; Jr 22:5; 51:14\+xt*\f*~#—~#this is the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd*, the God of Armies:
\q I loathe Jacob’s~pride~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Lv 26:30; Dt 32:19; Ps 106:40\+xt*\f*
\q and hate his~citadels,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Am 3:10–11\+xt*\f*
\q so I will hand over~the~city~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Hs 11:6\+xt*\f* and~everything in~it.
\b
\p
\v 9 And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft \+xt Am 5:3\+xt*\f*
\v 10 A close relative~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft Lit \fqa His uncle\f* and burner~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft A burner of incense, a memorial fire, or a body; Hb obscure\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt 1Sm 31:12; 2Ch 16:14; Jr 34:5\+xt*\f* will remove his corpse~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft Lit \fqa remove bones\f* from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, “Any more with you?~”
\p That person will reply, “None.”
\p Then he will say, “Silence, because the \nd Lord\nd*’s name must not be invoked.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Is 48:1; Jr 44:26; Hs 4:15\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 11 For the \nd Lord\nd* commands:
\q The large house will~be~smashed to~pieces,
\q and the small house to~rubble.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:11 \ft \+xt Am 1:1; 9:9\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 12 Do horses gallop on~the~cliffs?
\q Does anyone plow~there with~oxen?~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft Some emend to \fqa plow the sea\f*
\q Yet you have turned justice into~poison~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt 1Kg 21:7–13; Is 59:13–14\+xt*\f*
\q and the fruit of~righteousness into~wormwood~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Is 5:20; Am 5:7; Rv 8:11\+xt*\f*~—
\q1
\v 13 you who rejoice over~Lo-debar~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:13 \ft \+xt Jb 8:14–15; Ps 2:2–4; Lk 12:19–20\+xt*\f*
\q and say, “Didn’t we capture~Karnaim
\q for ourselves by our own~strength?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:13 \ft \+xt Ps 75:4; Is 28:14–15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 But look, I am raising up a~nation
\q against you, house~of~Israel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft \+xt Am 3:11\+xt*\f*~—
\qm this~is the~declaration of~the~Lord,
\qm the~\nd God\nd* of~Armies~—
\q and they will oppress~you
\q from the entrance of~Hamath~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft Or \fqa from Lebo-hamath\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft \+xt Nm 34:7–8; 2Kg 14:25\+xt*\f*
\q to the Brook of~the~Arabah.~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft Probably the Valley of Zared at the southeast end of the Dead Sea\f*
\c 7
\s1 First Vision: Locusts
\m
\v 1 The Lord \nd God\nd* showed me this: He was forming a swarm of locusts~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Ex 10:12–15; Dt 28:38,42; Jl 1:4\+xt*\f* at the time the spring crop first began to sprout~#—~#after the cutting of the king’s hay.
\v 2 When the locusts finished eating the vegetation of the land,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Ex 10:15\+xt*\f* I said, “Lord \nd God\nd*, please forgive!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Jr 14:7,20–21; Ezk 9:8; 11:13\+xt*\f* How will Jacob survive since he is so small?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Is 37:4; Jr 42:2\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 3 The \nd Lord\nd* relented concerning this.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Jr 26:19; Hs 11:8\+xt*\f* “It will not happen,” he said.
\s1 Second Vision: Fire
\m
\v 4 The Lord \nd God\nd* showed me this: The Lord \nd God\nd* was calling for a judgment by fire.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Am 1:3–2:5\+xt*\f* It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
\v 5 Then I said, “Lord \nd God\nd*, please stop!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:5 \ft \+xt Ps 85:4; Jl 2:17\+xt*\f* How will Jacob survive since he is so small?~”
\p
\v 6 The \nd Lord\nd* relented concerning this.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:6 \ft \+xt Ps 106:45; Jnh 3:10\+xt*\f* “This will not happen either,” said the Lord \nd God\nd*.
\s1 Third Vision: A Plumb Line
\m
\v 7 He showed me this: The Lord was standing there by a vertical wall with a plumb line in his hand.
\v 8 The \nd Lord\nd* asked me, “What do you see, Amos?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:8 \ft \+xt Jr 1:11; Am 8:2\+xt*\f*
\p I replied, “A plumb line.”
\p Then the Lord said, “I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:8 \ft \+xt Is 28:17; 34:11; Lm 2:8\+xt*\f* I will no longer spare them:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:8 \ft \+xt Am 8:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 Isaac’s high places~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:9–13; Hs 10:8\+xt*\f* will~be~deserted,
\q and Israel’s sanctuaries will~be~in~ruins;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Lv 26:31; Is 63:18; Jr 51:51\+xt*\f*
\q I will rise up against~the~house~of~Jeroboam
\q with a sword.”
\s1 Amaziah’s Opposition
\m
\v 10 Amaziah the priest~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:31–32; 13:33\+xt*\f* of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt Jr 26:8–11; 38:4\+xt*\f* right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,
\v 11 for Amos has said this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.’~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:11 \ft \+xt Am 5:27\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:12 \ft \+xt Mt 8:34\+xt*\f* Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:12 \ft Lit \fqa Eat bread\f* and give your prophecies there,
\v 13 but don’t ever prophesy~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt Am 2:12; Ac 4:18\+xt*\f* at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:29; Am 7:9\+xt*\f* and a royal temple.”
\p
\v 14 So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft Or \fqa am\f* not a prophet or the son of a prophet;~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft = a prophet’s disciple or a member of a prophetic guild\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt 2Kg 2:3; 4:38; 2Ch 19:2\+xt*\f* rather, I was~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft Or \fqa am\f* a herdsman,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Am 1:1\+xt*\f* and I took care of sycamore figs.
\v 15 But the \nd Lord\nd* took me from following the flock~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt 2Sm 7:8\+xt*\f* and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Jr 1:7; Ezk 2:3–4\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 16 Now hear the word of the \nd Lord\nd*. You say:
\q Do not prophesy~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Am 2:12\+xt*\f* against~Israel;
\q do not preach~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Mc 2:6\+xt*\f* against~the~house of~Isaac.
\b
\p
\v 17 Therefore, this is what the \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q Your wife will be a~prostitute in~the~city,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Hs 4:13–14\+xt*\f*
\q your sons and daughters will~fall by~the~sword,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Jr 14:16\+xt*\f*
\q and your land will be divided~up
\q with a measuring~line.
\q You yourself will die on~pagan~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft Lit \fqa unclean\f*~soil,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:6; Ezk 4:13; Hs 9:3\+xt*\f*
\q and Israel will certainly go into~exile~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Jr 36:29–31\+xt*\f*
\q from its homeland.
\c 8
\s1 Fourth Vision: A Basket of Summer Fruit
\m
\v 1 The Lord \nd God\nd* showed me this: a basket of summer fruit.
\v 2 He asked me, “What do you see, Amos?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Am 7:8\+xt*\f*
\p I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.”~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft In Hb the word for \fqa summer fruit \ft sounds like the word for \fqa end\ft .\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Jr 24:3\+xt*\f*
\p The \nd Lord\nd* said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Ezk 7:2–3,6\+xt*\f* I will no longer spare them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Am 7:8\+xt*\f*
\v 3 In that day the temple~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft Or \fqa palace\f* songs~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft \+xt Am 5:23; 6:4–5\+xt*\f* will become wailing”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft \+xt Am 5:16\+xt*\f*~#—~#this is the Lord \nd God\nd*’s declaration. “Many dead bodies, thrown everywhere!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft \+xt Is 34:3; Jr 33:5; Nah 3:3\+xt*\f* Silence!~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft \+xt Am 6:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 Hear this, you who trample on~the~needy~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:4 \ft \+xt Am 2:7; 5:11–12\+xt*\f*
\q and do away with the poor of~the~land,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:4 \ft \+xt Is 10:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 asking, “When will the~New~Moon be~over
\q so we may sell~grain,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Nm 28:11; 2Kg 4:23\+xt*\f*
\q and the Sabbath,
\q so we may market~wheat?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Ex 31:13–17\+xt*\f*
\q We can reduce the~measure
\q while increasing the~price~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft Lit \fqa reduce the ephah and make the shekel great\f*
\q and cheat with~dishonest~scales.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Dt 25:13–15; Pr 20:23; Hs 12:7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 We can buy the~poor with~silver
\q and the needy for~a~pair of~sandals~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:6 \ft \+xt Am 2:6\+xt*\f*
\q and even sell the~chaff!~”
\b
\p
\v 7 The \nd Lord\nd* has sworn~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Am 4:2; 6:8\+xt*\f* by the Pride of Jacob:~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft = the Lord or the promised land\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Dt 33:26,29; Ps 47:4\+xt*\f*
\q I will never forget all~their~deeds.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Ps 10:11; Hs 7:2; 8:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 Because of this, won’t~the~land~quake~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Ps 18:7; 60:2; Is 5:25; Am 1:1\+xt*\f*
\q and all who dwell in~it~mourn?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Hs 4:3\+xt*\f*
\q All of it will rise like~the~Nile;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Jr 46:7–8\+xt*\f*
\q it will surge and~then~subside
\q like the Nile in~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Am 9:5\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 9 And in that day~—
\qm this~is the~declaration of~the~Lord~\nd God\nd*~—
\q I will make the sun go~down at~noon;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:9 \ft \+xt Is 13:10; Ezk 32:7; Jl 2:10,31\+xt*\f*
\q I will darken the land in~the~daytime.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:9 \ft \+xt Is 59:9–10; Am 4:13; 5:8; Mt 27:45\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 I will turn your feasts into~mourning~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Jb 20:23; Am 5:21\+xt*\f*
\q and all your songs into~lamentation;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Lm 5:15; Hs 2:11; Jms 4:9\+xt*\f*
\q I will cause everyone~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft Lit \fqa every waist\f* to~wear~sackcloth~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 7:18\+xt*\f*
\q and every head to~be~shaved.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Is 22:12; Jr 48:37; Ezk 7:18\+xt*\f*
\q I will make that~grief
\q like mourning for an~only~son~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Zch 12:10–14\+xt*\f*
\q and its outcome like~a~bitter~day.
\b
\q1
\v 11 Look, the days are~coming~—
\qm this~is the~declaration of~the~Lord~\nd God\nd*~—
\q when I will send a famine through~the~land:
\q not a famine of bread or~a~thirst for~water,
\q but of hearing the words of~the~\nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:9–11 \ft \+xt Mc 3:6–7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 People will stagger from~sea to~sea
\q and roam from~north to~east
\q seeking the word of~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:12 \ft \+xt Ezk 20:3,31\+xt*\f*
\q but they will not find~it.
\q1
\v 13 In that day the~beautiful~young~women,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Lm 1:18; 2:21\+xt*\f*
\q the young men also, will~faint from~thirst.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Is 41:17; Hs 2:3\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 Those who swear by~the~guilt of~Samaria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt Hs 8:5\+xt*\f*
\q and say, “As~your~god~lives,~Dan,”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:28–29\+xt*\f*
\q or, “As the way~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft LXX reads \fqa god\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft Or \fqa power\f* of~Beer-sheba~lives”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt Am 5:5\+xt*\f*~—
\q they will fall, never~to~rise~again.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt Am 5:2; Jr 25:27\+xt*\f*
\c 9
\s1 Fifth Vision: The Lord beside the Altar
\m
\v 1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Am 3:14\+xt*\f* and he said:
\q Strike the capitals of~the~pillars~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Zph 2:14\+xt*\f*
\q so that the~thresholds~shake;
\q knock them down on~the~heads of~all the~people.
\q Then I will kill the~rest of~them with~the~sword.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Jos 5:13–15; Am 7:9,17\+xt*\f*
\q None of those who~flee will~get~away;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Jr 11:11\+xt*\f*
\q none of the fugitives will~escape.
\q1
\v 2 If they dig down to~Sheol,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:2 \ft \+xt Ps 139:8\+xt*\f*
\q from there my hand will~take~them;
\q if they climb up to~heaven,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:2 \ft \+xt Jr 51:53; Ob 4\+xt*\f*
\q from there I will bring~them~down.
\q1
\v 3 If they hide
\q on the top of~Carmel,
\q from there I will track them~down~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Jb 34:22; Ps 139:9–10\+xt*\f*
\q and seize them;
\q if they conceal~themselves
\q from my sight on~the~sea~floor,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Jnh 2:2–6\+xt*\f*
\q from there I~will~command
\q the sea serpent to~bite~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Is 27:1\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 And if they are~driven
\q by their enemies into~captivity,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:4 \ft \+xt Lv 26:33\+xt*\f*
\q from there I will~command
\q the sword to~kill~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:2–4 \ft \+xt Jb 34:21–22; Ps 139:7–12; Jr 23:24\+xt*\f*
\q I will keep my eye on~them
\q for harm and~not for~good.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:4 \ft \+xt Jr 21:10; 44:27\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 5 The Lord, the \nd God\nd* of~Armies~—
\q he touches the~earth;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:5 \ft \+xt Ps 104:32; 144:5; Is 64:1\+xt*\f*
\q it melts, and all who~dwell in~it~mourn;
\q all of it rises like~the~Nile
\q and subsides like~the~Nile of~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:5 \ft \+xt Am 8:8\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 He builds his~upper~chambers
\q in the heavens~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Ps 104:3,13\+xt*\f*
\q and lays the foundation of~his~vault
\q on the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Ps 102:25; Is 48:13; 51:13\+xt*\f*
\q He summons the~water of~the~sea
\q and pours it out over~the~surface of~the~earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Ps 104:6\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd* is his~name.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Am 4:13; 5:8–9\+xt*\f*
\s1 Announcement of Judgment
\q1
\v 7 Israelites, are you not like~the~Cushites to~me?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt 2Ch 14:9,12; Is 20:4; 43:3\+xt*\f*
\qm This~is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\q Didn’t I bring Israel from~the~land of~Egypt,
\q the Philistines from~Caphtor,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft Probably Crete\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Dt 2:23; Jr 47:4\+xt*\f*
\q and the Arameans from~Kir?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt 2Kg 16:9; Is 22:6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 Look, the eyes of~the~Lord \nd God\nd*
\q are on~the~sinful~kingdom,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:8 \ft \+xt Am 9:4\+xt*\f*
\q and I will obliterate~it
\q from the face of~the~earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:8 \ft \+xt Am 3:12\+xt*\f*
\q However, I will not totally~destroy
\q the house of~Jacob~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:8 \ft \+xt Jr 5:10; 30:11; 31:35–36; Jl 2:32\+xt*\f*~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration~—
\q1
\v 9 for I am about to~give the~command,
\q and I will shake the~house of~Israel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:9 \ft \+xt Is 30:28; Lk 22:31\+xt*\f*
\q among all the~nations,
\q as one shakes a~sieve,
\q but not a pebble will~fall to~the~ground.
\q1
\v 10 All the sinners among~my~people~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Is 33:14; Zch 13:8\+xt*\f*
\q who say, “Disaster~will~never~overtake~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft Or \fqa “You will not let disaster come near\f*
\q or confront us,”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Jr 5:12; 23:17; Am 6:3\+xt*\f*
\q will die by~the~sword.
\s1 Announcement of Restoration
\q1
\v 11 In that day
\q I will restore the~fallen~shelter~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt Lv 23:42–43; 2Sm 11:11; 1Kg 20:12; Is 4:6\+xt*\f* of~David:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt 2Sm 7:11–16; Jr 23:5; Ezk 34:23–24; Zch 9:9–10; Lk 1:32; Rv 5:5\+xt*\f*
\q I will repair its~gaps,
\q restore its ruins,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt Is 44:26\+xt*\f*
\q and rebuild it as in~the~days of~old,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt Is 63:11; Jr 46:26\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 so that they may~possess
\q the remnant of~Edom~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:12 \ft \+xt Ezk 36:5; Ob 21\+xt*\f*
\q and all the nations
\q that bear~my~name~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 9:12 \ft LXX reads \fqa so that the remnant of man and all the nations~.~.~. may seek me\ft ; Ac 15:17\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11–12 \ft \+xt Is 43:6–7; Mal 1:11; Ac 15:15–18\+xt*\f*~—
\qm this~is the~declaration of~the~\nd Lord\nd*; he~will do~this.
\b
\q1
\v 13 Look, the days are~coming~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration~—
\q when the plowman will~overtake the~reaper~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:13 \ft \+xt Lv 26:5\+xt*\f*
\q and the one who~treads~grapes,
\q the sower of~seed.
\q The mountains will~drip with~sweet~wine,
\q and all the hills will~flow with~it.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:13 \ft \+xt Jl 2:24; 3:18\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 I will restore the~fortunes of~my~people~Israel.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft Or \fqa restore my people Israel from captivity\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft \+xt Dt 30:3; Jr 31:23; 32:42–44\+xt*\f*
\q They will rebuild and~occupy ruined~cities,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft \+xt Jr 30:18; 33:10–11\+xt*\f*
\q plant vineyards and~drink their~wine,
\q make gardens and~eat their~produce.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft \+xt Is 65:21; Jr 31:5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 15 I will plant them on~their~land,
\q and they will never again be~uprooted
\q from the land I~have given~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:15 \ft \+xt 2Sm 7:10; Jr 24:6\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd* your God has~spoken.
\q
