Amos 4:5

4:5 Burn a thank offering of bread made with yeast! ¹ 

Make a public display of your voluntary offerings! ² 

For you love to do this, you Israelites.”

The sovereign Lord is speaking!

Amos 7:2

7:2 When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said,

“Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! ³ 

How can Jacob survive? ⁴ 

He is too weak!” ⁵ 

[4:5]  ¹ sn For the background of the thank offering of bread made with yeast, see Lev 7:13.

[4:5]  ² tn Heb “proclaim voluntary offerings, announce.”

[7:2]  ³ tn “Israel” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “stand” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “small.”