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Amos 1:1--5:27

Introduction

1:1 The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

God Will Judge the Surrounding Nations

1:2 Amos said:

“The Lord comes roaring out of Zion;

from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! 10 

The shepherds’ pastures wilt; 11 

the summit of Carmel 12  withers.” 13 

1:3 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Damascus has committed three crimes 14 

make that four! 15  – I will not revoke my

decree of judgment. 16 

They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth. 17 

1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house 18  on fire;

fire 19  will consume Ben Hadad’s 20  fortresses.

1:5 I will break the bar 21  on the gate of Damascus.

I will remove 22  the ruler 23  from Wicked Valley, 24 

the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. 25 

The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.” 26 

The Lord has spoken!

1:6 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Gaza 27  has committed three crimes 28 

make that four! 29  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 30 

They deported a whole community 31  and sold them 32  to Edom.

1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall 33  on fire;

fire 34  will consume her fortresses.

1:8 I will remove 35  the ruler 36  from Ashdod, 37 

the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. 38 

I will strike Ekron 39  with my hand; 40 

the rest of the Philistines will also die.” 41 

The sovereign Lord has spoken!

1:9 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Tyre has committed three crimes 42 

make that four! 43  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 44 

They sold 45  a whole community 46  to Edom;

they failed to observe 47  a treaty of brotherhood. 48 

1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; 49 

fire 50  will consume her fortresses.”

1:11 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Edom has committed three crimes 51 

make that four! 52  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 53 

He chased his brother 54  with a sword;

he wiped out his allies. 55 

In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; 56 

in his fury he relentlessly attacked them. 57 

1:12 So I will set Teman 58  on fire;

fire 59  will consume Bozrah’s 60  fortresses.”

1:13 This is what the Lord says:

“Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes 61 

make that four! 62  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 63 

They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women 64 

so they could expand their territory.

1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s 65  city wall; 66 

fire 67  will consume her fortresses.

War cries will be heard on the day of battle; 68 

a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. 69 

1:15 Ammon’s 70  king will be deported; 71 

he and his officials 72  will be carried off 73  together.”

The Lord has spoken!

2:1 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Moab has committed three crimes 74 

make that four! 75  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 76 

They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime. 77 

2:2 So I will set Moab on fire, 78 

and it will consume Kerioth’s 79  fortresses.

Moab will perish 80  in the heat of battle 81 

amid war cries and the blaring 82  of the ram’s horn. 83 

2:3 I will remove 84  Moab’s leader; 85 

I will kill all Moab’s 86  officials 87  with him.”

The Lord has spoken!

2:4 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Judah has committed three covenant transgressions 88 

make that four! 89  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 90 

They rejected the Lord’s law; 91 

they did not obey his commands.

Their false gods, 92 

to which their fathers were loyal, 93 

led them astray.

2:5 So I will set Judah on fire,

and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.” 94 

God Will Judge Israel

2:6 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions 95 

make that four! 96  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 97 

They sold the innocent 98  for silver,

the needy for a pair of sandals. 99 

2:7 They trample 100  on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; 101 

they push the destitute away. 102 

A man and his father go to the same girl; 103 

in this way they show disrespect 104  for my moral purity. 105 

2:8 They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral;

they do so right 106  beside every altar!

They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied;

they do so right in the temple 107  of their God! 108 

2:9 For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. 109 

They were as tall as cedars 110 

and as strong as oaks,

but I destroyed the fruit on their branches 111 

and their roots in the ground. 112 

2:10 I brought you up from the land of Egypt;

I led you through the wilderness for forty years

so you could take the Amorites’ land as your own.

2:11 I made some of your sons prophets

and some of your young men Nazirites. 113 

Is this not true, you Israelites?”

The Lord is speaking!

2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; 114 

you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’

2:13 Look! I will press you down,

like a cart loaded down with grain presses down. 115 

2:14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; 116 

strong men will have no strength left; 117 

warriors will not be able to save their lives.

2:15 Archers 118  will not hold their ground; 119 

fast runners will not save their lives,

nor will those who ride horses. 120 

2:16 Bravehearted 121  warriors will run away naked in that day.”

The Lord is speaking!

Every Effect has its Cause

3:1 Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against 122  you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up 123  from the land of Egypt: 3:2 “I have chosen 124  you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”

3:3 Do two walk together without having met? 125 

3:4 Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? 126 

Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

3:5 Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait?

Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?

3:6 If an alarm sounds 127  in a city, do people not fear? 128 

If disaster overtakes a 129  city, is the Lord not responsible? 130 

3:7 Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

3:8 A lion has roared! 131  Who is not afraid?

The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy? 132 

Samaria Will Fall

3:9 Make this announcement in 133  the fortresses of Ashdod

and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt.

Say this:

“Gather on the hills around Samaria! 134 

Observe the many acts of violence 135  taking place within the city, 136 

the oppressive deeds 137  occurring in it.” 138 

3:10 “They do not know how to do what is right.” (The Lord is speaking.)

“They store up 139  the spoils of destructive violence 140  in their fortresses.

3:11 Therefore,” says the sovereign Lord, “an enemy will encircle the land. 141 

He will take away your power; 142 

your fortresses will be looted.”

3:12 This is what the Lord says:

“Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion’s mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear,

so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. 143 

They will be left with just a corner of a bed, 144 

and a part 145  of a couch.”

3:13 Listen and warn 146  the family 147  of Jacob! 148 

The sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, 149  is speaking!

3:14 “Certainly when 150  I punish Israel for their 151  covenant transgressions, 152 

I will destroy 153  Bethel’s 154  altars.

The horns 155  of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

3:15 I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. 156 

The houses filled with ivory 157  will be ruined,

the great 158  houses will be swept away.” 159 

The Lord is speaking!

4:1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan 160  who live on Mount Samaria!

You 161  oppress the poor;

you crush the needy.

You say to your 162  husbands,

“Bring us more to drink!” 163 

4:2 The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his own holy character: 164 

“Certainly the time is approaching 165 

when you will be carried away 166  in baskets, 167 

every last one of you 168  in fishermen’s pots. 169 

4:3 Each of you will go straight through the gaps in the walls; 170 

you will be thrown out 171  toward Harmon.” 172 

The Lord is speaking!

Israel has an Appointment with God

4:4 “Go to Bethel 173  and rebel! 174 

At Gilgal 175  rebel some more!

Bring your sacrifices in 176  the morning,

your tithes on 177  the third day!

4:5 Burn a thank offering of bread made with yeast! 178 

Make a public display of your voluntary offerings! 179 

For you love to do this, you Israelites.”

The sovereign Lord is speaking!

4:6 “But surely I gave 180  you no food to eat in any of your cities;

you lacked food everywhere you live. 181 

Still you did not come back to me.”

The Lord is speaking!

4:7 “I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. 182 

I gave rain to one city, but not to another.

One field 183  would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.

4:8 People from 184  two or three cities staggered into one city to get 185  water,

but remained thirsty. 186 

Still you did not come back to me.”

The Lord is speaking!

4:9 “I destroyed your crops 187  with blight and disease.

Locusts kept 188  devouring your orchards, 189  vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees.

Still you did not come back to me.”

The Lord is speaking!

4:10 “I sent against you a plague like one of the Egyptian plagues. 190 

I killed your young men with the sword,

along with the horses you had captured.

I made the stench from the corpses 191  rise up into your nostrils.

Still you did not come back to me.”

The Lord is speaking!

4:11 “I overthrew some of you the way God 192  overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 193 

You were like a burning stick 194  snatched from the flames.

Still you did not come back to me.”

The Lord is speaking!

4:12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel.

Because I will do this to you,

prepare to meet your God, Israel! 195 

4:13 For here he is!

He 196  formed the mountains and created the wind.

He reveals 197  his plans 198  to men.

He turns the dawn into darkness 199 

and marches on the heights of the earth.

The Lord, the God who commands armies, 200  is his name!”

Death is Imminent

5:1 Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, 201  family 202  of Israel:

5:2 “The virgin 203  Israel has fallen down and will not get up again.

She is abandoned on her own land

with no one to help her get up.” 204 

5:3 The sovereign Lord says this:

“The city that marches out with a thousand soldiers 205  will have only a hundred left;

the town 206  that marches out with a hundred soldiers 207  will have only ten left for the family of Israel.” 208 

5:4 The Lord says this to the family 209  of Israel:

“Seek me 210  so you can live!

5:5 Do not seek Bethel! 211 

Do not visit Gilgal!

Do not journey down 212  to Beer Sheba!

For the people of Gilgal 213  will certainly be carried into exile; 214 

and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.” 215 

5:6 Seek the Lord so you can live!

Otherwise he will break out 216  like fire against Joseph’s 217  family; 218 

the fire 219  will consume

and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel. 220 

5:7 The Israelites 221  turn justice into bitterness; 222 

they throw what is fair and right 223  to the ground. 224 

5:8 (But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion;

he can turn the darkness into morning

and daylight 225  into night.

He summons the water of the seas

and pours it out on the earth’s surface.

The Lord is his name!

5:9 He flashes 226  destruction down upon the strong

so that destruction overwhelms 227  the fortified places.)

5:10 The Israelites 228  hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; 229 

they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

5:11 Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops 230 

and exact a grain tax from them,

you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone,

nor will you drink the wine from the fine 231  vineyards you planted. 232 

5:12 Certainly 233  I am aware of 234  your many rebellious acts 235 

and your numerous sins.

You 236  torment the innocent, you take bribes,

and you deny justice to 237  the needy at the city gate. 238 

5:13 For this reason whoever is smart 239  keeps quiet 240  in such a time,

for it is an evil 241  time.

5:14 Seek good and not evil so you can live!

Then the Lord, the God who commands armies, just might be with you,

as you claim he is.

5:15 Hate what is wrong, love what is right!

Promote 242  justice at the city gate! 243 

Maybe the Lord, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on 244  those who are left from 245  Joseph. 246 

5:16 Because of Israel’s sins 247  this is what the Lord, the God who commands armies, the sovereign One, 248  says:

“In all the squares there will be wailing,

in all the streets they will mourn the dead. 249 

They will tell the field workers 250  to lament

and the professional mourners 251  to wail.

5:17 In all the vineyards there will be wailing,

for I will pass through 252  your midst,” says the Lord.

The Lord Demands Justice

5:18 Woe 253  to those who wish for the day of the Lord!

Why do you want the Lord’s day of judgment to come?

It will bring darkness, not light.

5:19 Disaster will be inescapable, 254 

as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear,

then escaped 255  into a house,

leaned his hand against the wall,

and was bitten by a poisonous snake.

5:20 Don’t you realize the Lord’s day of judgment will bring 256  darkness, not light –

gloomy blackness, not bright light?

5:21 “I absolutely despise 257  your festivals!

I get no pleasure 258  from your religious assemblies!

5:22 Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings, 259  I will not be satisfied;

I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves. 260 

5:23 Take away from me your 261  noisy songs;

I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments. 262 

5:24 Justice must flow like torrents of water,

righteous actions 263  like a stream that never dries up.

5:25 You did not bring me 264  sacrifices and grain offerings during the forty years you spent in the wilderness, family 265  of Israel.

5:26 You will pick up your images 266  of Sikkuth, 267  your king, 268 

and Kiyyun, 269  your star god, which you made for yourselves,

5:27 and I will drive you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord.

He is called the God who commands armies!


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