¹¹ There will be violent earthquakes,^(A) and famines and plagues^(B) in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.^(C)

The Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies,^(A) then recognize that its desolation^(B) has come near. ²¹ Then those in Judea must flee^(C) to the mountains.^(D) Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it,

¹² Then they heard^[a] a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them.^(A)

1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders^[a](A) from Tekoa^(B)—what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah^(C) of Judah and Jeroboam^(D) son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.^(E)