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以色列虐遇贫乏必受主惩

你们住撒马利亚山如巴珊母牛的啊,当听我的话!你们欺负贫寒的,压碎穷乏的,对家主说:“拿酒来,我们喝吧!” 主耶和华指着自己的圣洁起誓说:“日子快到,人必用钩子将你们钩去,用鱼钩将你们余剩的钩去。 你们各人必从破口直往前行,投入哈门。”这是耶和华说的。

因献祭非正报以饥馑

以色列人哪,任你们往伯特利去犯罪,到吉甲加增罪过,每日早晨献上你们的祭物,每三日奉上你们的十分之一。 任你们献有酵的感谢祭,把甘心祭宣传报告给众人,因为是你们所喜爱的。”这是主耶和华说的。

虽受重罚仍不归诚

“我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净,在你们各处粮食缺乏,你们仍不归向我。”这是耶和华说的。 “在收割的前三月,我使雨停止,不降在你们那里。我降雨在这城,不降雨在那城。这块地有雨,那块地无雨,无雨的就枯干了。 这样,两三城的人凑到一城去找水,却喝不足,你们仍不归向我。”这是耶和华说的。 “我以旱风、霉烂攻击你们,你们园中许多菜蔬,葡萄树、无花果树、橄榄树,都被剪虫所吃,你们仍不归向我。”这是耶和华说的。 10 “我降瘟疫在你们中间,像在埃及一样。用刀杀戮你们的少年人,使你们的马匹被掳掠,营中尸首的臭气扑鼻,你们仍不归向我。”这是耶和华说的。 11 “我倾覆你们中间的城邑,如同我从前倾覆所多玛蛾摩拉一样,使你们好像从火中抽出来的一根柴,你们仍不归向我。”这是耶和华说的。

12 以色列啊,我必向你如此行。以色列啊,我既这样行,你当预备迎见你的神。” 13 那创山造风,将心意指示人,使晨光变为幽暗,脚踏在地之高处的,他的名是耶和华万军之神!

住在撒玛利亚山上的巴珊肥母牛啊,
你们要听!
你们压榨贫寒人,欺凌穷苦人,
又使唤丈夫倒酒畅饮。
因此,主耶和华凭祂的圣洁起誓:
“时候快到了,
有人要用鱼钩钩走你们,一个也不留。
你们都要从城墙缺口走出来,
被丢到哈门。
这是耶和华说的。

“以色列人啊,
你们去伯特利犯罪吧,
去吉甲增添罪恶吧!
要每天早晨献上祭物,
每三天奉上你们的十分之一。
你们献上带酵的饼作感恩祭,
并且到处夸耀你们自愿献的祭。
以色列人啊,这就是你们爱做的事。
这是主耶和华说的。

“我在各城降下饥荒,
使你们遍地缺粮。
尽管如此,你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。

“我在收割前三个月停止降雨。
我在一座城降雨,
在另一座城不降雨;
我使一块田有雨水的滋润,
另一块田因无雨而干裂。
两三座城的人都踉踉跄跄地涌到一座城找水喝,
水却不够喝。
尽管如此,你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。

“我用热风和霉灾击打你们,
叫蝗虫吞噬你们田园中的菜蔬、葡萄树、无花果树和橄榄树。
尽管如此,你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。

10 “我在你们中间降下瘟疫,
如从前降在埃及一样。
我杀戮你们的青年,
掳掠你们的战马,
使你们军营中的死尸臭味扑鼻。
尽管如此,你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。

11 “我在你们中间施行毁灭,
如从前毁灭所多玛和蛾摩拉一样,
使你们像从火里抽出的一根柴。
尽管如此,你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。

12 “以色列人啊,
我要这样惩罚你们。
以色列人啊,
准备迎见你们的上帝吧!
因为我要这样惩罚你们。”

13 看啊,那位造山又造风,
向人显明祂的心意,
将黎明变为黑暗,
将群山踩在脚下的——
祂的名字是万军之上帝耶和华。

God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel

Hear this word, you (A)cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the (B)poor,
Who crush the needy,
Who say to [a]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us (C)drink!”
(D)The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:
“Behold, the days shall come upon you
When He will take you away (E)with fishhooks,
And your posterity with fishhooks.
(F)You will go out through broken walls,
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will [b]be cast into Harmon,”
Says the Lord.

“Come(G) to Bethel and transgress,
At (H)Gilgal multiply transgression;
(I)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
(J)Your tithes every three [c]days.
(K)Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
Proclaim and announce (L)the freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God.

Israel Did Not Accept Correction

“Also I gave you [d]cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
And lack of bread in all your places;
(M)Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

“I also withheld rain from you,
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water,
But they were not satisfied;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

“I(N) blasted you with blight and mildew.
When your gardens increased,
Your vineyards,
Your fig trees,
And your olive trees,
(O)The locust devoured them;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

10 “I sent among you a plague (P)after the manner of Egypt;
Your young men I killed with a sword,
Along with your captive horses;
I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

11 “I overthrew some of you,
As God overthrew (Q)Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

12 “Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
(R)Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

13 For behold,
He who forms mountains,
And creates the [e]wind,
(S)Who declares to man what [f]his thought is,
And makes the morning darkness,
(T)Who treads the high places of the earth—
(U)The Lord God of hosts is His name.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:1 Lit. their masters or lords
  2. Amos 4:3 Or cast them
  3. Amos 4:4 Or years, Deut. 14:28
  4. Amos 4:6 Hunger
  5. Amos 4:13 Or spirit
  6. Amos 4:13 Or His