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13 (A)And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the level of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish—he wipes it and turns it upside down.

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11 But [a](A)pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And [b]owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the (B)line of utter formlessness
And the [c]plumb line of utter void.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:11 Or owl, jackdaw
  2. Isaiah 34:11 Or great horned owl
  3. Isaiah 34:11 Lit stones of void

Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing [a]by a wall made with a [b]plumb line, and in His hand was a [c]plumb line. And Yahweh said to me, “(A)What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold, I am about to put a (B)plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will (C)pass over them no longer.
The (D)high places of Isaac will be desolated
And the (E)sanctuaries of Israel laid waste.
Then I will (F)rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:7 Or upon
  2. Amos 7:7 Lit tin; presumably the weight of a plumb line
  3. Amos 7:7 Lit tin; presumably the weight of a plumb line