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Amos 7:8-10
Modern English Version
Amos 7:8-10
Modern English Version
8 The Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”
And I said, “A plumb line.”
Then the Lord said, “See, I am putting a plumb line in the midst of My people Israel. I will forgive them no more.
9 The high places of Isaac will be destroyed,
the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
The Priest Tries to Banish Amos
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you at the very center of the house of Israel. The country cannot endure all his words.
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Amos 7:8-10
New International Version
Amos 7:8-10
New International Version
8 And the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(A) Amos?(B)”
“A plumb line,(C)” I replied.
Then the Lord said, “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.(D)
9 “The high places(E) of Isaac will be destroyed
and the sanctuaries(F) of Israel will be ruined;
with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.(G)”
Amos and Amaziah
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel(H) sent a message to Jeroboam(I) king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy(J) against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.(K)
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