Amos 8:2-4

New Century Version

²He said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”

I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”

Then the Lord said to me, “An end^[a] has come for my people Israel, because I will not overlook their sins anymore.

³“On that day the palace songs will become funeral songs,” says the Lord God. “There will be dead bodies thrown everywhere! Silence!”

⁴Listen to me, you who walk on helpless people,
you who are trying to destroy the poor people of this country, saying,

8:2 end The Hebrew word for “end” sounds like the Hebrew word for “summer fruit.”

Amos 8:2-4

New International Version

²“What do you see,^(A) Amos?^(B)” he asked.

“A basket^(C) of ripe fruit,” I answered.

Then the Lord said to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.^(D)

³“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing.^[a]^(E) Many, many bodies—flung everywhere! Silence!^(F)”

⁴Hear this, you who trample the needy
and do away with the poor^(G) of the land,^(H)

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