“Hear this word, (A)you cows of Bashan,
    who are (B)on the mountain of Samaria,
(C)who oppress the poor, (D)who crush the needy,
    who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
(E)The Lord God has sworn by his holiness
    that, behold, the days are coming upon you,
(F)when they shall take you away with hooks,
    (G)even the last of you with fishhooks.
(H)And you shall go out through the breaches,
    each one straight ahead;
    and you shall be cast out into Harmon,”
declares the Lord.

(I)“Come to Bethel, and transgress;
    to (J)Gilgal, and multiply transgression;
(K)bring your (L)sacrifices every morning,
    your tithes every three days;
offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of (M)that which is leavened,
    and proclaim (N)freewill offerings, publish them;
    (O)for so you love to do, O people of Israel!”
declares the Lord God.

Israel Has Not Returned to the Lord

“I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
    and (P)lack of bread in all your places,
(Q)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

“I also (R)withheld the rain from you
    when there were yet three months to the harvest;
(S)I would send rain on one city,
    and send no rain on another city;
one field would have rain,
    and the field on which it did not rain would wither;
so two or three cities (T)would wander to another city
    to drink water, and would not be satisfied;
(U)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

(V)“I struck you with blight and mildew;
    your many gardens and your vineyards,
    your fig trees and your olive trees (W)the locust devoured;
(X)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

10 “I sent among you a pestilence (Y)after the manner of Egypt;
    I killed your young men with the sword,
and (Z)carried away your horses,[a]
    and (AA)I made the stench of your camp go up into your nostrils;
(AB)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

11 “I overthrew some of you,
    (AC)as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
    and you were (AD)as a brand[b] plucked out of the burning;
(AE)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
    because I will do this to you,
    prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

13 For behold, (AF)he who forms the mountains and creates the wind,
    and (AG)declares to man what is his thought,
(AH)who makes the morning darkness,
    and (AI)treads on the heights of the earth—
    (AJ)the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name!

Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:10 Hebrew along with the captivity of your horses
  2. Amos 4:11 That is, a burning stick

Oigan esta palabra, vacas de Basán(A), ustedes que están en el monte de Samaria(B),
Que oprimen a los pobres, quebrantan a los menesterosos(C),
Y dicen a sus maridos: «Traigan ahora, para que bebamos(D)».
El Señor Dios ha jurado(E) por Su santidad(F):
«Vendrán días sobre ustedes
En que las llevarán con garfios(G),
Y a su remanente con anzuelos(H).
-»Saldrán por las brechas(I),
Una tras otra,
Y serán expulsadas al Harmón», declara el Señor.
¶«Entren en Betel[a] y pequen,
Multipliquen en Gilgal las transgresiones;
Traigan sus sacrificios cada mañana(J),
Sus diezmos cada tres días.
-»Ofrezcan también pan leudado en ofrenda de gratitud(K),
Y proclamen ofrendas voluntarias(L), denlas a conocer,
Puesto que así les place(M), israelitas»,
Declara el Señor Dios.
¶«Pero yo también los he puesto a diente limpio[b] en todas sus ciudades,
Y a falta de pan en todos sus lugares(N).
Sin embargo, ustedes no se han vuelto a Mí(O)», declara el Señor.
«Y además les retuve la lluvia(P)
Cuando aún faltaban tres meses para la siega.
Hice llover sobre una ciudad
Y sobre otra ciudad no hice llover;
Sobre una parte llovía,
Y la parte donde no llovía, se secó(Q).
-»Así que de dos o tres ciudades iban tambaleándose a otra ciudad para beber agua(R),
Y no se saciaban(S).
Sin embargo, ustedes no se han vuelto a Mí(T)», declara el Señor.
«Los herí con viento abrasador y con plagas(U);
Y la oruga ha devorado
Sus muchos huertos y viñedos, sus higueras y sus olivos(V).
Sin embargo, ustedes no se han vuelto a Mí», declara el Señor(W).
10 «Envié contra ustedes una plaga, como la plaga de Egipto(X),
Maté a espada a sus jóvenes(Y), junto con sus caballos capturados(Z),
E hice subir hasta sus narices el hedor de su campamento(AA).
Sin embargo, ustedes no se han vuelto a Mí(AB)», declara el Señor.
11 «Los destruí como Dios destruyó a Sodoma y a Gomorra(AC),
Y fueron como tizón arrebatado de la hoguera(AD).
Sin embargo, ustedes no se han vuelto a Mí(AE)», declara el Señor.
12 «Por tanto, así haré contigo, Israel;
Y porque te he de hacer esto,
Prepárate para encontrarte con tu Dios(AF), oh Israel».
13 Pues el que forma los montes(AG), crea el viento(AH)
Y declara al hombre cuáles son Sus pensamientos(AI),
El que del alba hace tinieblas(AJ)
Y camina sobre las alturas de la tierra(AK):
El Señor, Dios de los ejércitos, es Su nombre(AL).

Footnotes

  1. 4:4 I.e. Casa de Dios.
  2. 4:6 I.e. por pasar hambre.

Israel Has Not Returned to God

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan(A) on Mount Samaria,(B)
    you women who oppress the poor(C) and crush the needy(D)
    and say to your husbands,(E) “Bring us some drinks!(F)
The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness:
    “The time(G) will surely come
when you will be taken away(H) with hooks,(I)
    the last of you with fishhooks.[a]
You will each go straight out
    through breaches in the wall,(J)
    and you will be cast out toward Harmon,[b]
declares the Lord.
“Go to Bethel(K) and sin;
    go to Gilgal(L) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(M)
    your tithes(N) every three years.[c](O)
Burn leavened bread(P) as a thank offering
    and brag about your freewill offerings(Q)
boast about them, you Israelites,
    for this is what you love to do,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.

“I gave you empty stomachs in every city
    and lack of bread in every town,
    yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(R)

“I also withheld(S) rain from you
    when the harvest was still three months away.
I sent rain on one town,
    but withheld it from another.(T)
One field had rain;
    another had none and dried up.
People staggered from town to town for water(U)
    but did not get enough(V) to drink,
    yet you have not returned(W) to me,”
declares the Lord.(X)

“Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards,
    destroying them with blight and mildew.(Y)
Locusts(Z) devoured your fig and olive trees,(AA)
    yet you have not returned(AB) to me,”
declares the Lord.

10 “I sent plagues(AC) among you
    as I did to Egypt.(AD)
I killed your young men(AE) with the sword,
    along with your captured horses.
I filled your nostrils with the stench(AF) of your camps,
    yet you have not returned to me,”(AG)
declares the Lord.(AH)

11 “I overthrew some of you
    as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.(AI)
You were like a burning stick(AJ) snatched from the fire,
    yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(AK)

12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
    and because I will do this to you, Israel,
    prepare to meet your God.”

13 He who forms the mountains,(AL)
    who creates the wind,(AM)
    and who reveals his thoughts(AN) to mankind,
who turns dawn to darkness,
    and treads on the heights of the earth(AO)
    the Lord God Almighty is his name.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:2 Or away in baskets, / the last of you in fish baskets
  2. Amos 4:3 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew (see Septuagint) out, you mountain of oppression
  3. Amos 4:4 Or days