“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.

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Social and Spiritual Corruption

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, “Bring something so that we may drink!” My Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that, “Behold, the days are coming upon you when they[a] will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishing hooks. And you shall leave through breaches in the wall, each one in front of her. You will be dragged off toward Harmon,”[b] declares[c] Yahweh.

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Notas al pie

  1. Amos 4:2 Literally “and he”
  2. Amos 4:3 The meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain
  3. Amos 4:3 Literally “a declaration of”