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Amos’ Vision of Yahweh’s Fire
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)sheepherders from (B)Tekoa, which he beheld in visions concerning Israel in the days of (C)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of (D)Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the (E)earthquake. 2 And he said,
“[a](F)Yahweh roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;
And the shepherds’ (G)pasture grounds mourn,
And the [b](H)top of Carmel dries up.”
3 Thus says Yahweh,
“For (I)three transgressions of (J)Damascus and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of (K)Ben-hadad.
5 I will also (L)break the gate bar of Damascus
And cut off the inhabitant from the [c]valley of Aven
And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go into exile to (M)Kir,”
Says Yahweh.
6 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (N)Gaza and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles
To (O)deliver it up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,
And it will consume her citadels.
8 I will also cut off the inhabitant from (P)Ashdod
And him who holds the scepter from (Q)Ashkelon;
I will even turn My hand against Ekron,
And the remnant of the (R)Philistines will perish,”
Says Lord Yahweh.
9 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (S)Tyre and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they delivered up the whole community of exiles to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of [d](T)brotherhood.
10 So I will (U)send fire upon the wall of Tyre,
And it will consume her citadels.”
11 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (V)Edom and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (W)pursued his brother with the sword
While he corrupted his compassion;
And his anger also (X)tore continually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send fire upon (Y)Teman,
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of the sons of (Z)Ammon and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (AA)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to (AB)enlarge their borders.
14 So I will kindle a fire on the wall of (AC)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid a (AD)loud shout on the day of battle
And a (AE)storm on the day of tempest.
15 And their (AF)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,”
Says Yahweh.
2 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (AG)Moab and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (AH)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 So I will send fire upon Moab,
And it will consume the citadels of (AI)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid great (AJ)rumbling,
Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.
3 I will also cut off the [e](AK)judge from her midst
And kill all her (AL)princes with him,” says Yahweh.
Punishment of Judah and Israel
4 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (AM)Judah and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (AN)rejected the law of Yahweh
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [f](AO)falsehood also has led them astray,
That which their (AP)fathers walked after.
5 So I will (AQ)send fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (AR)Israel and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (AS)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 These who [g]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the (AT)poor
Also (AU)turn aside the way of the humble;
And a (AV)man and his father go to the same [h]young woman
In order to profane My holy name.
8 On garments (AW)taken as pledges they stretch out beside (AX)every altar,
And in the house of their God they (AY)drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the (AZ)Amorite before them,
[i]Though his (BA)height was like the height of cedars,
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his (BB)fruit above and his root below.
10 And it was I who (BC)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness (BD)forty years
[j]That you might take possession of the land of the (BE)Amorite.
11 Then I (BF)raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your choice men to be (BG)Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You (BH)shall not prophesy!’
13 Behold, I am [k](BI)weighted down beneath you
As a wagon [l]is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 (BJ)So [m]flight will perish from the swift,
And the strong will not instill his power with courage,
Nor will the (BK)mighty man make his [n]life escape.
15 He who (BL)grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the (BM)horse make his [o]life escape.
16 Even the [p]most courageous of heart among the mighty men will (BN)flee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.
Yahweh Speaks Against Israel
3 Hear this word which Yahweh has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire [q](BO)family which [r]He brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
2 “(BP)You only have I known among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will [s](BQ)punish you for all your iniquities.”
3 Do two men walk together unless they have made an [t]appointment?
4 Does a (BR)lion roar in the forest when it has no prey?
Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no [u]bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
6 If a (BS)trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a (BT)calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?
7 [v]Surely Lord Yahweh does nothing
Unless He (BU)reveals His secret counsel
To His slaves the prophets.
8 A (BV)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
(BW)Lord Yahweh has spoken! (BX)Who can but prophesy?
9 Make it heard on the citadels in (BY)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Gather yourselves on the (BZ)mountains of Samaria and see the great confusions within her and the (CA)oppressions in her midst. 10 But they (CB)do not know how to do what is right,” declares Yahweh, “these who (CC)hoard up [w]violence and devastation in their citadels.”
11 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,
“An (CD)adversary, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your [x]strength from you,
And your (CE)citadels will be plundered.”
12 Thus says Yahweh,
“Just as the shepherd (CF)delivers from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel inhabiting Samaria be delivered—
With the (CG)corner of a bed and the [y](CH)cover of a couch!
13 Hear and (CI)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of (CJ)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut in pieces,
And they will fall to the ground.
15 I will also strike the [z](CK)winter house together with the (CL)summer house;
The houses of [aa](CM)ivory will also perish,
And the (CN)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares Yahweh.
The Seven Seals
6 Then I looked when the (A)Lamb opened one of the (B)seven seals, and I heard one of the (C)four living creatures saying as with a (D)voice of thunder, “[a]Come.” 2 Then I looked, and behold, a (E)white horse, and he who sits on it had a bow; and (F)a crown was given to him, and he went out (G)overcoming and to overcome.
3 And when He opened the second seal, I heard the (H)second living creature saying, “Come.” 4 And another, (I)a red horse, went out; and to him who sits on it, it was given to him to (J)take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
5 And when He opened the third seal, I heard the (K)third living creature saying, “Come.” Then I looked, and behold, a (L)black horse; and he who sits on it had a (M)pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the (N)four living creatures saying, “One [b]choinix of wheat for one [c]denarius, and three [d]choinix of barley for one [e]denarius, and (O)do not harm the oil and the wine.”
7 And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the (P)fourth living creature saying, “Come.” 8 Then I looked, and behold, a (Q)pale horse; and he who sits on it had the name (R)Death, and (S)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (T)to kill with sword and with famine and with [f]pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
9 And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw (U)underneath the (V)altar the (W)souls of those who had been slain (X)because of the word of God, and because of the (Y)witness which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(Z)How long, O (AA)Master, (AB)holy and true? [g]Will You not (AC)judge and avenge our blood on (AD)those who dwell on the earth?” 11 And (AE)a white robe was given to each of them; and it was told to them that they should (AF)rest for a little while longer, (AG)until the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were to be killed even as they had been, would be (AH)completed also.
12 Then I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and there was a great (AI)earthquake; and the (AJ)sun became black as (AK)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and (AL)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, (AM)as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14 (AN)And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and (AO)every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 Then (AP)the kings of the earth and the great men and the [h]commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man (AQ)hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *(AR)said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the [i]presence of Him (AS)who sits on the throne, and from the [j](AT)wrath of the Lamb, 17 for (AU)the great (AV)day of their [k]wrath has come, and (AW)who is able to stand?”
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