Old/New Testament
Judgment on Neighbor Nations
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)sheepherders from (B)Tekoa, which he [a]envisioned 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 He said,
“The (F)Lord roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ (G)pasture grounds mourn,
And the [b](H)summit of Carmel dries up.”
3 Thus says the Lord,
“For (I)three transgressions of (J)Damascus and for four
I will not [c]revoke 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 [d]valley of Aven,
And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go exiled to (M)Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (N)Gaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
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 [e]unleash My [f]power upon Ekron,
And the remnant of the (R)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord [g]God.
9 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (S)Tyre and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of [h](T)brotherhood.
10 “So I will (U)send fire upon the wall of Tyre
And it will consume her citadels.”
11 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (V)Edom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he (W)pursued his brother with the sword,
While he [i]stifled his compassion;
His anger also (X)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 “So I will send fire upon (Y)Teman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of the sons of (Z)Ammon and for four
I will not revoke 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 [j](AD)war cries on the day of battle,
And a (AE)storm on the day of tempest.
15 “Their (AF)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.
Judgment on Judah and Israel
2 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (AG)Moab and for four
I will not [k]revoke 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 (AJ)tumult,
With [l]war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also cut off the [m](AK)judge from her midst
And slay all her (AL)princes with him,” says the Lord.
4 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (AM)Judah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (AN)rejected the law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [n](AO)lies also have led them astray,
Those after which their (AP)fathers walked.
5 “So I will (AQ)send fire upon Judah
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (AR)Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (AS)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 “These who [o]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the (AT)helpless
Also (AU)turn aside the way of the humble;
And a (AV)man and his father [p]resort to the same [q]girl
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,
[r]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 “It was I who (BC)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness (BD)forty years
[s]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 young men to be (BG)Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You (BH)shall not prophesy!’
13 “Behold, I am [t](BI)weighted down beneath you
As a wagon [u]is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 “[v](BJ)Flight will perish from the swift,
And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the (BK)mighty man save his [w]life.
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 save his [x]life.
16 “Even the [y]bravest among the warriors will (BN)flee naked in that day,” declares the Lord.
All the Tribes Are Guilty
3 Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire [z](BO)family which [aa]He brought up from the land of Egypt:
2 “(BP)You only have I [ab]chosen among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will [ac](BQ)punish you for all your iniquities.”
3 Do two men walk together unless they have made an [ad]appointment?
4 Does a (BR)lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion [ae]growl from his den unless he has captured something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no [af]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 occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?
7 [ag]Surely the Lord [ah]God does nothing
Unless He (BU)reveals His secret counsel
To His servants the prophets.
8 A (BV)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The (BW)Lord [ai]God has spoken! (BX)Who can but prophesy?
9 Proclaim on the citadels in (BY)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the (BZ)mountains of Samaria and see the great tumults within her and the (CA)oppressions in her midst. 10 But they (CB)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who (CC)hoard up [aj]violence and devastation in their citadels.”
11 Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“An (CD)enemy, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your [ak]strength from you
And your (CE)citadels will be looted.”
12 Thus says the Lord,
“Just as the shepherd [al](CF)snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be [am]snatched away—
With the (CG)corner of a bed and the [an](CH)cover of a couch!
13 “Hear and (CI)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, 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 off
And they will fall to the ground.
15 “I will also smite the [ao](CK)winter house together with the (CL)summer house;
The houses of [ap](CM)ivory will also perish
And the (CN)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.
The First Seal—Rider on White Horse
6 Then I saw when the (A)Lamb broke one of the (B)seven seals, and I heard one of the (C)four living creatures saying as with a (D)voice of thunder, “Come[a].” 2 I looked, and behold, a (E)white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and (F)a crown was given to him, and he went out (G)conquering and to conquer.
The Second Seal—War
3 When He broke the second seal, I heard the (H)second living creature saying, “Come[b].” 4 And another, (I)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to (J)take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
The Third Seal—Famine
5 When He broke the third seal, I heard the (K)third living creature saying, “Come[c].” I looked, and behold, a (L)black horse; and he who sat on it had a (M)pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice in the center of the (N)four living creatures saying, “A [d]quart of wheat for a [e]denarius, and three [f]quarts of barley for a [g]denarius; and (O)do not damage the oil and the wine.”
The Fourth Seal—Death
7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the (P)fourth living creature saying, “Come[h].” 8 I looked, and behold, an [i](Q)ashen horse; and he who sat 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 [j]pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
The Fifth Seal—Martyrs
9 When the Lamb broke 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)testimony which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(Z)How long, O [k](AA)Lord, (AB)holy and true, [l]will You refrain from (AC)judging and avenging our blood on (AD)those who dwell on the earth?” 11 And (AE)there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should (AF)rest for a little while longer, (AG)until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be (AH)completed also.
The Sixth Seal—Terror
12 I looked when He broke 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)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 [m]commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *(AQ)said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the [n]presence of Him (AR)who sits on the throne, and from the (AS)wrath of the Lamb; 17 for (AT)the great day of their wrath has come, and (AU)who is able to stand?”
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