Old/New Testament
1 The words of Amos (who was among the herdsmen at Tekoa), which he saw upon Israel in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah; and in the days of Jeroboam (the son of Joash, King of Israel), two years before the earthquake.
2 And he said, “The LORD shall roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem. And the dwelling places of the shepherds shall perish. And the top of Carmel shall wither.
3 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
4 ‘Therefore I will send a fire into the house of Hazael. And it shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
5 ‘I will also break the bars of Damascus and cut off the inhabitant of Bikeath-Aven, and he who holds the scepter out of Beth Eden. And the people of Aram shall go into captivity to Kir,’ says the LORD.
6 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because they carried away the whole captivity as prisoners, to shut them up in Edom.
7 ‘Therefore I will send a fire upon the walls of Gaza. And it shall devour the palaces thereof.
8 ‘And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and he who holds the scepter from Ashkelon, and turn My hand to Ekron. And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,’ says the LORD God.
9 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because they shut the whole captivity in Edom. And have not remembered the brotherly covenant.
10 ‘Therefore I will send a fire upon the walls of Tyre. And it shall devour the palaces thereof.’
11 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity. And his anger spoiled him evermore. And his wrath watched him always.
12 ‘Therefore I will send a fire upon Teman. And it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.’
13 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
14 ‘Therefore I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah. And it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle; with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
15 ‘And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,’ says the LORD." Against Moab, Judah, and Israel.
2 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn to it, because it burnt the bones of the king of Edom into lime.
2 ‘Therefore I will send a fire upon Moab. And it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth. And Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of a trumpet.
3 ‘And I will cut off the judge out of the midst thereof; and will slay all the princes thereof with him,’ says the LORD.
4 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because they have cast away the Law of the LORD and have not kept His Commandments. And their lies caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked.
5 ‘Therefore I will send a fire upon Judah. And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.’
6 “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn to it. Because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for shoes.
7 ‘They gape over the head of the poor, in the dust of the Earth, and pervert the ways of the meek. And a man and his father will go in to a maid, to dishonor My Holy Name.
8 ‘And they lie down by every altar, upon pledged clothes. And they drink the wine of the condemned in the House of their God.
9 ‘Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them. Whose height was like the height of the cedars. And he was strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his root from beneath.
10 ‘Also, I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 ‘And I raised up of your sons for Prophets, and your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even so, O children of Israel,’ says the LORD?
12 ‘But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the Prophets, saying, “Do not Prophesy.”
13 ‘Behold, I am pressed under you as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
14 ‘Therefore, the flight shall perish from the swift. And the strong shall not strengthen his force. Nor shall the mighty save his life;
15 ‘nor shall he who handles the bow stand. And he who is swift of foot shall not escape. Nor shall he who rides the horse save his life.
16 ‘And he who is of a mighty courage among the strong men shall flee away naked on that day,’ says the LORD.”
3 Hear this Word that the LORD pronounces against you, O children of Israel; against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
2 “You only have I known of all the families of the Earth. Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
3 “Can two walk together unless they are agreed?
4 “Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Or will a young lion cry out of his den if he has captured nothing?
5 “Can a bird fall into a snare upon the Earth if there is no lure? Or will a snare spring up from the Earth, having caught nothing at all?
6 “Or, shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Or shall there be evil in a city and the LORD has not done it?”
7 Surely the LORD God will do nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants, the Prophets.
8 The lion has roared! Who will not be afraid? The LORD God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
9 “Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod; and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, ‘Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria. See the great tumults in the midst thereof; and the oppressed in the midst thereof.’
10 “For they do not know to do right,” says the LORD, “They store up violence and robbery in their palaces.”
11 Therefore, thus says the LORD God: “An adversary shall come, spreading all around the country; and shall bring down your strength from you. And your palaces shall be plundered.”
12 Thus says the LORD: “As the shepherd takes two legs out of the mouth of the lion, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel, who dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, be taken out; and in Damascus, as in a couch.
13 “Hear, and testify in the house of Jacob,” says the LORD God, the God of hosts,
14 “Surely, on the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel. And the horns of the altar shall be broken off and fall to the ground.
15 “And I will strike the winter house along with the summer house. And the houses of ivory shall perish. And the great houses shall be consumed,” says the LORD. Against the governors of Samaria.
6 After, I beheld when the Lamb opened one of the seals. And I heard one of the four beasts say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
2 Therefore, I looked. And lo, there was a white horse. And he who sat on him had a bow. And a crown was given to him. And he went forth, conquering, so that he might overcome.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, “Come!”
4 And another red horse went out. And power was given to him who sat upon it to take peace from the Earth, so that they should kill one another. And there was given to him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, “Come!” Then I looked and lo, a black horse. And he who sat on him had a scales in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, “A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and the oil and wine do not damage!”
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, “Come!”
8 And I looked. And behold, a pale horse. And his name who sat on him was Death. And Hell followed after him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the Earth; to kill with sword and with hunger and with death and with beasts of the Earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw, under the altar, the souls of those who were killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Lord - Who are holy and true - do You not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the Earth?”
11 And long white robes were given to everyone. And it was said to them that they should rest for a little season until their fellow servants, and their brothers who would be killed just as they were, were fulfilled.
12 And when he had opened the sixth seal, I looked. And lo, there was a great earthquake. And the Sun was as black as sackcloth made of hair. And the Moon was like blood.
13 And the stars of heaven fell to the Earth, as a fig-tree casts her green figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14 And heaven departed away - as a scroll when it is rolled - and every mountain and isle were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the Earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in dens and among the rocks of the mountains;
16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us! And hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17 “For the great Day of His wrath has come! And who can stand!?”
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