Amos 7
Yahweh Will Rise Up Against Israel
7Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, He was forming a alocust-swarm 1when the spring crop began to come up. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s 2mowing. 2And it happened 1when it had acompleted eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “bLord Yahweh, please pardon!2How can Jacob rise up,For he is csmall?”
3Yahweh 1,arelented concerning this.“It shall not be,” said Yahweh.4Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, Lord Yahweh was calling to contend with them by afire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the 1farm land. 5Then I said, “aLord Yahweh, please stop!1,bHow can Jacob rise up, for he is small?”
6Yahweh 1,arelented concerning this.“This too shall not be,” said Lord Yahweh.7Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing 1by a wall made with a 2plumb line, and in His hand was a 3plumb line. 8And Yahweh said to me, “aWhat do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am about to put a bplumb lineIn the midst of My people Israel.I will cpass over them no longer.
9“The ahigh places of Isaac will be desolatedAnd the bsanctuaries of Israel laid waste.Then I will crise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”Amos Accused
10Then Amaziah, the apriest of Bethel, sent word to bJeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has cconspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. 11“For thus Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” 12Then Amaziah said to Amos, “aGo, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and there do your prophesying! 13“But ano longer prophesy at Bethel, for it is a bsanctuary of the king and a royal house.”
14Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the ason of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a 1grower of sycamore figs. 15“But Yahweh took me from 1following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go aprophesy to My people Israel.’ 16“So now, hear the word of Yahweh: you are saying, ‘You ashall not prophesy against Israel, bnor shall you drip out words against the house of Isaac.’ 17“Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your awife will play the harlot in the city, your bsons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die 1upon cunclean land. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”