7:1 Thus has the Lord God shewed me; and,
behold, a swarm of locusts coming from the east; and, behold, one
caterpillar, king Gog.
7:2 And it came to pass when he had finished devouring the grass of the
land, that I said, Lord God, be merciful; who shall raise up Jacob? for he
is small in number.
7:3 Repent, O Lord, for this. And this shall not be, saith the Lord.
7:4 Thus has the Lord shewed me; and, behold, the Lord called for judgment
by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and devoured the Lord's portion.
7:5 Then I said, O Lord, cease, I pray thee: who shall raise up Jacob? for
he is small in number. Repent, O Lord, for this.
7:6 This also shall not be, saith the Lord.
7:7 Thus the Lord shewed me; and behold, he stood upon a wall of adamant,
and in his hand [was] an adamant.
7:8 And the Lord said to me, What seest thou, Amos? And I said, An adamant.
And the Lord said to me, Behold, I appoint an adamant in the midst of my
people Israel: I will not pass by them any more.
7:9 And the joyful altars shall be abolished, and the sacrifices of Israel
shall be set aside; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with
the sword.
7:10 Then Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,
saying, Amos is forming conspiracies against thee in the midst of the house
of Israel: the land will be utterly unable to bear all his words.
7:11 For thus says Amos, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall
be led away captive from his land.
7:12 And Amasias said to Amos, Go, seer, remove thou into the land of Juda,
and live there, and thou shalt prophesy there:
7:13 but thou shalt no longer prophesy at Bethel: for it is the king's
sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
7:14 And Amos answered, and said to Amasias, I was not a prophet, nor the
son of a prophet; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruits.
7:15 And the Lord took me from the sheep, and the Lord said to me, Go, and
prophesy to my people Israel.
7:16 And now hear the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not to Israel,
and raise not a tumult against the house of Jacob.
7:17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city,
and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall
be measured with the line; and thou shalt die in an unclean land; and Israel
shall be led captive out of his land. Thus has the Lord God shewed me. |
7:1 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me;
and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of
the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's
mowings.
7:2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass
of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall
Jacob arise? for he is small.
7:3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
7:4 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called
to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
7:5 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob
arise? for he is small.
7:6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
7:7 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a
plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
7:8 And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A
plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst
of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
7:9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of
Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam
with the sword.
7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,
saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of
Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
7:11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall
surely be led away captive out of their own land.
7:12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the
land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
7:13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel,
and it is the king's court.
7:14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was
I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
7:15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto
me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
7:16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not
against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
7:17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city,
and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall
be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall
surely go into captivity forth of his land. |