Amos 7 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Amos 8

¹Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

KJVThus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200^(H8689) unto me: and behold a basket^H3619 of summer fruit^H7019.

² He said, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then Yahweh said to me, “The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Amos^H5986, what seest^H7200^(H8802) thou? And I said^H559^(H8799), A basket^H3619 of summer fruit^H7019. Then said^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 unto me, The end^H7093 is come^H935^(H8804) upon my people^H5971 of Israel^H3478; I will not again^H3254^(H8686) pass^H5674^(H8800) by them any more.

³ The songs of the temple will be wailing in that day,” says the Lord Yahweh. “The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.

KJVAnd the songs^H7892 of the temple^H1964 shall be howlings^H3213^(H8689) in that day^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069: there shall be many^H7227 dead bodies^H6297 in every place^H4725; they shall cast them forth^H7993^(H8689) with silence^H2013^(H8761).

⁴ Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) this, O ye that swallow up^H7602^(H8802) the needy^H34, even to make^H7673 the poor^H6041^(H8675)^H6035 of the land^H776 to fail^H7673^(H8687),

⁵ saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

KJVSaying^H559^(H8800), When will the new moon^H2320 be gone^H5674^(H8799), that we may sell^H7666^(H8686) corn^H7668? and the sabbath^H7676, that we may set forth^H6605^(H8799) wheat^H1250, making the ephah^H374 small^H6994^(H8687), and the shekel^H8255 great^H1431^(H8687), and falsifying^H5791^(H8763) the balances^H3976 by deceit^H4820?

⁶ that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”

KJVThat we may buy^H7069^(H8800) the poor^H1800 for silver^H3701, and the needy^H34 for a pair of shoes^H5275; yea, and sell^H7666^(H8686) the refuse^H4651 of the wheat^H1250?

⁷ Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I will never forget any of their works.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath sworn^H7650^(H8738) by the excellency^H1347 of Jacob^H3290, Surely I will never^H5331 forget^H7911^(H8799) any of their works^H4639.

⁸ Won’t the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

KJVShall not the land^H776 tremble^H7264^(H8799) for this, and every one mourn^H56^(H8804) that dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) therein? and it shall rise up^H5927^(H8804) wholly as a flood^H2975; and it shall be cast out^H1644^(H8738) and drowned^H8257^(H8738)^(H8675)^H8248^(H8738), as by the flood^H216 of Egypt^H4714.

⁹ It will happen in that day,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, that I will cause the sun^H8121 to go down^H935^(H8689) at noon^H6672, and I will darken^H2821^(H8689) the earth^H776 in the clear^H216 day^H3117:

¹⁰ I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies, and baldness on every head. I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and its end like a bitter day.

KJVAnd I will turn^H2015^(H8804) your feasts^H2282 into mourning^H60, and all your songs^H7892 into lamentation^H7015; and I will bring up^H5927^(H8689) sackcloth^H8242 upon all loins^H4975, and baldness^H7144 upon every head^H7218; and I will make^H7760^(H8804) it as the mourning^H60 of an only^H3173 son, and the end^H319 thereof as a bitter^H4751 day^H3117.

¹¹ Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.

KJVBehold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, that I will send^H7971^(H8689) a famine^H7458 in the land^H776, not a famine^H7458 of bread^H3899, nor a thirst^H6772 for water^H4325, but of hearing^H8085^(H8800) the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068:

¹² They will wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek Yahweh’s word, and will not find it.

KJVAnd they shall wander^H5128^(H8804) from sea^H3220 to sea^H3220, and from the north^H6828 even to the east^H4217, they shall run to and fro^H7751^(H8787) to seek^H1245^(H8763) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, and shall not find^H4672^(H8799) it.

¹³ In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint for thirst.

KJVIn that day^H3117 shall the fair^H3303 virgins^H1330 and young men^H970 faint^H5968^(H8691) for thirst^H6772.

¹⁴ Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives,’ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ they will fall, and never rise up again.”

KJVThey that swear^H7650^(H8737) by the sin^H819 of Samaria^H8111, and say^H559^(H8804), Thy god^H430, O Dan^H1835, liveth^H2416; and, The manner^H1870 of Beersheba^H884 liveth^H2416; even they shall fall^H5307^(H8804), and never rise up^H6965^(H8799) again.

WEB·Amos 7

¹Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s harvest.

KJVThus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200^(H8689) unto me; and, behold, he formed^H3335^(H8802) grasshoppers^H1462 in the beginning^H8462 of the shooting up^H5927^(H8800) of the latter growth^H3954; and, lo, it was the latter growth^H3954 after^H310 the king's^H4428 mowings^H1488.

² When they finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, “Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”

KJVAnd it came to pass, that when they had made an end^H3615^(H8765) of eating^H398^(H8800) the grass^H6212 of the land^H776, then I said^H559^(H8799), O Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, forgive^H5545^(H8798), I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob^H3290 arise^H6965^(H8799)? for he is small^H6996.

³ Yahweh relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says Yahweh.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 repented^H5162^(H8738) for this: It shall not be, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

⁴ Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.

KJVThus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200^(H8689) unto me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 called^H7121^(H8802) to contend^H7378^(H8800) by fire^H784, and it devoured^H398^(H8799) the great^H7227 deep^H8415, and did eat up^H398^(H8804) a part^H2506.

⁵ Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I, O Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, cease^H2308^(H8798), I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob^H3290 arise^H6965^(H8799)? for he is small^H6996.

⁶ Yahweh relented concerning this. “This also shall not be,” says the Lord Yahweh.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 repented^H5162^(H8738) for this: This also shall not be, saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

⁷ Thus he showed me: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.

KJVThus he shewed^H7200^(H8689) me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 stood^H5324^(H8737) upon a wall^H2346 made by a plumbline^H594, with a plumbline^H594 in his hand^H3027.

⁸ Yahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Amos^H5986, what seest^H7200^(H8802) thou? And I said^H559^(H8799), A plumbline^H594. Then said^H559^(H8799) the Lord^H136, Behold, I will set^H7760^(H8802) a plumbline^H594 in the midst^H7130 of my people^H5971 Israel^H3478: I will not again^H3254^(H8686) pass by^H5674^(H8800) them any more:

⁹ The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

KJVAnd the high places^H1116 of Isaac^H3446 shall be desolate^H8074^(H8738), and the sanctuaries^H4720 of Israel^H3478 shall be laid waste^H2717^(H8799); and I will rise^H6965^(H8804) against the house^H1004 of Jeroboam^H3379 with the sword^H2719.

¹⁰ Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.

KJVThen Amaziah^H558 the priest^H3548 of Bethel^H1008 sent^H7971^(H8799) to Jeroboam^H3379 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), Amos^H5986 hath conspired^H7194^(H8804) against thee in the midst^H7130 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478: the land^H776 is not able^H3201^(H8799) to bear^H3557^(H8687) all his words^H1697.

¹¹ For Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

KJVFor thus Amos^H5986 saith^H559^(H8804), Jeroboam^H3379 shall die^H4191^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, and Israel^H3478 shall surely^H1540^(H8800) be led away captive^H1540^(H8799) out of their own land^H127.

¹² Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there,

KJVAlso Amaziah^H558 said^H559^(H8799) unto Amos^H5986, O thou seer^H2374, go^H3212^(H8798), flee thee away^H1272^(H8798) into the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, and there eat^H398^(H8798) bread^H3899, and prophesy^H5012^(H8735) there:

¹³ but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”

KJVBut prophesy^H5012^(H8736) not again^H3254^(H8686) any more at Bethel^H1008: for it is the king's^H4428 chapel^H4720, and it is the king's^H4467 court^H1004.

¹⁴ Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;

KJVThen answered^H6030^(H8799) Amos^H5986, and said^H559^(H8799) to Amaziah^H558, I was no prophet^H5030, neither was I a prophet's^H5030 son^H1121; but I was an herdman^H951, and a gatherer^H1103^(H8802) of sycomore fruit^H8256:

¹⁵ and Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 took^H3947^(H8799) me as I followed^H310 the flock^H6629, and the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Go^H3212^(H8798), prophesy^H5012^(H8734) unto my people^H5971 Israel^H3478.

¹⁶ Now therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’

KJVNow therefore hear^H8085^(H8798) thou the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068: Thou sayest^H559^(H8802), Prophesy^H5012^(H8735) not against Israel^H3478, and drop^H5197^(H8686) not thy word against the house^H1004 of Isaac^H3446.

¹⁷ Therefore Yahweh says: ‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Thy wife^H802 shall be an harlot^H2181^(H8799) in the city^H5892, and thy sons^H1121 and thy daughters^H1323 shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, and thy land^H127 shall be divided^H2505^(H8792) by line^H2256; and thou shalt die^H4191^(H8799) in^H5921 a polluted^H2931 land^H127: and Israel^H3478 shall surely^H1540^(H8800) go into captivity^H1540^(H8799) forth of his land^H127.

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