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Amos, Chapter 7,  verses 1-9

1 Warning Through Visions
1 Thus the Lorda Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the chGOD showed me, and behold, He was forming a locust-swarmb Lit at the beginning of the coming up ofwhen the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’sc Or shearingsmowing. 2 And it came about,d Lit ifwhen it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,“Lord GOD, please pardon!
e Lit As whoHow can Jacob stand,
For he is small?”
3The LORDf Or relentedchanged His mind about this.
“It shall not be,” said the LORD.
4 Thus the Lord GOD showed me, and behold, the Lord GOD was calling to contend with them by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume theg Lit portionfarm land. 5 Then I said,“Lord GOD, please stop!
How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”
6The LORDh Or relentedchanged His mind about this.
“This too shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.
7 Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standingi Or uponby aj Lit wall of a plumb linevertical wall with a plumb line in His hand. 8 The LORD said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,“Behold I am about to put a plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I willk Lit pass him byspare them no longer.
9“The high places of Isaac will be desolated
And the sanctuaries of Israel laid waste.
Then I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
Read more:Amos, Chapter 7

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