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Amos 7

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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 .
Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me : and, 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 .
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.
It happened that , when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, " Lord Yahweh , forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand ? For he is small. "
The LORD repented for this : It shall not be, saith the LORD .
Yahweh relented concerning this . " It shall not be, " says Yahweh .
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 .
Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me and, behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire ; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land .
Then said I, O Lord GOD , cease , I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise ? for he is small.
Then I said , " Lord Yahweh , stop , I beg you! How could Jacob stand ? For he is small. "
The LORD repented for this : This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD .
Yahweh relented concerning this . " This also shall not be, " says the Lord Yahweh .
Thus he shewed me : and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline , with a plumbline in his hand.
Thus he showed me and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line , with a plumb line in his hand.
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 :
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 midst of my people Israel . I will not again pass by them any more .
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.
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. "
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.
Then Amaziah the priest of Beth El sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, " Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel . The land is not able to bear all his words.
For thus Amos saith , Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
For Amos says , ' Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. '"
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
Amaziah also said to Amos, "You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
But prophesy not again any more at Bethel : for it is the king's chapel , and it is the king's court.
but don't prophesy again any more at Bethel ; for it is the king's sanctuary , and it is a royal house!"
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:
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 trees;
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
and Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ' Go, prophesy to my people Israel. '
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.
Now therefore listen to the word of Yahweh : 'You say , Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac. '
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.
Therefore thus says Yahweh: '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. '"

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