Amos 7
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Thus has the Lord God shewed me; and, behold, a swarm of locusts coming from the east;
and, behold, one caterpillar, king Gog.
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And it Gr. fut 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.
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Repent, O Lord, for this. And this shall not be, says the Lord.
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Thus has the Lord shewed me; and, behold, the Lord called for judgement by fire, and
it devoured the great deep, and devoured the Lord’s portion.
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Then I said, O Lord, cease, I pray you: who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small
in number. Repent, O Lord, for this.
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This also shall not be, says the Lord.
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Thus the Lord shewed me; and behold, he stood upon a wall of adamant, and in his hand
was an adamant.
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And the Lord said to me, What see you, 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.
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And the Gr. altars of laughter joyful altars shall be abolished, and the sacrifices of Israel shall be Gr. made desolate set
aside; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
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Then Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos is
forming conspiracies against you in the midst of the house of Israel: the land will
be utterly unable to bear all his words.
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For thus says Amos, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be led away
captive from his land.
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And Amasias said to Amos, Go, seer, remove you into the land of Juda, and live there,
and you shall prophesy there:
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but you shall no longer prophesy at Bethel: for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it
is the royal house.
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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.
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And the Lord took me from the sheep, and the Lord said to me, Go, and prophesy to
my people Israel.
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And now hear the word of the Lord: You say, Prophesy not to Israel, and raise not
a tumult against the house of Jacob.
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Therefore thus says the Lord; Your wife shall be a harlot in the city, and your sons
and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be measured with the
line; and you shall die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be led captive out of
his land. Thus has the Lord God shewed me.