\id AMO - Copyright World Bible Translation Center 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008 
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\h Amos 
\toc1 Amos 
\toc2 Amos 
\mt1 Amos 
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\s1 Introduction 
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\v 1 \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*, \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* shepherds \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* city \w Tekoa|strong="H8620"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H2372"\w* \w visions|strong="H2372"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* two \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w*. 
\s1 Punishment \w for|strong="H5921"\w* Aram 
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\v 2 \w Amos|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q1 “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H7580"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* lion \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5414"\w* loud \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w roar|strong="H7580"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* green \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H5414"\w* brown \w and|strong="H3068"\w* die. 
\q2 Even Mount \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*\f + \fr 1:2  \fk Mount Carmel \ft A mountain in northern Israel. The name means “God’s vineyard.” This shows that it was a very fertile hill.\f* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*.” 
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\v 3 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*.\f + \fr 1:3  \fk for the many crimes they did \ft Literally, “for three crimes … and for four ….” This shows that these people were very sinful—and it was time to punish them. Also in verses 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6.\f* \w They|strong="H5921"\w* crushed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1758"\w* tools. 
\v 4 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* start \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w Hazael’s|strong="H2371"\w*\f + \fr 1:4  \fk Hazael \ft Hazael was the king of Aram (Syria). He murdered Ben-Hadad I so that he could become king. See 2 Kings 8:7.\f* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0398"\w* great \w palaces|strong="H0759"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w*.\f + \fr 1:4  \fk Ben-Hadad \ft Ben-Hadad II, the son of Hazael, king of Aram (Syria). See 2 Kings 13:3.\f* 
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\v 5 “\w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* \w open|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* gates \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*\f + \fr 1:5  \fk Damascus \ft The capital city of Aram (Syria).\f* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w sits|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* throne \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1237"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Aven|strong="H0206"\w*.\f + \fr 1:5  \fk the Valley of Aven \ft A name that can mean “Restful Valley” or “Empty Valley of Misfortune.”\f* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* symbol \w of|strong="H1004"\w* power \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w Beth|strong="H1004"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5730"\w*,\f + \fr 1:5  \fk Beth Eden \ft The royal city of Aram (Syria) on Mount Lebanon. This name means “House of Pleasure” or “Paradise.”\f* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* defeated \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H1540"\w* \w back|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w*.\f + \fr 1:5  \fk Kir \ft Or “Kur,” an area controlled by the Assyrians. See Amos 9:7.\f*” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\s1 Punishment \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Philistines 
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\v 6 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*\f + \fr 1:6  \fk Gaza \ft An important city of the Philistines.\f* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H7725"\w* \w an|strong="H0559"\w* \w entire|strong="H8003"\w* nation \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H1540"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* slaves \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. 
\v 7 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* start \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w* \w that|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0398"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*. 
\v 8 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H3027"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w sits|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* throne \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Ashdod|strong="H0795"\w*. \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w holds|strong="H8551"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Ashkelon|strong="H0831"\w*. \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* punish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*.\f + \fr 1:8  \fk Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron \ft Important cities of the Philistines.\f* \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w left|strong="H7725"\w* alive \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w die|strong="H0006"\w*.” \w This|strong="H7725"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\s1 \w Punishment|strong="H3027"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* Phoenicia 
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\v 9 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*\f + \fr 1:9  \fk Tyre \ft The capital city of Phoenicia.\f* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H7725"\w* \w an|strong="H0559"\w* \w entire|strong="H8003"\w* nation \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* slaves \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*.\f + \fr 1:9  \fk brothers \ft The people of Israel.\f* 
\v 10 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* start \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w that|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0398"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*.” 
\s1 Punishment \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* Edomites 
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\v 11 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w*. \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* showed \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7356"\w*. \w His|strong="H8104"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stopped|strong="H7725"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w tearing|strong="H2963"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w tearing|strong="H2963"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H8104"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* wild \w animal|strong="H7843"\w*. 
\v 12 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* start \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at|strong="H0398"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w* \w that|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0398"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w* \w of|strong="H0759"\w* \w Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w*.” 
\s1 Punishment \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* Ammonites 
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\v 13 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*\f + \fr 1:13  \fk Ammonites \ft The Ammonites were the descendants of Ben-Ammi, son of Lot. Read Genesis 19:38.\f* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* killed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w pregnant|strong="H2030"\w* \w women|strong="H2030"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* could \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* country \w larger|strong="H7337"\w*. 
\v 14 So \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* start \w a|strong="H3341"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*\f + \fr 1:14  \fk Rabbah \ft The capital city of the Ammonites.\f* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H3117"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*. Troubles \w will|strong="H0784"\w* come \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w* \w like|strong="H2346"\w* \w a|strong="H3341"\w* whirlwind\f + \fr 1:14  \fk whirlwind \ft A strong wind that blows in a circle.\f* into \w their|strong="H0398"\w* country. 
\v 15 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* captured. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* taken \w together|strong="H3162"\w*.” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
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\s1 Punishment for Moab 
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\v 1 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w lime|strong="H7875"\w*. 
\v 2 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H6963"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* start \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w that|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w destroy|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Kerioth|strong="H7152"\w*.\f + \fr 2:2  \fk Kerioth \ft A city in Moab. This might be Ar, the capital city of Moab.\f* There \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* terrible \w shouting|strong="H8643"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\v 3 So \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w an|strong="H3772"\w* end \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* kings\f + \fr 2:3  \fk kings \ft Literally, “judges.”\f* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Moab, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Moab.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\s1 Punishment \w for|strong="H3605"\w* Judah 
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\v 4 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w teachings|strong="H8451"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w commands|strong="H0559"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* believed \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 5 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* start \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w that|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0398"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w* \w of|strong="H0398"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.” 
\s1 Punishment \w for|strong="H7971"\w* Israel 
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\v 6 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely punish \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* many \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* done. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* honest \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* little \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w price|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* pair \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w*. 
\v 7 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* pushed \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w faces|strong="H1870"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* walked \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* stopped listening \w to|strong="H0413"\w* suffering \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. \w Fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w sons|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H0001"\w* sexual \w relations|strong="H0413"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* ruined \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 
\v 8 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H5186"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* poor, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w then|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* sat \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* worshiping \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* loaned money \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* poor, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w then|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H5186"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w as|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* promise \w for|strong="H5921"\w* payment.\f + \fr 2:8  \fk as a promise for payment. \ft See Deuteronomy 24:12-13 for the rules about making loans to the poor.\f* \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* people \w pay|strong="H5186"\w* fines \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* money \w to|strong="H5921"\w* buy \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*\f + \fr 2:9  \fk Amorites \ft One of the nations who lived in Canaan before the Israelites came. They were the people who scared the Israelites while Moses was leading them in the desert. See Num. 13:33.\f* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w tall|strong="H1363"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* trees \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w strong|strong="H2634"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w oaks|strong="H0437"\w*, \w but|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w*.\f + \fr 2:9  \fk fruit above … below \ft This means the parents and their children.\f* 
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\v 10 “\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H0776"\w* \w who|strong="H0567"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w For|strong="H0776"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* led \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w through|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w I|strong="H0595"\w* helped \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Amorites’ \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 11 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* made some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nazirites|strong="H5139"\w*. \w People|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w*.” \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w what|strong="H2063"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
\v 12 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w made|strong="H8248"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Nazirites|strong="H5139"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*. \w You|strong="H6680"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w*. 
\v 13 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* become more than \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* bear. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* bent low \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w wagon|strong="H5699"\w* loaded \w with|strong="H0834"\w* grain. 
\v 14 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* fastest runner. \w Strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* enough. \w Soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w save|strong="H4422"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\v 15 \w People|strong="H5315"\w* \w with|strong="H5315"\w* \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w arrows|strong="H7198"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* survive. \w Fast|strong="H7031"\w* \w runners|strong="H7272"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*. \w People|strong="H5315"\w* \w on|strong="H7392"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w alive|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\v 16 \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* even very brave \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* not take \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5127"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* clothes \w on|strong="H3117"\w*.” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
\c 3  
\s1 Warning to Israel 
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\v 1 \w People|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*! \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w families|strong="H4940"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\v 2 “\w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* many \w families|strong="H4940"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0127"\w*, \w but|strong="H7535"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w family|strong="H4940"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* chose \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* special \w way|strong="H3605"\w*. \w And|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* turned \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H0127"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Cause \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Israel’s \w Punishment|strong="H5771"\w* 
\q1
\v 3 \w Two|strong="H8147"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* walk \w together|strong="H3162"\w* 
\q2 \w unless|strong="H1115"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w agreed|strong="H3259"\w* \w to|strong="H0518"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w* \w so|strong="H1115"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w A|strong="H5414"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w roar|strong="H7580"\w* \w in|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* 
\q2 \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* catches \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w prey|strong="H2964"\w*. 
\q1 \w A|strong="H5414"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7580"\w* \w in|strong="H6963"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* cave 
\q2 \w means|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w has|strong="H0369"\w* \w caught|strong="H3920"\w* something \w to|strong="H0369"\w* eat. 
\q1
\v 5 \w A|strong="H4480"\w* \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* fly \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w trap|strong="H4170"\w* 
\q2 \w unless|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* food \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="H4170"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w trap|strong="H4170"\w* closes, 
\q2 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w catch|strong="H3920"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bird|strong="H6833"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* hear \w the|strong="H3068"\w* warning blast \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, 
\q2 \w they|strong="H0518"\w* shake \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w comes|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* decides \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* first \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0518"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. 
\v 8 \w When|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H1696"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w roars|strong="H7580"\w*, \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* frightened. \w When|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w*, \w a|strong="H1696"\w* \w prophet|strong="H1696"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w*. 
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\v 9-10 Go to the high towers in Ashdod\f + \fr 3:9-10  \fk Ashdod \ft An important city of the Philistines.\f* and in Egypt and announce this message from the LORD: “Come together on the mountains of Samaria. See the great confusion there because the people don’t know how to live right. See how cruel they are to others. They take things from people to hide in their high towers. Their treasuries are filled with the things they have taken in war.” 
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w An|strong="H4480"\w* enemy \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* break \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* walls \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H0962"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* things \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* hidden \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* high \w towers|strong="H0759"\w*.” 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\q1 “\w A|strong="H0176"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* attack \w a|strong="H0176"\w* lamb, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* try \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* lamb. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* 
\q2 \w only|strong="H5337"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* part \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* lamb. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* pull \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w legs|strong="H3767"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* part \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w an|strong="H0559"\w* \w ear|strong="H0241"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w lion’s|strong="H0738"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 
\q1 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w*, most \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w*. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w only|strong="H5337"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w corner|strong="H6285"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*, 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w piece|strong="H0915"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* cloth \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w couch|strong="H4296"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w This|strong="H5749"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful \w says|strong="H5002"\w*: “\w Warn|strong="H5749"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* these things. 
\v 14 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* sinned, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* sins. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* do, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w also|strong="H3478"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*.\f + \fr 3:14  \fk Bethel \ft A town in Israel. This name means “God’s house.”\f* \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w cut|strong="H1438"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 15 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w winter|strong="H2779"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w summer|strong="H7019"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*. \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
\c 4  
\s1 The Women Who Love Pleasure 
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\v 1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0935"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w cows|strong="H6510"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*\f + \fr 4:1  \fk cows of Bashan \ft This means the wealthy women in Samaria. Bashan, an area east of the Jordan River, was famous for its big bulls and cows.\f* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w Samaria’s|strong="H8111"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* hurt \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w crush|strong="H7533"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w need|strong="H1697"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w husbands|strong="H0113"\w*,\f + \fr 4:1  \fk your husbands \ft Literally, “their masters.”\f* “\w Bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w us|strong="H0935"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*!” 
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\v 2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w made|strong="H7650"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w holiness|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* troubles \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. People \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w use|strong="H5375"\w* hooks \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* prisoners. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w use|strong="H5375"\w* fishhooks \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* children. 
\v 3 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* city \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* destroyed. \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* rush \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* cracks \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* wall \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* themselves onto \w the|strong="H5002"\w* pile \w of|strong="H3068"\w* dead bodies.\f + \fr 4:3  \fk throw … dead bodies \ft Or “You will be thrown away. People will take you to Mount Hermon.” The Hebrew text here is hard to understand. It is not clear if the women will be “thrown away” or if the women will be “throwing something away.”\f* 
\p \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*: 
\v 4 “\w Go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* sin. \w Go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*\f + \fr 4:4  \fk Bethel … Gilgal \ft Places of worship for the people of Israel. God wanted the people of Israel and the people of Judah to worship him only in the Temple at Jerusalem.\f* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* sin even \w more|strong="H7235"\w*. \w Offer|strong="H2077"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*. \w Bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w tenth|strong="H4643"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* crops \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* three-day festival. 
\v 5 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w offer|strong="H6999"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w thank|strong="H8426"\w* \w offering|strong="H5071"\w* \w made|strong="H7121"\w* \w with|strong="H3478"\w* yeast. Tell everyone \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w freewill|strong="H5071"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5071"\w*.\f + \fr 4:5  \fk Offer your sacrifices … freewill offerings \ft All these things were against the Law of Moses. The leaders and false priests started these new festivals and different ways of worshiping God.\f* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* go \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* eat.\f + \fr 4:6  \fk I didn’t give you any food to eat \ft Literally, “I gave you clean teeth.”\f* \w There|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
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\v 7 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* stopped \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w before|strong="H4480"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w time|strong="H5750"\w*. \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w crops|strong="H7105"\w* grew. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w another|strong="H0259"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w Rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w fell|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* country, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H0259"\w* \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* country, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H2513"\w* became \w very|strong="H1571"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*. 
\v 8 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w staggered|strong="H5128"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w another|strong="H0259"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enough|strong="H7646"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0259"\w*. \w Still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* help.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* crops \w die|strong="H5221"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* heat \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w disease|strong="H3420"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H5221"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w gardens|strong="H1593"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*. \w Locusts|strong="H1501"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w trees|strong="H2132"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w trees|strong="H2132"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* help.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
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\v 10 “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w diseases|strong="H1698"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H0970"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w took|strong="H5927"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* smell \w very|strong="H5704"\w* bad \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* dead bodies, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* help.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
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\v 11 “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2015"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2015"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* cities \w were|strong="H1961"\w* completely \w destroyed|strong="H2015"\w*. \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w burned|strong="H8316"\w* stick pulled \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w fire|strong="H8316"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* help.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*. 
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\v 12 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* people \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.\f + \fr 4:13  \fk the wind \ft Or “your minds.”\f* 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* lets \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w know|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H7808"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* changes \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w darkness|strong="H5890"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* walks \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w YAHWEH|strong="H3068"\w*, \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful. 
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\s1 A Sad Song for Israel 
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\v 1 \w People|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w song|strong="H1697"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* funeral \w song|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w*\f + \fr 5:2  \fk virgin \ft The Hebrew word can mean “a woman who has not had sexual relations with anyone,” but here, it means the city of Samaria.\f* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H0369"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*. 
\q2 \w She|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w anymore|strong="H3254"\w*. 
\q1 \w She|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w left|strong="H5203"\w* alone, \w lying|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H0127"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w lift|strong="H6965"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “Officers \w leaving|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* 1000 \w men|strong="H3478"\w* 
\q2 \w will|strong="H3478"\w* return \w with|strong="H1004"\w* only 100 \w men|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\q1 Officers \w leaving|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* 100 \w men|strong="H3478"\w* 
\q2 \w will|strong="H3478"\w* return \w with|strong="H1004"\w* only \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* Encourages \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  //  \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w Back|strong="H3318"\w* 
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\v 4 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w*\f + \fr 5:4  \fk nation \ft Literally, “house.” This might mean the royal family of that country.\f* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: 
\q1 “Come looking \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* look \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. 
\q1 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*. 
\q2 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w border|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Beersheba|strong="H0884"\w*.\f + \fr 5:5  \fk Bethel, Gilgal, Beersheba \ft Ancient places of worship. Abraham and Jacob built altars in these places, but God had told the Israelites that they should go to the Temple in Jerusalem to worship him.\f* 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H0935"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H1961"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* prisoners,\f + \fr 5:5  \fk taken away as prisoners \ft In Hebrew this sounds like the name “Gilgal.”\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* destroyed.\f + \fr 5:5  \fk destroyed \ft The Hebrew word is like the name “Beth Aven.” This name means “House of Wickedness.” The prophets often used this name for Bethel.\f* 
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\v 6 Come \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H6435"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w go|strong="H3518"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* start \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joseph’s|strong="H3130"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,\f + \fr 5:6  \fk Joseph’s house \ft Here, this means the ten-tribe nation of Israel. Joseph was the ancestor of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh in Israel.\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*\f + \fr 5:6  \fk Bethel \ft This name means “El’s house” or “the house of God.” There was a temple here where the people from the northern tribes worshiped.\f* \w can|strong="H0369"\w* stop \w it|strong="H0398"\w*. 
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\v 7-9 You should go to the Lord for help. 
\q2 He is the one who made the Pleiades and Orion.\f + \fr 5:7-9  \fk Pleiades and Orion \ft Two well-known groups of stars (constellations).\f* 
\q1 He changes darkness into the morning light. 
\q2 He changes the day into the dark night. 
\q1 He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. 
\q2 His name is YAHWEH! 
\q1 He keeps one strong city safe, 
\q2 and he lets another strong city be destroyed.” 
\s1 The Evil Things That the Israelites Did 
\q1 You change justice to poison.\f + \fr 5:7-9  \fk poison \ft Literally, “wormwood,” a type of plant with bitter leaves. It could be used as a medicine, or if strong enough, as a poison.\f* 
\q2 You throw away fairness like trash. 
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\v 10 \w You|strong="H1696"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w those|strong="H8130"\w* prophets, \w who|strong="H8130"\w* go \w to|strong="H1696"\w* public places \w and|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w against|strong="H1696"\w* evil, 
\q2 even though \w they|strong="H8179"\w* teach good, simple truths. 
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\v 11 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* unfair taxes\f + \fr 5:11  \fk take unfair taxes \ft The meaning of the Hebrew word here is uncertain.\f* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* loads \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w wheat|strong="H1250"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* fancy \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w cut|strong="H1496"\w* \w stone|strong="H1496"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* beautiful \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* done \w some|strong="H7227"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* bad things: 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* hurt \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* do \w right|strong="H6662"\w*, 
\q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w accept|strong="H3947"\w* money \w to|strong="H8179"\w* do wrong, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w keep|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w receiving|strong="H3947"\w* justice \w in|strong="H6662"\w* \w court|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w At|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w* teachers \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w be|strong="H6256"\w* quiet, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w*, \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w Hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* goodness. 
\q2 \w Bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* back \w into|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w courts|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\q1 \w Maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful 
\q2 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w kind|strong="H2896"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w survivors|strong="H7611"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joseph’s|strong="H3130"\w* family. 
\s1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* Time \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Great|strong="H0430"\w* Sadness \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* Coming 
\q1
\v 16 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q1 “\w People|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w crying|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* public \w places|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w crying|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* hire \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w professional|strong="H3045"\w* criers.\f + \fr 5:16  \fk professional criers \ft People who went to funerals and cried loudly for the dead. Families and friends of the dead person often gave food or money to these people.\f* 
\q1
\v 17 People \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* crying \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.” 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w Some|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* want \w to|strong="H3068"\w* see 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment. 
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* want \w to|strong="H3068"\w* see \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*? 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3068"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* escapes \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* 
\q2 only \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w attacked|strong="H0935"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w bear|strong="H1677"\w*, 
\q1 \w or|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w goes|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* safety \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, 
\q2 \w leans|strong="H5564"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* bitten \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*—\w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w gloom|strong="H0651"\w*, \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* ray \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Rejects Israel’s Worship 
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\v 21 “\w I|strong="H3988"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w festivals|strong="H2282"\w*; 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3988"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* accept \w them|strong="H8130"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3988"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* enjoy \w your|strong="H3808"\w* religious meetings. 
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\v 22 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w me|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H4503"\w* grain \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accept|strong="H7521"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H5027"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* fat animals 
\q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5927"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w Take|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w noisy|strong="H1995"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w music|strong="H7892"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w harps|strong="H5035"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w But|strong="H4325"\w* let \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* flow \w like|strong="H1556"\w* \w a|strong="H1556"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* let goodness flow \w like|strong="H1556"\w* \w a|strong="H1556"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* never becomes dry. 
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\v 25 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H8141"\w* offered \w me|strong="H5066"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5066"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.\f + \fr 5:25  \ft Or “Israel, did you offer me sacrifices and offerings in the desert for 40 years?”\f* 
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\v 26 \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* statues \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Sakkuth, \w your|strong="H0834"\w* king, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* Kaiwan.\f + \fr 5:26  \fk Sakkuth, your king, and Kaiwan \ft Or “Sakkuth, Moloch, and Kaiwan,” names of Assyrian gods.\f* 
\q2 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w star|strong="H3556"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w*\f + \fr 5:26  \fk star god \ft This might be to honor a special god or all the stars in the sky. Many people thought the sun, moon, stars, and planets were gods or angels. This verse might also be translated, “You carried the shelter for your king and the footstool for your idols—the star of your gods that you made for yourselves.” The ancient Greek version adds the names of these gods: Moloch and Raphan.\f* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H0430"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5375"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w So|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* send \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w captives|strong="H1540"\w*, far \w beyond|strong="H1973"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*.” 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful. 
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\c  6  
\s1 Israel’s Good Times Will Be Taken Away 
\q1
\v 1 Oh, look \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* enjoying life \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* feel \w so|strong="H0935"\w* safe. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* such important leaders \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* most important \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* “\w House|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*” \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* advice. 
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\v 2 \w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w Calneh|strong="H3641"\w*. 
\q2 \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w large|strong="H7227"\w* city Hamath. 
\q2 \w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* city \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*.\f + \fr 6:2  \fk Calneh, Hamath, Gath \ft Powerful Babylonian, Syrian, and Philistine cities that were all captured by the Assyrians.\f* 
\q1 \w Are|strong="H0428"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*? 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H7200"\w* countries \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w larger|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w yours|strong="H0428"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* people \w are|strong="H3117"\w* rushing toward \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* punishment. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w bring|strong="H5066"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* rule \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* now \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w beds|strong="H4296"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* stretch \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w couches|strong="H4296"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* tender young \w lambs|strong="H3733"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* young \w calves|strong="H5695"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* stable. 
\q1
\v 5 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* play \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w harps|strong="H5035"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* practice \w on|strong="H5921"\w*\f + \fr 6:5  \fk practice on \ft Or “invent.” The Hebrew word means to “think,” “become skilled,” or “design.”\f* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w musical|strong="H3627"\w* \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* fancy cups.\f + \fr 6:6  \fk fancy cups \ft Very large bowls used in worship rituals.\f* 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* use \w the|strong="H5921"\w* best perfumes. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H8081"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* bother \w you|strong="H5921"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w Joseph’s|strong="H3130"\w* family \w is|strong="H3130"\w* being destroyed. 
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\v 7 \w You|strong="H3651"\w* people are stretched out \w on|strong="H6258"\w* \w your|strong="H5493"\w* couches \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w but|strong="H6258"\w* \w your|strong="H5493"\w* good times will end. \w You|strong="H3651"\w* will \w be|strong="H6258"\w* \w taken|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H1540"\w* \w a|strong="H3651"\w* foreign country, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* will \w be|strong="H6258"\w* some \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w first|strong="H7218"\w* people \w taken|strong="H5493"\w*. 
\v 8 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* \w used|strong="H7650"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* name \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful said, 
\b
\q1 “\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* what \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* strong \w towers|strong="H0759"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H5315"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w enemy|strong="H8130"\w* \w take|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* everything \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w*.” 
\s1 \w There|strong="H3068"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* Few Israelites Left \w Alive|strong="H5315"\w* 
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\v 9 \w At|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* might \w survive|strong="H3498"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* too \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\v 10 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* someone dies, \w a|strong="H3588"\w* relative \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w get|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w body|strong="H6106"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w taken|strong="H5375"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* burned.\f + \fr 6:10  \fk And when … burned \ft The meaning of the Hebrew text here is uncertain.\f* Relatives \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* hiding \w back|strong="H5750"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H0657"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* dead bodies \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H0657"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*?” 
\p \w That|strong="H0834"\w* person \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, ….”\f + \fr 6:10  \fk No, … \ft The full answer might have been, “No, praise the LORD,” but the person was interrupted.\f* 
\p \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* relative \w will|strong="H3068"\w* interrupt \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “Hush! \w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w mention|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\b
\q1
\v 11 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* broken \w to|strong="H3068"\w* pieces, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* broken \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* pieces. 
\q1
\v 12 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w over|strong="H2015"\w* loose \w rocks|strong="H5553"\w*? 
\q2 \w No|strong="H0518"\w*, \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w* don’t use \w cows|strong="H1241"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w plowing|strong="H2790"\w*. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* everything upside \w down|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w changed|strong="H2015"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* goodness \w to|strong="H7323"\w* bitter \w poison|strong="H7219"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w so|strong="H3947"\w* excited \w about|strong="H1697"\w* defeating Lo Debar.\f + \fr 6:13  \fk Lo Debar \ft This name means “nothing.”\f* 
\q2 \w And|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* boast, “\w We|strong="H1697"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* Karnaim\f + \fr 6:13  \fk Karnaim \ft This name means “horns.” Horns were a symbol of strength.\f* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w our|strong="H3947"\w* own \w strength|strong="H2392"\w*.” 
\b
\p
\v 14 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* troubles \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* whole country \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Lebo \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* \w Brook|strong="H5158"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* All-Powerful said. 
\c 7  
\s1 The Vision of the Locusts 
\p
\v 1 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w*: \w He|strong="H0310"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* making \w locusts|strong="H1462"\w*. \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w time|strong="H8462"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* second \w crop|strong="H3954"\w* \w began|strong="H8462"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w*, \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* cut \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w first|strong="H8462"\w* \w crop|strong="H3954"\w*. 
\v 2 Before \w the|strong="H0853"\w* locusts \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w grass|strong="H6212"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w beg|strong="H4994"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*! \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* cannot \w survive|strong="H6965"\w*! \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* too \w small|strong="H6996"\w*!” 
\p
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w changed|strong="H5162"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mind|strong="H5162"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* Vision \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Fire 
\p
\v 4 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w calling|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* judgment \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ocean|strong="H8415"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w was|strong="H0784"\w* beginning \w to|strong="H7121"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w*. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, \w stop|strong="H2308"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w beg|strong="H4994"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*! \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* cannot \w survive|strong="H6965"\w*! \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* too \w small|strong="H6996"\w*!” 
\p
\v 6 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w changed|strong="H5162"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mind|strong="H5162"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w either|strong="H1571"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* Vision \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Plumb \w Line|strong="H1961"\w* 
\p
\v 7 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*: \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w stood|strong="H5324"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w plumb|strong="H0594"\w* \w line|strong="H0594"\w*\f + \fr 7:7  \fk plumb line \ft A string with a weight on one end used to show how straight the walls of a building were. Sometimes the line was coated with paint or chalk to mark a straight line.\f* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. (\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w had|strong="H3027"\w* been marked \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w plumb|strong="H0594"\w* \w line|strong="H0594"\w*.) 
\v 8 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*?” 
\p \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w A|strong="H7760"\w* \w plumb|strong="H0594"\w* \w line|strong="H0594"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w See|strong="H7200"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w plumb|strong="H0594"\w* \w line|strong="H0594"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* ‘crooked ways’ \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w inspection|strong="H7200"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 9 \w Isaac’s|strong="H3446"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w*. \w Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H8074"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* pile \w of|strong="H1004"\w* rocks. \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w kill|strong="H2717"\w* \w Jeroboam’s|strong="H3379"\w*\f + \fr 7:9  \fk Jeroboam \ft The king of Israel. See verse 10.\f* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*.” 
\s1 Amaziah Tries \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Stop Amos 
\p
\v 10 \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w*, \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*,\f + \fr 7:10  \fk Bethel \ft A town in Israel. This name means “God’s house.”\f* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: “\w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w making|strong="H3605"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* trying \w to|strong="H0413"\w* make \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w speaking|strong="H0559"\w* \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w much|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w hold|strong="H3557"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* people \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w taken|strong="H1540"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* prisoners \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w country|strong="H0127"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 12 \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w also|strong="H3063"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0413"\w* \w seer|strong="H2374"\w*, go down \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.\f + \fr 7:12  \fk eat there \ft This shows that Amaziah thought that Amos was a professional prophet who prophesied to receive food or money.\f* Do \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\v 13 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w* here \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* Jeroboam’s \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* Israel’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.” 
\p
\v 14 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* professional \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* prophet’s family. \w I|strong="H0595"\w* raise cattle \w and|strong="H1121"\w* take care \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w sycamore|strong="H8256"\w* \w trees|strong="H8256"\w*. 
\v 15 \w I|strong="H0310"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* shepherd \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘Go, \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’ 
\v 16 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘\w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Isaac’s|strong="H3446"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*.’ 
\v 17 \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H2181"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. \w Other|strong="H3541"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* take \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* foreign\f + \fr 7:17  \fk foreign \ft Literally, “unclean.” See “unclean” in the Word List.\f* \w country|strong="H0127"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* definitely \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w taken|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w country|strong="H0127"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* prisoners.’” 
\c 8  
\s1 The Vision of the Ripe Fruit 
\p
\v 1 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w basket|strong="H3619"\w* \w of|strong="H0136"\w* \w summer|strong="H7019"\w* fruit. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*?” 
\p \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w A|strong="H7200"\w* \w basket|strong="H3619"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w summer|strong="H7019"\w* fruit.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*\f + \fr 8:2  \fk end \ft This Hebrew word sounds like the word for “summer fruit.”\f* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* ignore \w their|strong="H3068"\w* sins \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* become funeral \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*.” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* what \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. “\w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w*. \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w silence|strong="H2013"\w*, \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* take \w out|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H7993"\w* onto \w the|strong="H3605"\w* pile.\f + \fr 8:3  \fk In silence … the pile \ft Or “People will be saying, ‘Hush!’” See Amos 6:10.\f*” 
\s1 Merchants \w Only|strong="H3605"\w* Want \w to|strong="H3117"\w* Make Money 
\q1
\v 4 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7602"\w*, \w you|strong="H0776"\w* \w who|strong="H0776"\w* trample \w on|strong="H0776"\w* helpless \w people|strong="H8085"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* trying \w to|strong="H8085"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w You|strong="H7666"\w* merchants \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 “\w When|strong="H4970"\w* \w will|strong="H4820"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w New|strong="H2320"\w* \w Moon|strong="H2320"\w* be \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w so|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* we can \w sell|strong="H7666"\w* \w grain|strong="H1250"\w*? 
\q1 \w When|strong="H4970"\w* \w will|strong="H4820"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* be \w over|strong="H5674"\w* 
\q2 \w so|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* we can \w bring|strong="H1431"\w* out \w more|strong="H1431"\w* \w wheat|strong="H1250"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w sell|strong="H7666"\w*? 
\q1 We can raise \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w price|strong="H8255"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1431"\w* \w make|strong="H1431"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w measure|strong="H0374"\w* \w smaller|strong="H6994"\w*.\f + \fr 8:5  \fk We … smaller \ft Literally, “We will make the ephah small and the shekel large.”\f* 
\q1 We can fix \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w scales|strong="H3976"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1431"\w* \w cheat|strong="H5791"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* people.\f + \fr 8:5  \fk We … people \ft Literally, “Cheat with lying balances.”\f* 
\q1
\v 6 \w The|strong="H7069"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* cannot \w pay|strong="H3701"\w* their loans, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H5668"\w* we \w will|strong="H0034"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w them|strong="H7069"\w* \w as|strong="H3701"\w* slaves. 
\q1 We \w will|strong="H0034"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* those helpless people 
\q2 \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w price|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w a|strong="H7069"\w* pair \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w*. 
\q1 Oh, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* we can \w sell|strong="H7666"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w wheat|strong="H1250"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H5668"\w* \w was|strong="H3701"\w* spilled on \w the|strong="H7069"\w* floor.” 
\b
\p
\v 7 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w*. \w He|strong="H0518"\w* \w used|strong="H7650"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H0518"\w*, “\w Pride|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,” \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w* \w did|strong="H4639"\w*. 
\q1
\v 8 \w There|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w an|strong="H5921"\w* earthquake 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7264"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q1 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* cry \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* died. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w tossed|strong="H1644"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* fall \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.” 
\b
\q1
\v 9 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w also|strong="H3117"\w* said, 
\q1 “\w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H2821"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w set|strong="H0935"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H2821"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w dark|strong="H2821"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* clear \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q1
\v 10 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w change|strong="H2015"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w festivals|strong="H2282"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* crying \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dead. 
\q2 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H0319"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* sadness \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* dead. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w* clothes \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w body|strong="H4975"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w baldness|strong="H7144"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*.\f + \fr 8:10  \fk baldness … head \ft People shaved their heads to show that they were very sad or upset.\f* 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* cause \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w only|strong="H3173"\w* \w son|strong="H3173"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* died. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H0319"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* very \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* \w end|strong="H0319"\w*.” 
\s1 \w A|strong="H7760"\w* Famine \w of|strong="H3117"\w* God’s Word 
\p
\v 11 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, 
\b
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cause|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* hungry \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6772"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* hungry \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\q1
\v 12 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wander|strong="H5128"\w* \w around|strong="H5128"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* country, 
\q2 \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Dead \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* part \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* country \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* go back \w and|strong="H3068"\w* forth \w looking|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H4672"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w young|strong="H0970"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w women|strong="H1330"\w* 
\q2 \w will|strong="H0970"\w* become weak \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H7650"\w* \w promises|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* sin \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*,\f + \fr 8:14  \fk sin of Samaria \ft The calf god in Samaria.\f* 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*,\f + \fr 8:14  \fk Dan \ft One of Israel’s holy places was in this city.\f* \w as|strong="H5750"\w* \w surely|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H5750"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, we \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* ….’ 
\q2 \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w As|strong="H5750"\w* \w surely|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Beersheba|strong="H0884"\w*\f + \fr 8:14  \fk Beersheba \ft A town in Judah. This name means “well of the oath.”\f* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, we \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* ….’ 
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” 
\b
\c  9  
\s1 Vision of the Lord Standing by the Altar 
\p
\v 1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w standing|strong="H5324"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\b
\q1 “\w Hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* columns, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground. 
\q1 Push \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* fall 
\q2 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w everyone’s|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. 
\q1 \w As|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* survive, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. 
\q1 \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*. 
\q2 \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*. 
\q1
\v 2 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w dig|strong="H2864"\w* deep \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* ground,\f + \fr 9:2  \fk ground \ft Literally, “Sheol, the place of the dead.”\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w pull|strong="H3381"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* skies,\f + \fr 9:2  \fk skies \ft Or “heaven.”\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\q1
\v 3 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w at|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Mount \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*,\f + \fr 9:3  \fk Mount Carmel \ft A mountain in northern Israel. This name means “God’s vineyard.” This shows that it was a very fertile hill.\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w find|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w that|strong="H5869"\w* \w place|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* try \w to|strong="H8033"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H5048"\w* \w at|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bottom \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* bite \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* captured \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w taken|strong="H7760"\w* \w away|strong="H7451"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\q1 Yes, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w watch|strong="H5869"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w watch|strong="H5869"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* ways \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* troubles, 
\q2 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* ways \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w*.” 
\s1 Punishment \w Will|strong="H5869"\w* \w Destroy|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w People|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q1
\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* All-Powerful \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w melt|strong="H4127"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* cry \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dead. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* fall 
\q2 \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* upper rooms \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w skies|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* put \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w skies|strong="H5921"\w*\f + \fr 9:6  \fk skies \ft Literally, “dome” or “vault.”\f* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w calls|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pours|strong="H8210"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w rain|strong="H4325"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w YAHWEH|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Promises Destruction  //  \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H8064"\w* 
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\v 7 \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*: 
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\q1 “\w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5927"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w out|strong="H0853"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Caphtor|strong="H3731"\w*,\f + \fr 9:7  \fk Caphtor \ft An island west of Israel, probably Crete or Cyprus.\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w*.\f + \fr 9:7  \fk Kir \ft Where the Arameans came from and where the Assyrians sent them in exile. There are several places with this name.\f*” 
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2400"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, 
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wipe|strong="H8045"\w* Israel \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w earth|strong="H0127"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H8045"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w Jacob’s|strong="H3290"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w scatter|strong="H5128"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w someone|strong="H5307"\w* sifting flour. 
\q1 \w A|strong="H3588"\w* person \w shakes|strong="H5128"\w* flour \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* sifter.\f + \fr 9:9  \fk sifter \ft Something like a cup with a screen on its bottom. A sifter is used for removing large lumps from the good flour.\f* 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* good flour \w falls|strong="H5307"\w* \w through|strong="H3605"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad lumps \w are|strong="H0834"\w* caught. 
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\v 10 “\w Sinners|strong="H2400"\w* \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H0559"\w*.’ 
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H5066"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*.” 
\s1 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* Promises \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Restore \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Kingdom 
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\v 11 “\w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* tent\f + \fr 9:11  \fk David’s tent \ft This probably means the city of Jerusalem or the country of Judah.\f* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3117"\w* \w at|strong="H1732"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H6965"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* fix \w its|strong="H0853"\w* holes \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w repair|strong="H6965"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* ruined parts. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w before|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* alive \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* look \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* help.” 
\q1 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* happen. 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w A|strong="H0935"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* great blessing \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\q1 Workers \w will|strong="H3068"\w* still \w be|strong="H3068"\w* harvesting 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w plow|strong="H2790"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fields again. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* still \w be|strong="H3068"\w* trampling \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* new crop. 
\q1 \w Sweet|strong="H6071"\w* \w wine|strong="H6071"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w drip|strong="H5197"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* pour \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, 
\q2 \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w captivity|strong="H7622"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ruined|strong="H8074"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w gardens|strong="H1593"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* crops \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* pulled \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.” 
\q1 \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 