\id AMO  
\h Amos 
\toc1 Amos 
\toc2 Amos 
\mt1 Amos  
\c 1  
\s1 Introduction  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* following \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* record \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* prophesied. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* herdsmen \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w Tekoa|strong="H8620"\w*. \w These|strong="H6440"\w* \w prophecies|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* revealed \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, two \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w*.   
\s1 God Will Judge the Surrounding Nations  
\q1
\v 2  Amos said:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w comes|strong="H5414"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7580"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*;  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w comes|strong="H5414"\w* \w bellowing|strong="H6963"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*’ \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w* wilt;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w summit|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w withers|strong="H3001"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 3  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 decree \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* ripped \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1758"\w* sledges \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* teeth.   
\q1
\v 4  \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire;  
\q1 fire \w will|strong="H1004"\w* consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w bar|strong="H1280"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* gate \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruler|strong="H3427"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* Wicked \w Valley|strong="H1237"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w holds|strong="H8551"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* royal \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w Beth|strong="H1004"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5730"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Aram \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w deported|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* spoken!   
\q1
\v 6  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w deported|strong="H1540"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w whole|strong="H8003"\w* community \w and|strong="H3068"\w* sold \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* Edom.   
\q1
\v 7  \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H2346"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*’s city \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire;  
\q1 fire \w will|strong="H2346"\w* consume \w her|strong="H7971"\w* fortresses.   
\q1
\v 8  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* remove \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruler|strong="H3427"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* Ashdod,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3027"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w holds|strong="H8551"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* royal \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* Ashkelon.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w strike|strong="H3027"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H7611"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w also|strong="H3027"\w* die.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3027"\w* spoken!   
\q1
\v 9  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* sold \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w whole|strong="H8003"\w* community \w to|strong="H7725"\w* Edom;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w observe|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* brotherhood.   
\q1
\v 10  \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H2346"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* fire \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*’s city \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*;  
\q1 fire \w will|strong="H2346"\w* consume \w her|strong="H7971"\w* fortresses.”   
\q1
\v 11  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* Edom \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* decree \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* brother \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* wiped \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* allies.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w tore|strong="H2963"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* apart \w without|strong="H3808"\w* stopping \w to|strong="H7725"\w* rest;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w fury|strong="H5678"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* relentlessly attacked \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H7971"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire;  
\q1 fire \w will|strong="H7971"\w* consume \w Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w*’s fortresses.”   
\q1
\v 13  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w of|strong="H1121"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w ripped|strong="H1234"\w* \w open|strong="H1234"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*’s \w pregnant|strong="H2030"\w* \w women|strong="H2030"\w*  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* could expand \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  So \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w set|strong="H3341"\w* \w fire|strong="H3341"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*’s city \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*;  
\q1 \w fire|strong="H3341"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* consume \w her|strong="H3341"\w* fortresses.  
\q1 \w War|strong="H4421"\w* \w cries|strong="H8643"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* heard \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* strong \w gale|strong="H5492"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w blow|strong="H8643"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* windstorm.   
\q1
\v 15  Ammon’s \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w deported|strong="H1473"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H3068"\w* \w off|strong="H1980"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* spoken!   
\c 2  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w of|strong="H4428"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Edom’s \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w into|strong="H7725"\w* \w lime|strong="H7875"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H6963"\w* \w will|strong="H4124"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H4124"\w* consume \w Kerioth|strong="H7152"\w*’s fortresses.  
\q1 \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will|strong="H4124"\w* perish \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* heat \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w battle|strong="H8643"\w*  
\q1 \w amid|strong="H4191"\w* \w war|strong="H8643"\w* \w cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* blaring \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* ram’s \w horn|strong="H7782"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* remove Moab’s \w leader|strong="H8269"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* Moab’s \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* spoken!   
\q1
\v 4  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* covenant \w transgressions|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w decree|strong="H2706"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w law|strong="H8451"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* commands.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* \w false|strong="H3577"\w* \w gods|strong="H1980"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers \w were|strong="H3063"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w led|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w astray|strong="H8582"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* consume \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*’s fortresses.”   
\s1 God Will Judge Israel  
\q1
\v 6  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H3478"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* covenant \w transgressions|strong="H6588"\w* –  
\q1 \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w four|strong="H7969"\w*! – \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w revoke|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* needy \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pair \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w trample|strong="H7602"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* dirt-covered \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w push|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* destitute \w away|strong="H3212"\w*.  
\q1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1800"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* father \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w same|strong="H8034"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w*;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H4616"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w show|strong="H6035"\w* \w disrespect|strong="H8034"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* moral purity.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w stretch|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* clothing seized \w as|strong="H1004"\w* collateral;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w so|strong="H5921"\w* right \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*!  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* bought \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fines \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* levied;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w so|strong="H5921"\w* right \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* God!   
\q1
\v 9  \w For|strong="H8478"\w* Israel’s sake \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Amorites.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w were|strong="H4605"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w tall|strong="H1363"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* cedars  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w strong|strong="H2634"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* oaks,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w on|strong="H8478"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* branches  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3212"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* land \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w led|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w*  
\q1 \w so|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3212"\w* could \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* Amorites’ land \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w your|strong="H5927"\w* own.   
\q1
\v 11  \w I|strong="H6965"\w* \w made|strong="H3478"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nazirites|strong="H5139"\w*.  
\q1 \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w not|strong="H1121"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H6965"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*?”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w made|strong="H8248"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Nazirites|strong="H5139"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, ‘\w Do|strong="H6680"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 13  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w I|strong="H2009"\w* will press \w you|strong="H8478"\w* \w down|strong="H5781"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cart|strong="H5699"\w* loaded \w down|strong="H5781"\w* \w with|strong="H8478"\w* grain presses \w down|strong="H5781"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Fast|strong="H7031"\w* runners \w will|strong="H5315"\w* find \w no|strong="H3808"\w* place \w to|strong="H5315"\w* hide;  
\q1 \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w left|strong="H4422"\w*;  
\q1 \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H3581"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w save|strong="H4422"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Archers|strong="H7198"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hold|strong="H8610"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* ground;  
\q1 \w fast|strong="H5975"\w* \w runners|strong="H7272"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H4422"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Bravehearted|strong="H3820"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w naked|strong="H6174"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\c 3  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w proclaiming|strong="H1696"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*! \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*:  
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w chosen|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w alone|strong="H3045"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w clans|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H4940"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth. \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5771"\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*.”   
\q1
\v 3  Do \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w without|strong="H1115"\w* having met?   
\q1
\v 4  Does \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* \w roar|strong="H7580"\w* \w in|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w woods|strong="H3293"\w* if \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3293"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w cornered|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w prey|strong="H2964"\w*?  
\q1 Does \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* bellow \w from|strong="H6963"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w den|strong="H4585"\w* if \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3293"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w caught|strong="H3920"\w* something?   
\q1
\v 5  \w Does|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* swoop \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w trap|strong="H4170"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground \w if|strong="H4170"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w is|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w bait|strong="H4170"\w*?  
\q1 \w Does|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w trap|strong="H4170"\w* \w spring|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground \w unless|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* has \w surely|strong="H5307"\w* \w caught|strong="H3920"\w* something?   
\q1
\v 6  \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* alarm \w sounds|strong="H8628"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w*?  
\q1 \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w overtakes|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w responsible|strong="H6213"\w*?   
\q1
\v 7  \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* first \w revealing|strong="H1540"\w* \w his|strong="H1540"\w* \w plan|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H1540"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w has|strong="H4310"\w* \w roared|strong="H7580"\w*! \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*?  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H4310"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*! \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w*?   
\s1 Samaria Will Fall  
\q1
\v 9  \w Make|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w* announcement \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fortresses \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ashdod  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fortresses \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\q1 Say \w this|strong="H7200"\w*:  
\q1 “Gather \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*!  
\q1 \w Observe|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w acts|strong="H6217"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* violence taking place \w within|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* oppressive \w deeds|strong="H7130"\w* occurring \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 10 “\w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H5229"\w*.” (\w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*.)  
\q1 “\w They|strong="H3068"\w* store \w up|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* spoils \w of|strong="H3068"\w* destructive \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fortresses.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*,” \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, “\w an|strong="H4480"\w* \w enemy|strong="H6862"\w* \w will|strong="H3069"\w* encircle \w the|strong="H3069"\w* land.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3069"\w* \w take|strong="H3381"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w power|strong="H5797"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H4480"\w* fortresses \w will|strong="H3069"\w* \w be|strong="H3069"\w* looted.”   
\q1
\v 12  \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Just|strong="H6310"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w salvages|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* lion’s \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w couple|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* leg bones \w or|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* piece \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* ear,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* salvaged.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w just|strong="H6310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w corner|strong="H6285"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w part|strong="H5337"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w couch|strong="H6210"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 13  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\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*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w God|strong="H3069"\w* \w who|strong="H6635"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w is|strong="H1004"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 14 “\w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* covenant \w transgressions|strong="H6588"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* destroy \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*’s \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w cut|strong="H1438"\w* \w off|strong="H1438"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground.   
\q1
\v 15  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5221"\w* \w both|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w winter|strong="H2779"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w summer|strong="H7019"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* filled \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruined|strong="H5221"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w swept|strong="H5486"\w* \w away|strong="H5486"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\c 4  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*, \w you|strong="H2022"\w* \w cows|strong="H6510"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* live \w on|strong="H8085"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H2022"\w* \w oppress|strong="H6231"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H2022"\w* \w crush|strong="H7533"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w needy|strong="H1800"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H2022"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* husbands,  
\q1 “Bring \w us|strong="H8085"\w* more \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* confirms \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* own \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* character:  
\q1 “\w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* approaching  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* baskets,  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w last|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* fishermen’s \w pots|strong="H5518"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  Each \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3318"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w straight|strong="H5048"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w gaps|strong="H6556"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* walls;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3318"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w toward|strong="H3068"\w* \w Harmon|strong="H2038"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\s1 Israel has an Appointment with God  
\q1
\v 4 “Go \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w rebel|strong="H6586"\w*!  
\q1 \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w* \w rebel|strong="H6586"\w* \w some|strong="H3117"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w*!  
\q1 Bring \w your|strong="H7235"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H7235"\w* \w tithes|strong="H4643"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5  \w Burn|strong="H6999"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w thank|strong="H8426"\w* \w offering|strong="H5071"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w bread|strong="H2557"\w* \w made|strong="H7121"\w* \w with|strong="H8085"\w* yeast!  
\q1 \w Make|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w public|strong="H1121"\w* \w display|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w voluntary|strong="H5071"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5071"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* love \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 6 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w surely|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w eat|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*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5414"\w* lacked \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* live.  
\q1 \w Still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 7 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w withheld|strong="H4513"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w before|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* gave \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w another|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\q1 \w One|strong="H3808"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w* \w would|strong="H5892"\w* get \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w* \w that|strong="H5892"\w* \w received|strong="H5921"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*.   
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\v 8  \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 into|strong="H7725"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* remained thirsty.  
\q1 \w Still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9 “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H5221"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* crops \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w blight|strong="H7711"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w disease|strong="H3420"\w*.  
\q1 \w Locusts|strong="H1501"\w* kept devouring \w your|strong="H3068"\w* orchards, \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\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*.  
\q1 \w Still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 10 “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w plague|strong="H1698"\w* \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="H4714"\w* \w plagues|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H4264"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w along|strong="H5973"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w captured|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* stench \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* corpses \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* nostrils.  
\q1 \w Still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
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\v 11 “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w overthrew|strong="H2015"\w* some \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w way|strong="H2015"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w overthrew|strong="H2015"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w burning|strong="H8316"\w* stick \w snatched|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* flames.  
\q1 \w Still|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12 “\w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* God, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*!   
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\v 13  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* reveals \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w plans|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w men|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w turns|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w darkness|strong="H5890"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* marches \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heights|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*!”   
\c 5  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* funeral \w song|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am ready \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:   
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\v 2 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*.  
\q1 \w She|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5203"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* own land  
\q1 \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w help|strong="H6965"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*.”   
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\v 3  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* marches \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w soldiers|strong="H6235"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* marches \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H6235"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5  Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*!  
\q1 Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* visit \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*!  
\q1 Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* journey \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Beer \w Sheba|strong="H5674"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1875"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w*;  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1008"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* disaster abounds.”   
\q1
\v 6  \w Seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w so|strong="H6435"\w* \w you|strong="H6435"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!  
\q1 \w Otherwise|strong="H6435"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w break|strong="H6743"\w* \w out|strong="H3518"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* fire \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w will|strong="H3068"\w* consume  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H6435"\w* \w one|strong="H2421"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* able \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H2421"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*.   
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\v 7  \w The|strong="H2015"\w* Israelites \w turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* bitterness;  
\q1 they throw \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* fair \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H2015"\w* ground.   
\q1
\v 8  (\w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w constellations|strong="H3685"\w* \w Pleiades|strong="H3598"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Orion|strong="H3685"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w darkness|strong="H6757"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w daylight|strong="H3117"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w summons|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pours|strong="H8210"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth’s \w surface|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w flashes|strong="H1082"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w*  
\q1 \w so|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H5921"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w* overwhelms \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fortified|strong="H4013"\w* places.)   
\q1
\v 10  \w The|strong="H1696"\w* Israelites \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* anyone \w who|strong="H3198"\w* arbitrates \w at|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H8179"\w* \w despise|strong="H8130"\w* anyone \w who|strong="H3198"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w honestly|strong="H8549"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* pay taxes \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* crops  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w exact|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w grain|strong="H1250"\w* \w tax|strong="H4864"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \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 the|strong="H5921"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w chiseled|strong="H1496"\w* \w stone|strong="H1496"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fine|strong="H3947"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w planted|strong="H5193"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* \w acts|strong="H6588"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7227"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w torment|strong="H6887"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w bribes|strong="H3724"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* deny justice \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* needy \w at|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w whoever|strong="H7919"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w smart|strong="H1826"\w* \w keeps|strong="H1826"\w* quiet \w in|strong="H7919"\w* \w such|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w can|strong="H7451"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, just \w might|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* claim \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*, love \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*!  
\q1 \w Promote|strong="H3322"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*!  
\q1 Maybe \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H7611"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Because|strong="H3651"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Israel’s sins \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \w One|strong="H3605"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w squares|strong="H7339"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w wailing|strong="H4553"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w mourn|strong="H4553"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dead.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* field workers \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w lament|strong="H4553"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w professional|strong="H3045"\w* \w mourners|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* wail.   
\q1
\v 17  \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w wailing|strong="H4553"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w midst|strong="H7130"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\s1 The Lord Demands Justice  
\q1
\v 18  \w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* wish \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment \w to|strong="H3068"\w* come?  
\q1 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* light.   
\q1
\v 19  Disaster \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* inescapable,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H6440"\w* if \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H6440"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion only \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bear|strong="H1677"\w*,  
\q1 then \w escaped|strong="H5127"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w leaned|strong="H5564"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w bitten|strong="H5391"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* poisonous \w snake|strong="H5175"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  Don’t \w you|strong="H3117"\w* realize \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w* –  
\q1 gloomy blackness, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w*?   
\q1
\v 21 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* absolutely \w despise|strong="H3988"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w festivals|strong="H2282"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* get \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H7306"\w* \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* religious \w assemblies|strong="H6116"\w*!   
\q1
\v 22  \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w me|strong="H7521"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w and|strong="H5930"\w* grain \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* satisfied;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w look|strong="H5027"\w* \w with|strong="H5927"\w* \w favor|strong="H7521"\w* \w on|strong="H5027"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w of|strong="H4503"\w* fattened calves.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Take|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w noisy|strong="H1995"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* don’t \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w music|strong="H7892"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* stringed \w instruments|strong="H7892"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Justice|strong="H4941"\w* must flow \w like|strong="H4941"\w* \w torrents|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w righteous|strong="H6666"\w* \w actions|strong="H5158"\w* \w like|strong="H4941"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* never dries \w up|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w You|strong="H8141"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* not \w bring|strong="H5066"\w* \w me|strong="H5066"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* grain \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* during \w the|strong="H5066"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w you|strong="H8141"\w* spent \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5066"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w pick|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w images|strong="H6754"\w* \w of|strong="H3556"\w* \w Sikkuth|strong="H5522"\w*, \w your|strong="H5375"\w* king,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w Kiyyun|strong="H3594"\w*, \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w star|strong="H3556"\w* god, which \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5375"\w*,   
\q1
\v 27  \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w drive|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w beyond|strong="H1973"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*!   
\c 6  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* live \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w ease|strong="H7600"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* feel secure \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* think \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1992"\w* \w as|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* elite class \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* best \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H1004"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* looks \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w leadership|strong="H7225"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w They|strong="H8033"\w* say \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w*:  
\q1 “Journey \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Calneh|strong="H3641"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w*!  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* Hamath-Rabbah!  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*!  
\q1 \w Are|strong="H7227"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* superior \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w our|strong="H7200"\w* \w two|strong="H4480"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*?  
\q1 \w Is|strong="H2896"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w* \w larger|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* yours?”   
\q1
\v 3  \w You|strong="H3117"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H3117"\w* believe \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w come|strong="H5066"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* establish \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reign|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w beds|strong="H4296"\w* decorated \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w sprawl|strong="H5628"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w couches|strong="H4296"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* eat \w lambs|strong="H3733"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* pen.   
\q1
\v 5  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w sing|strong="H7892"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* tune \w of|strong="H3627"\w* stringed \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w*;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w invent|strong="H2803"\w* \w musical|strong="H7892"\w* \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w sacrificial|strong="H4219"\w* \w bowls|strong="H4219"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8081"\w* pour \w the|strong="H5921"\w* very best \w oils|strong="H8081"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H2470"\w*.  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3130"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w concerned|strong="H2470"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruin|strong="H7667"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* will \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w be|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w first|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H1540"\w* \w go|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* religious \w banquets|strong="H4797"\w* where \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w sprawl|strong="H5628"\w* \w on|strong="H6258"\w* couches will end.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* confirms \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* very \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w despise|strong="H8130"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s \w arrogance|strong="H1347"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fortresses.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H5462"\w* \w over|strong="H5462"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Samaria \w and|strong="H3068"\w* everything \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 9  \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* men \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, they \w too|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 10  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w close|strong="H4480"\w* relatives, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ones|strong="H2142"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* burn \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w corpses|strong="H4480"\w*, \w pick|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* bodies \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w remove|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* say \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w inner|strong="H1004"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, “\w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w else|strong="H5750"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*?” \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* respond, “\w Be|strong="H3808"\w* \w quiet|strong="H2013"\w*! Don’t \w invoke|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w name|strong="H8034"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 11  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* smash \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* bits,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* into \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7447"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  Can \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w on|strong="H7323"\w* \w rocky|strong="H5553"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*?  
\q1 Can \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w plow|strong="H2790"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sea \w with|strong="H4941"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*?  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w poisonous|strong="H7219"\w* plant,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w of|strong="H4941"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6666"\w* actions \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bitter plant.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H3947"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w because|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w* \w conquered|strong="H3947"\w* Lo-Debar.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3947"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* conquer Karnaim \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w our|strong="H3947"\w* own \w power|strong="H2392"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 14 “\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*! \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* bring \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*.  
\q1 “\w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppress|strong="H3905"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lebo-Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Arabah|strong="H6160"\w*.”   
\c 7  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* making \w locusts|strong="H1462"\w* just \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* crops planted late \w were|strong="H4428"\w* \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w sprout|strong="H5927"\w*. (\w The|strong="H7200"\w* crops planted late \w sprout|strong="H5927"\w* \w after|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w harvest|strong="H1488"\w*. )  
\v 2  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w completely|strong="H3615"\w* \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth’s \w vegetation|strong="H6212"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* said,  
\q1 “Sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* Israel!  
\q1 \w How|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w survive|strong="H6965"\w*?  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w too|strong="H1961"\w* weak!”   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w decided|strong="H5162"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*. “\w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*,” \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said.   
\p
\v 4  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w summoning|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shower \w of|strong="H3069"\w* fire. \w It|strong="H7121"\w* consumed \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* devoured \w the|strong="H7200"\w* fields.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* said, “Sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w stop|strong="H2308"\w*!  
\q1 \w How|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w survive|strong="H6965"\w*?  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* too weak!”   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w decided|strong="H5162"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said, “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w either|strong="H1571"\w*.”   
\p
\v 7  \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \w One|strong="H5324"\w* \w standing|strong="H5324"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tin \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* holding tin \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*?” \w I|strong="H2005"\w* said, “Tin.” \w The|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign \w One|strong="H3808"\w* \w then|strong="H3254"\w* said,  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* tin \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w overlook|strong="H5674"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* sin.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Isaac|strong="H3446"\w*’s centers \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w become|strong="H2717"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w*;  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2717"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.”   
\s1 Amos Confronts a Priest  
\p
\v 10  Amaziah \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: “\w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* conspiring \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* very \w heart|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w endure|strong="H3557"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophecies|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 11  \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* matter \w of|strong="H5921"\w* fact, \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* saying \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* land.’”   
\p
\v 12  Amaziah \w then|strong="H3063"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*, “Leave, \w you|strong="H3212"\w* visionary! \w Run|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H8033"\w* land \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*! Earn \w your|strong="H8033"\w* living \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*!  
\v 13  Don’t \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* here!”   
\p
\v 14  \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* Amaziah, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* profession. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* herdsman \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w also|strong="H1121"\w* \w took|strong="H5030"\w* care \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w sycamore|strong="H8256"\w* fig \w trees|strong="H8256"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* tending \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w gave|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* commission, ‘\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*! \w Prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*!’  
\v 16  \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w message|strong="H1697"\w*! \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*, ‘Don’t \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! Don’t \w preach|strong="H5197"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Isaac|strong="H3446"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 17 “\w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 ‘\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H2181"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* streets  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\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 die|strong="H4191"\w* \w violently|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* land \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w given|strong="H2505"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w others|strong="H1540"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foreign land.  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H1540"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* land.’”   
\c 8  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w basket|strong="H3619"\w* \w of|strong="H3069"\w* \w summer|strong="H7019"\w* \w fruit|strong="H7019"\w*.   
\p
\v 2  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* said, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Amos|strong="H5986"\w*?” \w I|strong="H7200"\w* replied, “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w basket|strong="H3619"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w summer|strong="H7019"\w* \w fruit|strong="H7019"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, “\w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5674"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\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 no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w overlook|strong="H5674"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* sins.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* women \w singing|strong="H7892"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w wail|strong="H3213"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*.  
\q1 “\w There|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w corpses|strong="H6297"\w* \w littered|strong="H7993"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w*! \w Be|strong="H3117"\w* \w quiet|strong="H2013"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 4  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w you|strong="H8085"\w* who \w trample|strong="H7602"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* needy,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w away|strong="H7673"\w* \w with|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* destitute \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* land.   
\q1
\v 5  \w You|strong="H7666"\w* say,  
\q1 “\w When|strong="H4970"\w* \w will|strong="H4820"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w new|strong="H2320"\w* \w moon|strong="H2320"\w* \w festival|strong="H7666"\w* \w be|strong="H2320"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w*, \w so|strong="H5674"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* 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="H5674"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* end, \w so|strong="H5674"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* can \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w grain|strong="H1250"\w* bins?  
\q1 We’re eager \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w sell|strong="H7666"\w* less \w for|strong="H3976"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* higher \w price|strong="H8255"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w cheat|strong="H5791"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* buyer \w with|strong="H5674"\w* rigged \w scales|strong="H3976"\w*!   
\q1
\v 6  We’re eager \w to|strong="H3701"\w* trade \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pair \w of|strong="H7069"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w needy|strong="H1800"\w*!  
\q1 We want \w to|strong="H3701"\w* mix \w in|strong="H3701"\w* some chaff \w with|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w grain|strong="H1250"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* confirms \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w arrogance|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H5331"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H4639"\w*!   
\q1
\v 8  \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w quake|strong="H7264"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w*,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* surge upward \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w then|strong="H5927"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w* calm, \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, “\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* set \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H2821"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w earth|strong="H8121"\w* \w dark|strong="H2821"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* middle \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w festivals|strong="H2282"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* funerals,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* funeral dirges.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w wear|strong="H5927"\w* funeral clothes  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* cause \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* shaved \w bald|strong="H7144"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w if|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H7760"\w* lost \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3173"\w* \w son|strong="H3173"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w ends|strong="H7218"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* indeed \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w been|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Be|strong="H3808"\w* \w certain|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w through|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* land –  
\q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shortage \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H7971"\w* end \w to|strong="H3068"\w* divine revelation!   
\q1
\v 12  \w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w stagger|strong="H5128"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w around|strong="H5128"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wander|strong="H5128"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w looking|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* revelation \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w any|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3117"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w* \w women|strong="H1330"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3117"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w* men \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w faint|strong="H5968"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w*.  
\v 14  \w These|strong="H6965"\w* \w are|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* ones \w who|strong="H2416"\w* now \w take|strong="H7650"\w* \w oaths|strong="H7650"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* name \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* sinful idol goddess \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w vow|strong="H7650"\w*, ‘\w As|strong="H6965"\w* \w surely|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*,’ \w or|strong="H3808"\w* ‘\w As|strong="H6965"\w* \w surely|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* beloved \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Beer Sheba!’  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.”   
\c 9  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \w One|strong="H3605"\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="H3605"\w* said, “\w Strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* support \w pillars|strong="H3730"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w thresholds|strong="H5592"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w*!  
\q1 Knock \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w survivors|strong="H6412"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  Even if \w they|strong="H8033"\w* could \w dig|strong="H2864"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* netherworld,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* would \w pull|strong="H3381"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 Even if \w they|strong="H8033"\w* could \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* would drag \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Even|strong="H5869"\w* if \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H6680"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w on|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Mount \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6680"\w* would hunt \w them|strong="H6680"\w* \w down|strong="H6680"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H5869"\w* if \w they|strong="H8033"\w* tried \w to|strong="H6680"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w* \w at|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w bottom|strong="H7172"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* would \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w Serpent|strong="H5175"\w* \w to|strong="H6680"\w* \w bite|strong="H5391"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H2026"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* enemies \w drive|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w captivity|strong="H7628"\w*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* experience \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H2896"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w touches|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w* \w dissolves|strong="H4127"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w* mourn.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w* \w rises|strong="H5927"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w then|strong="H5927"\w* \w grows|strong="H5927"\w* \w calm|strong="H8257"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w builds|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w upper|strong="H4609"\w* rooms \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* palace \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* sets \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w* supports \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w summons|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pours|strong="H8210"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*’s \w surface|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7 “\w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* just \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Ethiopians|strong="H3569"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* sight,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w Certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w Caphtor|strong="H3731"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* Arameans \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2400"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H8045"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 9 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w shake|strong="H5128"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* together \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* resemble \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sieve|strong="H3531"\w* \w being|strong="H1004"\w* \w shaken|strong="H5128"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pebble \w falls|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground.   
\q1
\v 10  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w by|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ones|strong="H7451"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* say, ‘\w Disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H5066"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w*, \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w confront|strong="H6923"\w* \w us|strong="H7451"\w*.’   
\s1 The Restoration of the Davidic Dynasty  
\q1
\v 11 “\w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* collapsing \w hut|strong="H5521"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* seal \w its|strong="H6965"\w* \w gaps|strong="H6556"\w*,  
\q1 \w repair|strong="H6965"\w* \w its|strong="H6965"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2034"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w restore|strong="H6965"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H1732"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w like|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w gone|strong="H5307"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w As|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* result \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w conquer|strong="H3423"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Edom  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w subject|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* rule.”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H5002"\w*!   
\q1
\v 13 “\w Be|strong="H3068"\w* sure \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w plowman|strong="H2790"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* catch \w up|strong="H4900"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w reaper|strong="H7114"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* stomps \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w overtake|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* planter.  
\q1 \w Juice|strong="H6071"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* run \w down|strong="H1869"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* slopes,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* flow \w down|strong="H1869"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hillsides.   
\q1
\v 14  \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* lying \w in|strong="H3427"\w* rubble \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* grow orchards \w and|strong="H3478"\w* eat \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* land  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w uprooted|strong="H5428"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*,”  
\p says \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   