Amos 6-9

Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

[8] Lord Yahweh has sworn by Himself, Yahweh God of hosts has declared: "I abhor the lofty pride of Jacob And hate his citadels; Therefore I will deliver up [the] city as well as its fullness." [Amo 6:8 LSB]

[13] For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, [Heb 6:13 LSB]

[12] Do horses run on rocks? Or does one plow them with oxen? Yet you have overturned justice into gall And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood, [Amo 6:12 LSB]

Yahweh Will Rise Up Against Israel

[2] And it happened when it had completed eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, "Lord Yahweh, please pardon! How can Jacob rise up, For he is small?" 

[3] Yahweh relented concerning this. "It shall not be," said Yahweh. 

[Amo 7:2-3 LSB]

[5] Then I said, "Lord Yahweh, please stop! How can Jacob rise up, for he is small?" 

[6] Yahweh relented concerning this. "This too shall not be," said Lord Yahweh. 

[Amo 7:5-6 LSB]

[6] "For I, Yahweh, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. [Mal 3:6 LSB]

Amos Accused

[14] Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs. 

[15] "But Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, 'Go prophesy to My people Israel.' 

[Amo 7:14-15 LSB]

A Famine for Hearing the Words of Yahweh

[11] "Behold, days are coming," declares Lord Yahweh, 

"When I will send a famine on the land, 

Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, 

But rather for hearing the words of Yahweh. 

[12] "People will wander from sea to sea 

And from the north even to the east; 

They will go to and fro to seek the word of Yahweh, 

But they will not find [it]. 

[Amo 8:11-12 LSB]

Sinful Israelites Will Die by the Sword

[5] Now Lord Yahweh of hosts, 

The One who touches the land so that it melts, 

And all those who inhabit it mourn, 

And all of it rises up like the Nile 

And subsides like the Nile of Egypt; 

[Amo 9:5 LSB]

[8] "Behold, the eyes of Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, 

And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; 

Nevertheless, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," 

Declares Yahweh. 

[Amo 9:8 LSB]

Yahweh Will Rebuild Israel

[12] That they may possess the remnant of Edom 

And all the nations who are called by My name," 

Declares Yahweh who does this. 

[Amo 9:12 LSB]

[16] 'AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, 

AND I WILL REBUILD THE FALLEN BOOTH OF DAVID, 

AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, 

[17] SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, 

AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,' 

[18] SAYS THE LORD, WHO MAKES THESE THINGS KNOWN FROM LONG AGO. 

[Act 15:16-18 LSB]

[3] And I will bless those who bless you, 

And the one who curses you I will curse. 

And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed." [Gen 12:3 LSB]