Amos

1Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.

2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

3And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many; in every place shall they cast them forth with silence.

4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

5saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

6that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

7Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.

13In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.

14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.

1Thus the Lord GOD showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

2He said, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me,“The end has come on my people Israel.I will not again pass by them any more.

3The songs of the temple will be wailing in that day,” says the Lord GOD.“The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.

4Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy,and cause the poor of the land to fail,

5saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephahsmall, and the shekellarge, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

6that we may buy the poor for silver,and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”

7The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob,“Surely I will never forget any of their works.

8Won’t the land tremble for this,and everyone mourn who dwells in it?Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River;and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

9It will happen in that day,” says the Lord GOD,“that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

10I will turn your feasts into mourning,and all your songs into lamentation;and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies,and baldness on every head.I will make it like the mourning for an only son,and its end like a bitter day.

11Behold, the days come,” says the Lord GOD,“that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the LORD’s words.

12They will wander from sea to sea,and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek the LORD’s word, and will not find it.

13In that day the beautiful virginsand the young men will faint for thirst.

14Those who swear by the sin of Samaria,and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives,’ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ they will fall, and never rise up again.”