1:1 Like the noise[06963] of chariots[04818] on the tops[07218] of mountains[02022] shall they leap[07540][8762], like the noise[06963] of a flame[03851] of fire[0784] that devoureth[0398][8802] the stubble[07179], as a strong[06099] people[05971] set in battle[04421] array[06186][8803].
1:2 Before their face[06440] the people[05971] shall be much pained[02342][8799]: all faces[06440] shall gather[06908][8765] blackness[06289]. blackness: Heb. pot
1:3 They shall run[07323][8799] like mighty men[01368]; they shall climb[05927][8799] the wall[02346] like men[0582] of war[04421]; and they shall march[03212][8799] every one[0376] on his ways[01870], and they shall not break[05670][8762] their ranks[0734]:
1:4 Neither shall one[0376] thrust[01766][8799] another[0251]; they shall walk[03212][8799] every one[01397] in his path[04546]: and when they fall[05307][8799] upon the sword[07973], they shall not be wounded[01214][8799]. sword: or, dart
1:5 They shall run to and fro[08264][8799] in the city[05892]; they shall run[07323][8799] upon the wall[02346], they shall climb up[05927][8799] upon the houses[01004]; they shall enter in[0935][8799] at the windows[02474] like a thief[01590].
1:6 The earth[0776] shall quake[07264][8804] before[06440] them; the heavens[08064] shall tremble[07493][8804]: the sun[08121] and the moon[03394] shall be dark[06937][8804], and the stars[03556] shall withdraw[0622][8804] their shining[05051]:
1:7 And the LORD[03068] shall utter[05414][8804] his voice[06963] before[06440] his army[02428]: for his camp[04264] is very[03966] great[07227]: for he is strong[06099] that executeth[06213][8802] his word[01697]: for the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is great[01419] and very[03966] terrible[03372][8737]; and who can abide[03557][8686] it?
1:8 Therefore also now, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], turn[07725][8798] ye even to me with all your heart[03824], and with fasting[06685], and with weeping[01065], and with mourning[04553]:
1:9 And rend[07167][8798] your heart[03824], and not your garments[0899], and turn[07725][8798] unto the LORD[03068] your God[0430]: for he is gracious[02587] and merciful[07349], slow[0750] to anger[0639], and of great[07227] kindness[02617], and repenteth[05162][8737] him of the evil[07451].
1:10 Who knoweth[03045][8802] if he will return[07725][8799] and repent[05162][8738], and leave[07604][8689] a blessing[01293] behind[0310] him; even a meat offering[04503] and a drink offering[05262] unto the LORD[03068] your God[0430]?
1:11 Blow[08628][8798] the trumpet[07782] in Zion[06726], sanctify[06942][8761] a fast[06685], call[07121][8798] a solemn assembly[06116]:
1:12 Gather[0622][8798] the people[05971], sanctify[06942][8761] the congregation[06951], assemble[06908][8798] the elders[02205], gather[0622][8798] the children[05768], and those that suck[03243][8802] the breasts[07699]: let the bridegroom[02860] go forth[03318][8799] of his chamber[02315], and the bride[03618] out of her closet[02646].
1:13 Let the priests[03548], the ministers[08334][8764] of the LORD[03068], weep[01058][8799] between the porch[0197] and the altar[04196], and let them say[0559][8799], Spare[02347][8798] thy people[05971], O LORD[03068], and give[05414][8799] not thine heritage[05159] to reproach[02781], that the heathen[01471] should rule over[04910][8800] them: wherefore should they say[0559][8799] among the people[05971], Where is their God[0430]? rule over: or, use a byword against
1:14 Then will the LORD[03068] be jealous[07065][8762] for his land[0776], and pity[02550][8799] his people[05971].
1:15 Yea, the LORD[03068] will answer[06030][8799] and say[0559][8799] unto his people[05971], Behold, I will send[07971][8802] you corn[01715], and wine[08492], and oil[03323], and ye shall be satisfied[07646][8804] therewith: and I will no more make[05414][8799] you a reproach[02781] among the heathen[01471]:
2:1 But I will remove far off[07368][8686] from you the northern[06830] army , and will drive[05080][8689] him into a land[0776] barren[06723] and desolate[08077], with his face[06440] toward the east[06931] sea[03220], and his hinder part[05490] toward the utmost[0314] sea[03220], and his stink[0889] shall come up[05927][8804], and his ill savour[06709] shall come up[05927][8799], because he hath done[06213][8800] great things[01431][8689]. hath...: Heb. hath magnified to do
2:2 Fear[03372][8799] not, O land[0127]; be glad[01523][8798] and rejoice[08055][8798]: for the LORD[03068] will do[06213][8800] great things[01431][8689]. will...: Heb. hath magnified to do
2:3 Be not afraid[03372][8799], ye beasts[0929] of the field[07704]: for the pastures[04999] of the wilderness[04057] do spring[01876][8804], for the tree[06086] beareth[05375][8804] her fruit[06529], the fig tree[08384] and the vine[01612] do yield[05414][8804] their strength[02428].
2:4 Be glad[01523][8798] then, ye children[01121] of Zion[06726], and rejoice[08055][8798] in the LORD[03068] your God[0430]: for he hath given[05414][8804] you the former rain[04175] moderately[06666], and he will cause to come down[03381][8686] for you the rain[01653], the former rain[04175], and the latter rain[04456] in the first[07223] month . the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness moderately: Heb. according to righteousness
2:5 And the floors[01637] shall be full[04390][8804] of wheat[01250], and the fats[03342] shall overflow[07783][8689] with wine[08492] and oil[03323].
2:6 And I will restore[07999][8765] to you the years[08141] that the locust[0697] hath eaten[0398][8804], the cankerworm[03218], and the caterpiller[02625], and the palmerworm[01501], my great[01419] army[02428] which I sent[07971][8765] among you.
2:7 And ye shall eat[0398][8804] in plenty[0398][8800], and be satisfied[07646][8800], and praise[01984][8765] the name[08034] of the LORD[03068] your God[0430], that hath dealt[06213][8804] wondrously[06381][8687] with you: and my people[05971] shall never[05769] be ashamed[0954][8799].
2:8 And ye shall know[03045][8804] that I am in the midst[07130] of Israel[03478], and that I am the LORD[03068] your God[0430], and none else: and my people[05971] shall never[05769] be ashamed[0954][8799].
2:9 And it shall come to pass afterward[0310], that I will pour out[08210][8799] my spirit[07307] upon all flesh[01320]; and your sons[01121] and your daughters[01323] shall prophesy[05012][8738], your old men[02205] shall dream[02492][8799] dreams[02472], your young men[0970] shall see[07200][8799] visions[02384]:
2:10 And also upon the servants[05650] and upon the handmaids[08198] in those days[03117] will I pour out[08210][8799] my spirit[07307].
2:11 And I will shew[05414][8804] wonders[04159] in the heavens[08064] and in the earth[0776], blood[01818], and fire[0784], and pillars[08490] of smoke[06227].
2:12 The sun[08121] shall be turned[02015][8735] into darkness[02822], and the moon[03394] into blood[01818], before[06440] the great[01419] and the terrible[03372][8737] day[03117] of the LORD[03068] come[0935][8800].
2:13 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call[07121][8799] on the name[08034] of the LORD[03068] shall be delivered[04422][8735]: for in mount[02022] Zion[06726] and in Jerusalem[03389] shall be deliverance[06413], as the LORD[03068] hath said[0559][8804], and in the remnant[08300] whom the LORD[03068] shall call[07121][8802].
2:14 For, behold, in those days[03117], and in that time[06256], when I shall bring again[07725][8686][8675][07725][8799] the captivity[07622] of Judah[03063] and Jerusalem[03389],
2:15 I will also gather[06908][8765] all nations[01471], and will bring them down[03381][8689] into the valley[06010] of Jehoshaphat[03092], and will plead[08199][8738] with them there for my people[05971] and for my heritage[05159] Israel[03478], whom they have scattered[06340][8765] among the nations[01471], and parted[02505][8765] my land[0776].
2:16 And they have cast[03032][8804] lots[01486] for my people[05971]; and have given[05414][8799] a boy[03206] for an harlot[02181][8802], and sold[04376][8804] a girl[03207] for wine[03196], that they might drink[08354][8799].
3:1 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre[06865], and Zidon[06721], and all the coasts[01552] of Palestine[06429]? will ye render[07999][8764] me a recompence[01576]? and if ye recompense[01580][8802] me, swiftly[07031]  and speedily[04120] will I return[07725][8686] your recompence[01576] upon your own head[07218];
3:2 Because ye have taken[03947][8804] my silver[03701] and my gold[02091], and have carried[0935][8689] into your temples[01964] my goodly[02896] pleasant things[04261]: pleasant: Heb. desirable
3:3 The children[01121] also of Judah[03063] and the children[01121] of Jerusalem[03389] have ye sold[04376][8804] unto the Grecians[03125][01121], that ye might remove them far[07368][8687] from their border[01366]. the Grecians: Heb. the sons of the Grecians
3:4 Behold, I will raise[05782][8688] them out of the place[04725] whither ye have sold[04376][8804] them, and will return[07725][8689] your recompence[01576] upon your own head[07218]:
3:5 And I will sell[04376][8804] your sons[01121] and your daughters[01323] into the hand[03027] of the children[01121] of Judah[03063], and they shall sell[04376][8804] them to the Sabeans[07615], to a people[01471] far off[07350]: for the LORD[03068] hath spoken[01696][8765] it .
3:6 Proclaim[07121][8798] ye this among the Gentiles[01471]; Prepare[06942][8761] war[04421], wake up[05782][8685] the mighty men[01368], let all the men[0582] of war[04421] draw near[05066][8799]; let them come up[05927][8799]: Prepare: Heb. Sanctify
3:7 Beat[03807][8798] your plowshares[0855] into swords[02719], and your pruninghooks[04211] into spears[07420]: let the weak[02523] say[0559][8799], I am strong[01368]. pruninghooks: or, scythes
3:8 Assemble[05789][8798] yourselves, and come[0935][8798], all ye heathen[01471], and gather yourselves together[06908][8738] round about[05439]: thither cause thy mighty ones[01368] to come down[05181][8685], O LORD[03068]. cause...: or, the LORD shall bring down
3:9 Let the heathen[01471] be wakened[05782][8735], and come up[05927][8799] to the valley[06010] of Jehoshaphat[03092]: for there will I sit[03427][8799] to judge[08199][8800] all the heathen[01471] round about[05439].
3:10 Put[07971][8798] ye in the sickle[04038], for the harvest[07105] is ripe[01310][8804]: come[0935][8798], get you down[03381][8798]; for the press[01660] is full[04390][8804], the fats[03342] overflow[07783][8689]; for their wickedness[07451] is great[07227].
3:11 Multitudes[01995], multitudes[01995] in the valley[06010] of decision[02742]: for the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is near[07138] in the valley[06010] of decision[02742]. decision: or, concision, or, threshing
3:12 The sun[08121] and the moon[03394] shall be darkened[06937][8804], and the stars[03556] shall withdraw[0622][8804] their shining[05051].
3:13 The LORD[03068] also shall roar[07580][8799] out of Zion[06726], and utter[05414][8799] his voice[06963] from Jerusalem[03389]; and the heavens[08064] and the earth[0776] shall shake[07493][8804]: but the LORD[03068]  will be the hope[04268] of his people[05971], and the strength[04581] of the children[01121] of Israel[03478]. hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour
3:14 So shall ye know[03045][8804] that I am the LORD[03068] your God[0430] dwelling[07931][8802] in Zion[06726], my holy[06944] mountain[02022]: then shall Jerusalem[03389] be holy[06944], and there shall no strangers[02114][8801] pass through[05674][8799] her any more. holy: Heb. holiness
3:15 And it shall come to pass in that day[03117], that the mountains[02022] shall drop down[05197][8799] new wine[06071], and the hills[01389] shall flow[03212][8799] with milk[02461], and all the rivers[0650] of Judah[03063] shall flow[03212][8799] with waters[04325], and a fountain[04599] shall come forth[03318][8799] of the house[01004] of the LORD[03068], and shall water[08248][8689] the valley[05158] of Shittim[07851]. flow: Heb. go
4:1 Egypt[04714] shall be a desolation[08077], and Edom[0123] shall be a desolate[08077] wilderness[04057], for the violence[02555] against the children[01121] of Judah[03063], because they have shed[08210][8804] innocent[05355] blood[01818] in their land[0776].
4:2 But Judah[03063] shall dwell[03427][8799] for ever[05769], and Jerusalem[03389] from generation[01755] to generation[01755]. dwell: or, abide
4:3 For I will cleanse[05352][8765] their blood[01818] that I have not cleansed[05352][8765]: for the LORD[03068] dwelleth[07931][8802] in Zion[06726]. for the...: or, even I the LORD that
4:4 The words[01697] of Amos[05986], who was among the herdmen[05349] of Tekoa[08620], which he saw[02372][8804] concerning Israel[03478] in the days[03117] of Uzziah[05818] king[04428] of Judah[03063], and in the days[03117] of Jeroboam[03379] the son[01121] of Joash[03101] king[04428] of Israel[03478], two years[08141] before[06440] the earthquake[07494].
4:5 And he said[0559][8799], The LORD[03068] will roar[07580][8799] from Zion[06726], and utter[05414][8799] his voice[06963] from Jerusalem[03389]; and the habitations[04999] of the shepherds[07462][8802] shall mourn[056][8804], and the top[07218] of Carmel[03760] shall wither[03001][8804].
4:6 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Damascus[01834], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because they have threshed[01758][8800] Gilead[01568] with threshing instruments[02742] of iron[01270]: and...: or, yea, for four turn...: or, convert it, or, let it be quiet
4:7 But I will send[07971][8765] a fire[0784] into the house[01004] of Hazael[02371], which shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] of Benhadad[01130].
4:8 I will break[07665][8804] also the bar[01280] of Damascus[01834], and cut off[03772][8689] the inhabitant[03427][8802] from the plain[01237] of Aven[0206], and him that holdeth[08551][8802] the sceptre[07626] from the house[01004] of Eden[05731][8677][01040]: and the people[05971] of Syria[0758] shall go into captivity[01540][8804] unto Kir[07024], saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]. the plain...: or, Bikathaven the house...: or, Betheden
4:9 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Gaza[05804], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive[01540][8687] the whole[08003] captivity[01546], to deliver them up[05462][8687] to Edom[0123]: away captive...: or, them away with an entire
4:10 But I will send[07971][8765] a fire[0784] on the wall[02346] of Gaza[05804], which shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] thereof:
4:11 And I will cut off[03772][8689] the inhabitant[03427][8802] from Ashdod[0795], and him that holdeth[08551][8802] the sceptre[07626] from Ashkelon[0831], and I will turn[07725][8689] mine hand[03027] against Ekron[06138]: and the remnant[07611] of the Philistines[06430] shall perish[06][8804], saith[0559][8804] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069].
4:12 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Tyrus[06865], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because they delivered up[05462][8687] the whole[08003] captivity[01546] to Edom[0123], and remembered[02142][8804] not the brotherly[0251] covenant[01285]: the brotherly...: Heb. the covenant of brethren
4:13 But I will send[07971][8765] a fire[0784] on the wall[02346] of Tyrus[06865], which shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] thereof.
5:1 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Edom[0123], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because he did pursue[07291][8800] his brother[0251] with the sword[02719], and did cast off[07843][8765] all pity[07356], and his anger[0639] did tear[02963][8799] perpetually[05703], and he kept[08104][8804] his wrath[05678] for ever[05331]: did cast...: Heb. corrupted his compassions
5:2 But I will send[07971][8765] a fire[0784] upon Teman[08487], which shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] of Bozrah[01224].
5:3 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of the children[01121] of Ammon[05983], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up[01234][8800] the women with child[02030] of Gilead[01568], that they might enlarge[07337][8687] their border[01366]: ripped...: or, divided the mountains
5:4 But I will kindle[03341][8689] a fire[0784] in the wall[02346] of Rabbah[07237], and it shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] thereof, with shouting[08643] in the day[03117] of battle[04421], with a tempest[05591] in the day[03117] of the whirlwind[05492]:
5:5 And their king[04428] shall go[01980][8804] into captivity[01473], he and his princes[08269] together[03162], saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068].
5:6 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Moab[04124], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because he burned[08313][8800] the bones[06106] of the king[04428] of Edom[0123] into lime[07875]:
5:7 But I will send[07971][8765] a fire[0784] upon Moab[04124], and it shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] of Kerioth[07152]: and Moab[04124] shall die[04191][8804] with tumult[07588], with shouting[08643], and  with the sound[06963] of the trumpet[07782]:
5:8 And I will cut off[03772][8689] the judge[08199][8802] from the midst[07130] thereof, and will slay[02026][8799] all the princes[08269] thereof with him, saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068].
5:9 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Judah[03063], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because they have despised[03988][8800] the law[08451] of the LORD[03068], and have not kept[08104][8804] his commandments[02706], and their lies[03577] caused them to err[08582][8686], after[0310] the which their fathers[01] have walked[01980][8804]:
5:10 But I will send[07971][8765] a fire[0784] upon Judah[03063], and it shall devour[0398][8804] the palaces[0759] of Jerusalem[03389].
5:11 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; For three[07969] transgressions[06588] of Israel[03478], and for four[0702], I will not turn away[07725][8686] the punishment thereof; because they sold[04376][8800] the righteous[06662] for silver[03701], and the poor[034] for a pair of shoes[05275];
5:12 That pant[07602][8802] after the dust[06083] of the earth[0776] on the head[07218] of the poor[01800], and turn aside[05186][8686] the way[01870] of the meek[06035]: and a man[0376] and his father[01] will go[03212][8799] in unto the same maid[05291], to profane[02490][8763] my holy[06944] name[08034]: maid: or, young woman
5:13 And they lay themselves down[05186][8686] upon clothes[0899] laid to pledge[02254][8803] by[0681] every altar[04196], and they drink[08354][8799] the wine[03196] of the condemned[06064][8803] in the house[01004] of their god[0430]. the condemned: or, such as have fined, or, mulcted
5:14 Yet destroyed[08045][8689] I the Amorite[0567] before[06440] them, whose height[01363] was like the height[01363] of the cedars[0730], and he was strong[02634] as the oaks[0437]; yet I destroyed[08045][8686] his fruit[06529] from above[04605], and his roots[08328] from beneath.
5:15 Also I brought you up[05927][8689] from the land[0776] of Egypt[04714], and led[03212][8686] you forty[0705] years[08141] through the wilderness[04057], to possess[03423][8800] the land[0776] of the Amorite[0567].
5:16 And I raised up[06965][8686] of your sons[01121] for prophets[05030], and of your young men[0970] for Nazarites[05139]. Is it not even thus, O ye children[01121] of Israel[03478]? saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
5:17 But ye gave the Nazarites[05139] wine[03196] to drink[08248][8686]; and commanded[06680][8765] the prophets[05030], saying[0559][8800], Prophesy[05012][8735] not.
5:18 Behold, I am pressed[05781][8688] under you, as a cart[05699] is pressed[05781][8686] that is full[04392] of sheaves[05995]. I am...: or, I will press your place, as a cart full of sheaves presseth
5:19 Therefore the flight[04498] shall perish[06][8804] from the swift[07031], and the strong[02389] shall not strengthen[0553][8762] his force[03581], neither shall the mighty[01368] deliver[04422][8762] himself[05315]: himself: Heb. his soul, or, life
5:20 Neither shall he stand[05975][8799] that handleth[08610][8802] the bow[07198]; and he that is swift[07031] of foot[07272] shall not deliver[04422][8762] himself : neither shall he that rideth[07392][8802] the horse[05483] deliver[04422][8762] himself[05315].
5:21 And he that is courageous[0533][03820] among the mighty[01368] shall flee away[05127][8799] naked[06174] in that day[03117], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. courageous: Heb. strong of his heart
5:22 Hear[08085][8798] this word[01697] that the LORD[03068] hath spoken[01696][8765] against you, O children[01121] of Israel[03478], against the whole family[04940] which I brought up[05927][8689] from the land[0776] of Egypt[04714], saying[0559][8800],
5:23 You only have I known[03045][8804] of all the families[04940] of the earth[0127]: therefore I will punish[06485][8799] you for all your iniquities[05771]. punish: Heb. visit upon
5:24 Can two[08147] walk[03212][8799] together[03162], except[01115] they be agreed[03259][8738]?
5:25 Will a lion[0738] roar[07580][8799] in the forest[03293], when he hath no prey[02964]? will a young lion[03715] cry out[05414][8799][06963] of his den[04585], if he have taken[03920][8804] nothing[01115]? cry: Heb. give forth his voice
5:26 Can a bird[06833] fall[05307][8799] in a snare[06341] upon the earth[0776], where no gin[04170] is for him? shall one take up[05927][8799] a snare[06341] from the earth[0127], and have taken[03920][8799] nothing at all[03920][8800]?
5:27 Shall a trumpet[07782] be blown[08628][8735] in the city[05892], and the people[05971] not be afraid[02729][8799]? shall there be evil[07451] in a city[05892], and the LORD[03068] hath not done[06213][8804] it ? be afraid: or, run together? the LORD...: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?
6:1 Surely the Lord[0136] GOD[03069] will do[06213][8799] nothing[01697], but he revealeth[01540][8804] his secret[05475] unto his servants[05650] the prophets[05030].
6:2 The lion[0738] hath roared[07580][8804], who will not[03808] fear[03372][8799]? the Lord[0136] GOD[03069] hath spoken[01696][8765], who can but prophesy[05012][8735]?
6:3 Publish[08085][8685] in the palaces[0759] at Ashdod[0795], and in the palaces[0759] in the land[0776] of Egypt[04714], and say[0559][8798], Assemble[0622][8734] yourselves upon the mountains[02022] of Samaria[08111], and behold[07200][8798] the great[07227] tumults[04103] in the midst[07130] thereof, and the oppressed[06217] in the midst[08432] thereof. oppressed: or, oppressions
6:4 For they know[03045][8804] not to do[06213][8800] right[05229], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], who store[0686][8802] up violence[02555] and robbery[07701] in their palaces[0759]. robbery: or, spoil
6:5 Therefore thus saith[0559][8804] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069]; An adversary[06862] there shall be even round about[05439] the land[0776]; and he shall bring down[03381][8689] thy strength[05797] from thee, and thy palaces[0759] shall be spoiled[0962][8738].
6:6 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; As the shepherd[07462][8802] taketh out[05337][8686] of the mouth[06310] of the lion[0738] two[08147] legs[03767], or a piece[0915] of an ear[0241]; so shall the children[01121] of Israel[03478] be taken out[05337][8735] that dwell[03427][8802] in Samaria[08111] in the corner[06285] of a bed[04296], and in Damascus[01833] in a couch[06210]. taketh: Heb. delivereth in Damascus...: or, on the bed's feet
6:7 Hear[08085][8798] ye, and testify[05749][8685] in the house[01004] of Jacob[03290], saith[05002][8803] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069], the God[0430] of hosts[06635],
6:8 That in the day[03117] that I shall visit[06485][8800] the transgressions[06588] of Israel[03478] upon him I will also visit[06485][8804] the altars[04196] of Bethel[01008]: and the horns[07161] of the altar[04196] shall be cut off[01438][8738], and fall[05307][8804] to the ground[0776]. visit: or, punish Israel for
6:9 And I will smite[05221][8689] the winter[02779] house[01004] with the summer[07019] house[01004]; and the houses[01004] of ivory[08127] shall perish[06][8804], and the great[07227] houses[01004] shall have an end[05486][8804], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
6:10 Hear[08085][8798] this word[01697], ye kine[06510] of Bashan[01316], that are in the mountain[02022] of Samaria[08111], which oppress[06231][8802] the poor[01800], which crush[07533][8802] the needy[034], which say[0559][8802] to their masters[0113], Bring[0935][8685], and let us drink[08354][8799].
6:11 The Lord[0136] GOD[03069] hath sworn[07650][8738] by his holiness[06944], that, lo, the days[03117] shall come[0935][8802] upon you, that he will take you away[05375][8765] with hooks[06793], and your posterity[0319] with fishhooks[01729][05518].
6:12 And ye shall go out[03318][8799] at the breaches[06556], every[0802] cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast[07993][8689] them into the palace[02038], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. cast...: or, cast away the things of the palace
6:13 Come[0935][8798] to Bethel[01008], and transgress[06586][8798]; at Gilgal[01537] multiply[07235][8685] transgression[06586][8800]; and bring[0935][8685] your sacrifices[02077] every morning[01242], and your tithes[04643] after three[07969] years[03117]: three...: Heb. three years of days
6:14 And offer[06999][8763] a sacrifice of thanksgiving[08426] with leaven[02557], and proclaim[07121][8798] and publish[08085][8685] the free offerings[05071]: for this[03651] liketh[0157][8804] you, O ye children[01121] of Israel[03478], saith[05002][8803] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069]. offer: Heb. offer by burning this...: Heb. so ye love
7:1 And I also have given[05414][8804] you cleanness[05356] of teeth[08127] in all your cities[05892], and want[02640] of bread[03899] in all your places[04725]: yet have ye not returned[07725][8804] unto me, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
7:2 And also I have withholden[04513][8804] the rain[01653] from you, when there were yet three[07969] months[02320] to the harvest[07105]: and I caused it to rain[04305][8689] upon one[0259] city[05892], and caused it not to rain[04305][8686] upon another[0259] city[05892]: one[0259] piece[02513] was rained[04305][8735] upon, and the piece[02513] whereupon it rained[04305][8686] not withered[03001][8799].
7:3 So two[08147] or three[07969] cities[05892] wandered[05128][8804] unto one[0259] city[05892], to drink[08354][8800] water[04325]; but they were not satisfied[07646][8799]: yet have ye not returned[07725][8804] unto me, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
7:4 I have smitten[05221][8689] you with blasting[07711] and mildew[03420]: when your gardens[01593] and your vineyards[03754] and your fig trees[08384] and your olive trees[02132] increased[07235][8687], the palmerworm[01501] devoured[0398][8799] them : yet have ye not returned[07725][8804] unto me, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. when...: or, the multitude of your gardens, etc. did the palmerworm
7:5 I have sent[07971][8765] among you the pestilence[01698] after the manner[01870] of Egypt[04714]: your young men[0970] have I slain[02026][8804] with the sword[02719], and have taken away[07628] your horses[05483]; and I have made the stink[0889] of your camps[04264] to come up[05927][8686] unto your nostrils[0639]: yet have ye not returned[07725][8804] unto me, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. after...: or, in the way and have...: Heb. with the captivity of your horses
7:6 I have overthrown[02015][8804] some of you, as God[0430] overthrew[04114] Sodom[05467] and Gomorrah[06017], and ye were as a firebrand[0181] plucked out[05337][8716] of the burning[08316]: yet have ye not returned[07725][8804] unto me, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
7:7 Therefore thus will I do[06213][8799] unto thee, O Israel[03478]: and because[06118] I will do[06213][8799] this unto thee, prepare[03559][8734] to meet[07125][8800] thy God[0430], O Israel[03478].
7:8 For, lo, he that formeth[03335][8802] the mountains[02022], and createth[01254][8802] the wind[07307], and declareth[05046][8688] unto man[0120] what is his thought[07808], that maketh[06213][8802] the morning[07837] darkness[05890], and treadeth[01869][8802] upon the high places[01116] of the earth[0776], The LORD[03068], The God[0430] of hosts[06635], is his name[08034]. wind: or, spirit
7:9 Hear[08085][8798] ye this word[01697] which I take up[05375][8802] against you, even a lamentation[07015], O house[01004] of Israel[03478].
7:10 The virgin[01330] of Israel[03478] is fallen[05307][8804]; she shall no more[03254][8686] rise[06965][8800]: she is forsaken[05203][8738] upon her land[0127]; there is none to raise her up[06965][8688].
7:11 For thus saith[0559][8804] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069]; The city[05892] that went out[03318][8802] by a thousand[0505] shall leave[07604][8686] an hundred[03967], and that which went forth[03318][8802] by an hundred[03967] shall leave[07604][8686] ten[06235], to the house[01004] of Israel[03478].
7:12 For thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068] unto the house[01004] of Israel[03478], Seek[01875][8798] ye me, and ye shall live[02421][8798]:
7:13 But seek[01875][8799] not Bethel[01008], nor enter[0935][8799] into Gilgal[01537], and pass[05674][8799] not to Beersheba[0884]: for Gilgal[01537] shall surely[01540][8800] go into captivity[01540][8799], and Bethel[01008] shall come to nought[0205].
7:14 Seek[01875][8798] the LORD[03068], and ye shall live[02421][8798]; lest he break out[06743][8799] like fire[0784] in the house[01004] of Joseph[03130], and devour[0398][8804] it , and there be none to quench[03518][8764] it in Bethel[01008].
7:15 Ye who turn[02015][8802] judgment[04941] to wormwood[03939], and leave off[03240][8689] righteousness[06666] in the earth[0776],
7:16 Seek him that maketh[06213][8802] the seven stars[03598] and Orion[03685], and turneth[02015][8802] the shadow of death[06757] into the morning[01242], and maketh the day[03117] dark[02821][8689] with night[03915]: that calleth[07121][8802] for the waters[04325] of the sea[03220], and poureth them out[08210][8799] upon the face[06440] of the earth[0776]: The LORD[03068] is his name[08034]:
7:17 That strengtheneth[01082][8688] the spoiled[07701] against the strong[05794], so that the spoiled[07701] shall come[0935][8799] against the fortress[04013]. spoiled: Heb. spoil
8:1 They hate[08130][8804] him that rebuketh[03198][8688] in the gate[08179], and they abhor[08581][8762] him that speaketh[01696][8802] uprightly[08549].
8:2 Forasmuch[03282] therefore as your treading[01318][8780] is upon the poor[01800], and ye take[03947][8799] from him burdens[04864] of wheat[01250]: ye have built[01129][8804] houses[01004] of hewn stone[01496], but ye shall not dwell[03427][8799] in them; ye have planted[05193][8804] pleasant[02531] vineyards[03754], but ye shall not drink[08354][8799] wine[03196] of them. pleasant...: Heb. vineyards of desire
8:3 For I know[03045][8804] your manifold[07227] transgressions[06588] and your mighty[06099] sins[02403]: they afflict[06887][8802] the just[06662], they take[03947][8802] a bribe[03724], and they turn aside[05186][8689] the poor[034] in the gate[08179] from their right . a bribe: or, a ransom
8:4 Therefore the prudent[07919][8688] shall keep silence[01826][8799] in that time[06256]; for it is an evil[07451] time[06256].
8:5 Seek[01875][8798] good[02896], and not evil[07451], that ye may live[02421][8799]: and so the LORD[03068], the God[0430] of hosts[06635], shall be with you, as ye have spoken[0559][8804].
8:6 Hate[08130][8798] the evil[07451], and love[0157][8798] the good[02896], and establish[03322][8685] judgment[04941] in the gate[08179]: it may be that the LORD[03068] God[0430] of hosts[06635] will be gracious[02603][8799] unto the remnant[07611] of Joseph[03130].
8:7 Therefore the LORD[03068], the God[0430] of hosts[06635], the Lord[0136], saith[0559][8804] thus; Wailing[04553] shall be in all streets[07339]; and they shall say[0559][8799] in all the highways[02351], Alas[01930]! alas[01930]! and they shall call[07121][8804] the husbandman[0406] to mourning[060], and such as are skilful[03045][8802] of lamentation[05092] to wailing[04553].
8:8 And in all vineyards[03754] shall be wailing[04553]: for I will pass[05674][8799] through[07130] thee, saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068].
8:9 Woe[01945] unto you that desire[0183][8693] the day[03117] of the LORD[03068]! to what end[04100] is it for you? the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is darkness[02822], and not light[0216].
8:10 As if a man[0376] did flee[05127][8799] from[06440] a lion[0738], and a bear[01677] met[06293][8804] him; or went[0935][8804] into the house[01004], and leaned[05564][8804] his hand[03027] on the wall[07023], and a serpent[05175] bit[05391][8804] him.
8:11 Shall not the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] be darkness[02822], and not light[0216]? even very dark[0651], and no brightness[05051] in it?
8:12 I hate[08130][8804], I despise[03988][8804] your feast days[02282], and I will not smell[07306][8686] in your solemn assemblies[06116]. in...: or, your holy days
8:13 Though ye offer[05927][8686] me burnt offerings[05930] and your meat offerings[04503], I will not accept[07521][8799] them : neither will I regard[05027][8686] the peace offerings[08002] of your fat beasts[04806]. peace...: or, thank offerings
8:14 Take thou away[05493][8685] from me the noise[01995] of thy songs[07892]; for I will not hear[08085][8799] the melody[02172] of thy viols[05035].
9:1 But let judgment[04941] run down[01556][8735] as waters[04325], and righteousness[06666] as a mighty[0386] stream[05158]. run: Heb. roll
9:2 Have ye offered[05066][8689] unto me sacrifices[02077] and offerings[04503] in the wilderness[04057] forty[0705] years[08141], O house[01004] of Israel[03478]?
9:3 But ye have borne[05375][8804] the tabernacle[05522] of your Moloch[04428] and Chiun[03594] your images[06754], the star[03556] of your god[0430], which ye made[06213][8804] to yourselves. the tabernacle...: or, Siccuth your king
9:4 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity[01540][8689] beyond[01973] Damascus[01834], saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068], whose name[08034] is The God[0430] of hosts[06635].
9:5 Woe[01945] to them that are at ease[07600] in Zion[06726], and trust[0982][8802] in the mountain[02022] of Samaria[08111], which are named[05344][8803] chief[07225] of the nations[01471], to whom the house[01004] of Israel[03478] came[0935][8804]! are at...: or, are secure chief: or, firstfruits
9:6 Pass[05674][8798] ye unto Calneh[03641], and see[07200][8798]; and from thence go[03212][8798] ye to Hamath[02574] the great[07227][8677][02579]: then go down[03381][8798] to Gath[01661] of the Philistines[06430]: be they better[02896] than these kingdoms[04467]? or their border[01366] greater[07227] than your border[01366]?
9:7 Ye that put far away[05077][8764] the evil[07451] day[03117], and cause the seat[07675][8800] of violence[02555] to come near[05066][8686]; seat: or, habitation
9:8 That lie[07901][8802] upon beds[04296] of ivory[08127], and stretch[05628][8803] themselves upon their couches[06210], and eat[0398][8802] the lambs[03733] out of the flock[06629], and the calves[05695] out of the midst[08432] of the stall[04770]; stretch...: or, abound with superfluities
9:9 That chant[06527][8802] to the sound[06310] of the viol[05035], and invent[02803][8804] to themselves instruments[03627] of musick[07892], like David[01732]; chant: or, quaver
9:10 That drink[08354][8802] wine[03196] in bowls[04219], and anoint[04886][8799] themselves with the chief[07225] ointments[08081]: but they are not grieved[02470][8738] for the affliction[07667] of Joseph[03130]. wine...: or, in bowls of wine affliction: Heb. breach
9:11 Therefore now shall they go captive[01540][8799] with the first[07218] that go captive[01540][8802], and the banquet[04797] of them that stretched[05628][8803] themselves shall be removed[05493][8804].
9:12 The Lord[0136] GOD[03069] hath sworn[07650][8738] by himself[05315], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068] the God[0430] of hosts[06635], I abhor[08374][8764] the excellency[01347] of Jacob[03290], and hate[08130][8804] his palaces[0759]: therefore will I deliver up[05462][8689] the city[05892] with all that is therein[04393]. that...: Heb. the fulness thereof
9:13 And it shall come to pass, if there remain[03498][8735] ten[06235] men[0582] in one[0259] house[01004], that they shall die[04191][8804].
9:14 And a man's uncle[01730] shall take him up[05375][8804], and he that burneth[05635][8764] him, to bring out[03318][8687] the bones[06106] out of the house[01004], and shall say[0559][8804] unto him that is by the sides[03411] of the house[01004], Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say[0559][8804], No[0657]. Then shall he say[0559][8804], Hold thy tongue[02013][8761]: for we may not make mention[02142][8687] of the name[08034] of the LORD[03068]. we...: or, they will not, or, have not
9:15 For, behold, the LORD[03068] commandeth[06680][8764], and he will smite[05221][8689] the great[01419] house[01004] with breaches[07447], and the little[06996] house[01004] with clefts[01233]. breaches: or, droppings
