1:1 And he said[0559][8799], Amos[05986], what seest[07200][8802] thou? And I said[0559][8799], A basket[03619] of summer fruit[07019]. Then said[0559][8799] the LORD[03068] unto me, The end[07093] is come[0935][8804] upon my people[05971] of Israel[03478]; I will not again[03254][8686] pass[05674][8800] by them any more.
1:2 And the songs[07892] of the temple[01964] shall be howlings[03213][8689] in that day[03117], saith[05002][8803] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069]: there shall be many[07227] dead bodies[06297] in every place[04725]; they shall cast them forth[07993][8689] with silence[02013][8761]. shall be howlings: Heb. shall howl with...: Heb. be silent
1:3 Hear[08085][8798] this, O ye that swallow up[07602][8802] the needy[034], even to make[07673][00] the poor[06041][8675][06035] of the land[0776] to fail[07673][8687],
1:4 Saying[0559][8800], When will the new moon[02320] be gone[05674][8799], that we may sell[07666][8686] corn[07668]? and the sabbath[07676], that we may set forth[06605][8799] wheat[01250], making the ephah[0374] small[06994][8687], and the shekel[08255] great[01431][8687], and falsifying[05791][8763] the balances[03976] by deceit[04820]? new...: or, month set...: Heb. open falsifying...: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit
1:5 That we may buy[07069][8800] the poor[01800] for silver[03701], and the needy[034] for a pair of shoes[05275]; yea , and sell[07666][8686] the refuse[04651] of the wheat[01250]?
1:6 The LORD[03068] hath sworn[07650][8738] by the excellency[01347] of Jacob[03290], Surely I will never[05331] forget[07911][8799] any of their works[04639].
1:7 Shall not the land[0776] tremble[07264][8799] for this, and every one mourn[056][8804] that dwelleth[03427][8802] therein? and it shall rise up[05927][8804] wholly as a flood[02975]; and it shall be cast out[01644][8738] and drowned[08257][8738][8675][08248][8738], as by the flood[0216] of Egypt[04714].
1:8 And it shall come to pass in that day[03117], saith[05002][8803] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069], that I will cause the sun[08121] to go down[0935][8689] at noon[06672], and I will darken[02821][8689] the earth[0776] in the clear[0216] day[03117]:
1:9 And I will turn[02015][8804] your feasts[02282] into mourning[060], and all your songs[07892] into lamentation[07015]; and I will bring up[05927][8689] sackcloth[08242] upon all loins[04975], and baldness[07144] upon every head[07218]; and I will make[07760][8804] it as the mourning[060] of an only[03173] son , and the end[0319] thereof as a bitter[04751] day[03117].
1:10 Behold, the days[03117] come[0935][8802], saith[05002][8803] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069], that I will send[07971][8689] a famine[07458] in the land[0776], not a famine[07458] of bread[03899], nor a thirst[06772] for water[04325], but of hearing[08085][8800] the words[01697] of the LORD[03068]:
1:11 And they shall wander[05128][8804] from sea[03220] to sea[03220], and from the north[06828] even to the east[04217], they shall run to and fro[07751][8787] to seek[01245][8763] the word[01697] of the LORD[03068], and shall not find[04672][8799] it .
1:12 In that day[03117] shall the fair[03303] virgins[01330] and young men[0970] faint[05968][8691] for thirst[06772].
1:13 They that swear[07650][8737] by the sin[0819] of Samaria[08111], and say[0559][8804], Thy god[0430], O Dan[01835], liveth[02416]; and, The manner[01870] of Beersheba[0884] liveth[02416]; even they shall fall[05307][8804], and never rise up[06965][8799] again. manner: Heb. way
1:14 I saw[07200][8804] the Lord[0136] standing[05324][8737] upon the altar[04196]: and he said[0559][8799], Smite[05221][8685] the lintel of the door[03730], that the posts[05592] may shake[07493][8799]: and cut[01214][8798] them in the head[07218], all of them; and I will slay[02026][8799] the last[0319] of them with the sword[02719]: he that fleeth[05127][8801] of them shall not flee away[05127][8799], and he that escapeth[06412] of them shall not be delivered[04422][8735]. lintel: or, chapiter, or, knop cut...: or, wound them
1:15 Though they dig[02864][8799] into hell[07585], thence shall mine hand[03027] take[03947][8799] them; though they climb up[05927][8799] to heaven[08064], thence will I bring them down[03381][8686]:
1:16 And though they hide[02244][8735] themselves in the top[07218] of Carmel[03760], I will search[02664][8762] and take them out[03947][8804] thence; and though they be hid[05641][8735] from my sight[05869] in the bottom[07172] of the sea[03220], thence will I command[06680][8762] the serpent[05175], and he shall bite[05391][8804] them:
1:17 And though they go[03212][8799] into captivity[07628] before[06440] their enemies[0341][8802], thence will I command[06680][8762] the sword[02719], and it shall slay[02026][8804] them: and I will set[07760][8804] mine eyes[05869] upon them for evil[07451], and not for good[02896].
2:1 And the Lord[0136] GOD[03069] of hosts[06635] is he that toucheth[05060][8802] the land[0776], and it shall melt[04127][8799], and all that dwell[03427][8802] therein shall mourn[056][8804]: and it shall rise up[05927][8804] wholly like a flood[02975]; and shall be drowned[08257][8804], as by the flood[02975] of Egypt[04714].
2:2 It is he that buildeth[01129][8802] his stories[04609] in the heaven[08064], and hath founded[03245][8804] his troop[092] in the earth[0776]; he 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]. stories: or, spheres: Heb. ascensions troop: or, bundle
2:3 Are ye not as children[01121] of the Ethiopians[03569] unto me, O children[01121] of Israel[03478]? saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. Have not I brought up[05927][8689] Israel[03478] out of the land[0776] of Egypt[04714]? and the Philistines[06430] from Caphtor[03731], and the Syrians[0758] from Kir[07024]?
2:4 Behold, the eyes[05869] of the Lord[0136] GOD[03069] are upon the sinful[02403] kingdom[04467], and I will destroy[08045][8689] it from off the face[06440] of the earth[0127]; saving[0657] that I will not utterly[08045][8687] destroy[08045][8686] the house[01004] of Jacob[03290], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
2:5 For, lo, I will command[06680][8764], and I will sift[05128][8689] the house[01004] of Israel[03478] among all nations[01471], like as corn is sifted[05128][8735] in a sieve[03531], yet shall not the least grain[06872] fall[05307][8799] upon the earth[0776]. sift: Heb. cause to move grain: Heb. stone
2:6 All the sinners[02400] of my people[05971] shall die[04191][8799] by the sword[02719], which say[0559][8802], The evil[07451] shall not overtake[05066][8686] nor prevent[06923][8686] us.
2:7 In that day[03117] will I raise up[06965][8686] the tabernacle[05521] of David[01732] that is fallen[05307][8802], and close up[01443][8804] the breaches[06556] thereof; and I will raise up[06965][8686] his ruins[02034], and I will build[01129][8804] it as in the days[03117] of old[05769]: close: Heb. hedge, or, wall
2:8 That they may possess[03423][8799] the remnant[07611] of Edom[0123], and of all the heathen[01471], which are called[07121][8738] by my name[08034], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068] that doeth[06213][8802] this. which...: Heb. upon whom my name is called
2:9 Behold, the days[03117] come[0935][8802], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], that the plowman[02790][8802] shall overtake[05066][8738] the reaper[07114][8802], and the treader[01869][8802] of grapes[06025] him that soweth[04900][8802] seed[02233]; and the mountains[02022] shall drop[05197][8689] sweet wine[06071], and all the hills[01389] shall melt[04127][8709]. soweth: Heb. draweth forth sweet: or, new
2:10 And I will bring again[07725][8804] the captivity[07622] of my people[05971] of Israel[03478], and they shall build[01129][8804] the waste[08074][8737] cities[05892], and inhabit[03427][8804] them ; and they shall plant[05193][8804] vineyards[03754], and drink[08354][8804] the wine[03196] thereof; they shall also make[06213][8804] gardens[01593], and eat[0398][8804] the fruit[06529] of them.
3:1 And I will plant[05193][8804] them upon their land[0127], and they shall no more be pulled up[05428][8735] out of their land[0127] which I have given[05414][8804] them, saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068] thy God[0430].
3:2 The vision[02377] of Obadiah[05662]. Thus saith[0559][8804] the Lord[0136] GOD[03069] concerning Edom[0123]; We have heard[08085][8804] a rumour[08052] from the LORD[03068], and an ambassador[06735] is sent[07971][8795] among the heathen[01471], Arise[06965][8798] ye, and let us rise up[06965][8799] against her in battle[04421].
3:3 Behold, I have made[05414][8804] thee small[06996] among the heathen[01471]: thou art greatly[03966] despised[0959][8803].
3:4 The pride[02087] of thine heart[03820] hath deceived[05377][8689] thee, thou that dwellest[07931][8802] in the clefts[02288] of the rock[05553], whose habitation[03427][8800] is  high[04791]; that saith[0559][8802] in his heart[03820], Who shall bring me down[03381][8686] to the ground[0776]?
3:5 Though thou exalt[01361][8686] thyself as the eagle[05404], and though thou set[07760][8800] thy nest[07064] among the stars[03556], thence will I bring thee down[03381][8686], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
3:6 If thieves[01590] came[0935][8804] to thee, if robbers[07703][8802] by night[03915], (how art thou cut off[01820][8738]!) would they not have stolen[01589][8799] till they had enough[01767]? if the grapegatherers[01219][8802] came[0935][8804] to thee, would they not leave[07604][8686] some grapes[05955]? some...: or, gleanings?
3:7 How are the things of Esau[06215] searched out[02664][8738]! how are his hidden[04710] things sought up[01158][8738]!
3:8 All the men[0582] of thy confederacy[01285] have brought[07971][8765] thee even to the border[01366]: the men[0582] that were at peace[07965] with thee have deceived[05377][8689] thee, and prevailed[03201][8804] against thee; they that eat thy bread[03899] have laid[07760][8799] a wound[04204] under thee: there is none understanding[08394] in him. that were...: Heb. of thy peace they...: Heb. the men of thy bread in him: or, of it
3:9 Shall I not in that day[03117], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], even destroy[06][8689] the wise[02450] men out of Edom[0123], and understanding[08394] out of the mount[02022] of Esau[06215]?
3:10 And thy mighty[01368] men , O Teman[08487], shall be dismayed[02865][8804], to the end that every one[0376] of the mount[02022] of Esau[06215] may be cut off[03772][8735] by slaughter[06993].
4:1 For thy violence[02555] against thy brother[0251] Jacob[03290] shame[0955] shall cover[03680][8762] thee, and thou shalt be cut off[03772][8738] for ever[05769].
4:2 In the day[03117] that thou stoodest[05975][8800] on the other side, in the day[03117] that the strangers[02114][8801] carried away captive[07617][8800] his forces[02428], and foreigners[05237] entered[0935][8804] into his gates[08179], and cast[03032][8804] lots[01486] upon Jerusalem[03389], even thou wast as one[0259] of them. captive...: or, his substance
4:3 But thou shouldest not have looked[07200][8799] on the day[03117] of thy brother[0251] in the day[03117] that he became a stranger[05235]; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced[08055][8799] over the children[01121] of Judah[03063] in the day[03117] of their destruction[06][8800]; neither shouldest thou have spoken[06310] proudly[01431][8686] in the day[03117] of distress[06869]. spoken...: Heb. magnified thy mouth
4:4 Thou shouldest not have entered[0935][8799] into the gate[08179] of my people[05971] in the day[03117] of their calamity[0343]; yea, thou shouldest not have looked[07200][8799] on their affliction[07451] in the day[03117] of their calamity[0343], nor have laid[07971][8799] hands on their substance[02428] in the day[03117] of their calamity[0343]; substance: or, forces
4:5 Neither shouldest thou have stood[05975][8799] in the crossway[06563], to cut off[03772][8687] those of his that did escape[06412]; neither shouldest thou have delivered up[05462][8686] those of his that did remain[08300] in the day[03117] of distress[06869]. delivered up: or, shut up
4:6 For the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is near[07138] upon all the heathen[01471]: as thou hast done[06213][8804], it shall be done[06213][8735] unto thee: thy reward[01576] shall return[07725][8799] upon thine own head[07218].
4:7 For as ye have drunk[08354][8804] upon my holy[06944] mountain[02022], so shall all the heathen[01471] drink[08354][8799] continually[08548], yea, they shall drink[08354][8804], and they shall swallow down[03886][8804], and they shall be as though they had not[03808] been. swallow...: or, sup up
4:8 But upon mount[02022] Zion[06726] shall be deliverance[06413], and there shall be holiness[06944]; and the house[01004] of Jacob[03290] shall possess[03423][8804] their possessions[04180]. deliverance: or, they that escape there...: or, it shall be holy
4:9 And the house[01004] of Jacob[03290] shall be a fire[0784], and the house[01004] of Joseph[03130] a flame[03852], and the house[01004] of Esau[06215] for stubble[07179], and they shall kindle[01814][8804] in them, and devour[0398][8804] them; and there shall not be any remaining[08300] of the house[01004] of Esau[06215]; for the LORD[03068] hath spoken[01696][8765] it .
4:10 And they of the south[05045] shall possess[03423][8804] the mount[02022] of Esau[06215]; and they of the plain[08219] the Philistines[06430]: and they shall possess[03423][8804] the fields[07704] of Ephraim[0669], and the fields[07704] of Samaria[08111]: and Benjamin[01144] shall possess Gilead[01568].
4:11 And the captivity[01546] of this host[02426] of the children[01121] of Israel[03478] shall possess that of the Canaanites[03669], even unto Zarephath[06886]; and the captivity[01546] of Jerusalem[03389], which is in Sepharad[05614], shall possess[03423][8799] the cities[05892] of the south[05045]. which...: or, shall possess that which is in
