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\BibleBook{Amos}

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\BibleTitleTwo{This book is the account of Amos foretelling about God punishing Israel and Judah and other nations, and restoring Israel and Judah. We call this book }
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and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" one|strong="H3068" who|strong="H5971" rules|strong="H4910" in|strong="H3427" Beth|strong="H1004" Eden|strong="H5730". 
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for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" sins|strong="H5771" that|strong="H3045" you|strong="H3605" have|strong="H3045" committed|strong="H6485".” 

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And|strong="H3068" when|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" city|strong="H5892" experiences|strong="H3045" disaster|strong="H7451", 
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Yahweh|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6213" one|strong="H3808" who|strong="H5971" has|strong="H3068" caused|strong="H1961" it|strong="H6213" [RHQ]. 
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\verseNumber{7}And|strong="H5650" whatever|strong="H3605" Yahweh|strong="H3068" plans|strong="H6213" to|strong="H6213" do|strong="H6213", 
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\verseNumber{8}Everyone|strong="H3605" certainly|strong="H3808" becomes|strong="H1961" terrified|strong="H0926" [RHQ] when|strong="H1696" they|strong="H3808" hear|strong="H8085" a|strong="H1696" lion|strong="H0738" roar|strong="H7580", 
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and|strong="H3372" if|strong="H0518" Yahweh|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3069" Lord|strong="H3069" has|strong="H4310" given|strong="H5414" messages|strong="H2372" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w to|strong="H1696"\+w* \+w prophets|strong="H5030"\+w* \+w like|strong="H3808"\+w* \+w me|strong="H1696"\+w*}, 
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“Come|strong="H0935" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" hills|strong="H2022" of|strong="H2022" Samaria|strong="H8111" 
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\verseNumber{10}Yahweh|strong="H3068" says|strong="H5002" that|strong="H3045" the|strong="H5002" people|strong="H3808" there|strong="H3045" do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" know|strong="H3045" how|strong="H3045" to|strong="H3068" do|strong="H6213" things|strong="H5229" that|strong="H3045" are|strong="H3068" right|strong="H5229". 
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Their|strong="H3068" homes|strong="H1004" are|strong="H3068" filled|strong="H4390" with|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w valuable|strong="H3368"\+w* \+w things|strong="H5229"\+w*} that|strong="H3045" they|strong="H3068" have|strong="H3068" stolen|strong="H1589" or|strong="H3808" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w taken|strong="H6213"\+w*} violently|strong="H3966" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w from|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w others|strong="H0312"\+w*}. 
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and|strong="H3381" tear|strong="H7167" down|strong="H3381" their|strong="H5439" ◄defenses|strong="H1354"/high|strong="H4480" city|strong="H5892" walls|strong="H2346"► 
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and|strong="H3381" take|strong="H3381" away|strong="H4480" those|strong="H4480" valuable|strong="H3368" things|strong="H1697". 
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\verseNumber{12}Yahweh|strong="H3068" has|strong="H3068" declared|strong="H5046" this|strong="H3651": 
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\verseNumber{14}When|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588", Yahweh|strong="H3068", punish|strong="H6485" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w people|strong="H5971"\+w* \+w of|strong="H3117"\+w*} Israel|strong="H3478" 
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because|strong="H3588" of|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5921" sins|strong="H6588" that|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3478" committed|strong="H6485", 
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I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3478" cause|strong="H2600" the|strong="H5921" altars|strong="H4196" at|strong="H5921" Bethel|strong="H1008" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w town|strong="H7151"\+w*} to|strong="H3478" be|strong="H3478" destroyed|strong="H4229"; 
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even|strong="H3588" the|strong="H5921" projections|strong="H3027" at|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" corners|strong="H6285" of|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5921" altars|strong="H4196" will|strong="H3478" be|strong="H3478" cut|strong="H1438" off|strong="H1438" and|strong="H3478" fall|strong="H5307" to|strong="H3478" the|strong="H5921" ground|strong="H0776". 
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\verseNumber{15}I|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3068" cause|strong="H2600" the|strong="H5002" houses|strong="H1004" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w that|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w they|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w live|strong="H3427"\+w* \+w in|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w during|strong="H3117"\+w*} the|strong="H5002" ◄winter|strong="H2779"/rainy|strong="H1653" season|strong="H6256"► and|strong="H3068" those|strong="H5921" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w in|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w which|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w they|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w live|strong="H3427"\+w* \+w during|strong="H3117"\+w*} the|strong="H5002" ◄summer|strong="H7019"/dry|strong="H3004" season|strong="H6256"► to|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" torn|strong="H7167" down|strong="H5221". 
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\BibleSectionHeading{The Israelis have not returned to God }

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You|strong="H6231" oppress|strong="H6231" poor|strong="H1800" people|strong="H8085" 
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and|strong="H8085" you|strong="H6231" cause|strong="H1697" needy|strong="H1800" people|strong="H8085" to|strong="H8085" suffer|strong="H5414". 
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And|strong="H8085" you|strong="H6231" say|strong="H1697" to|strong="H8085" your|strong="H8085" husbands|strong="H1167", 
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“Because|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" am|strong="H1961" holy|strong="H6944", I|strong="H3588" solemnly|strong="H7650" promise|strong="H7650" this|strong="H3588": 
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It|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3117" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w soon|strong="H3588"\+w*} be|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5921" time|strong="H3117" when|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" all|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3117" be|strong="H3117" taken|strong="H5375" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w to|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w another|strong="H0312"\+w* \+w country|strong="H2022"\+w*}; 
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\verseNumber{5}Bring|strong="H7121" offerings|strong="H5071" of|strong="H1121" bread|strong="H2557" to|strong="H3478" thank|strong="H8426" me|strong="H7121", 
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People|strong="H3045" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" wailing|strong="H4553" loudly|strong="H6963" in|strong="H3068" every|strong="H3605" street|strong="H2351", 
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\verseNumber{17}People|strong="H5971" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" wailing|strong="H4553" in|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" vineyards|strong="H3754", 
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I|strong="H3808" detest|strong="H8130" them|strong="H8130" [DOU]. 
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\verseNumber{23}So|strong="H3808", stop|strong="H5493" singing|strong="H7892" noisy|strong="H1995"/loud|strong="H8085" songs|strong="H7892"! 
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\verseNumber{25}You|strong="H1004" Israeli people|strong="H5971" [MTY], your|strong="H3478" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w ancestors|strong="H0001"\+w*} wandered|strong="H8582" through|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5066" desert|strong="H4057" for|strong="H1004" 40 years|strong="H8141"; 
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\verseNumber{26}But|strong="H3588" they|strong="H6213" carried|strong="H5375" the|strong="H5375" two|strong="H6213" idols|strong="H1544" that|strong="H6213" they|strong="H6213" had|strong="H6213" made|strong="H6213"— 
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\verseNumber{27}Therefore|strong="H3068", now|strong="H6258" I|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" force|strong="H2394" you|strong="H1540" to|strong="H3068" go|strong="H1540" to|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w a|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w country|strong="H2022"\+w* \+w that|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w is|strong="H3068"\+w*} far|strong="H5704" beyond|strong="H1973" Damascus|strong="H1834"! 
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and|strong="H6629" fat|strong="H4770" calves|strong="H5695". 
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\verseNumber{5}You|strong="H5921" create|strong="H1254"/compose|strong="H2266" new|strong="H2319" songs|strong="H7892" 
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\verseNumber{6}You|strong="H5921" drink|strong="H8354" entire|strong="H3605" bowlfuls of|strong="H5921" wine|strong="H3196" 
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and|strong="H8081" you|strong="H5921" put|strong="H5414" expensive oils|strong="H8081"/perfumes|strong="H7547" on|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" bodies|strong="H6297", 
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\verseNumber{7}Your|strong="H5493" feasting|strong="H4960" and|strong="H7218" lounging \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w on|strong="H6258"\+w* \+w soft|strong="H7390"\+w* \+w couches|strong="H6210"\+w*} will|strong="H3068" soon|strong="H6258" end|strong="H7093", 
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and|strong="H7218" you|strong="H3651" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H6258" among|strong="H7218" the|strong="H5493" first|strong="H7218" ones|strong="H2945" to|strong="H1540" be|strong="H6258" forced|strong="H4522" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w by|strong="H1540"\+w* \+w your|strong="H5493"\+w* \+w enemies|strong="H0341"\+w*} to|strong="H1540" go|strong="H1540" ◄into|strong="H1540" exile|strong="H1540"/to|strong="H1540" another|strong="H0312" country|strong="H2022"►. 

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\verseNumber{8}Yahweh|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5002" Lord|strong="H3068" has|strong="H3068" solemnly|strong="H7650" declared|strong="H5002" this|strong="H3068": 
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“I|strong="H5315" hate|strong="H8130" the|strong="H5002" people|strong="H5315" of|strong="H3068" Israel|strong="H3478" because|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3068" are|strong="H3068" very|strong="H3966" proud|strong="H1347"; 
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I|strong="H5315" detest|strong="H8130" their|strong="H3068" fortresses|strong="H0759". 
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I|strong="H5315" will|strong="H3068" enable|strong="H7980" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w their|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w enemies|strong="H8130"\+w*} to|strong="H3068" capture|strong="H3920" their|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w capital|strong="H3805"\+w*} city|strong="H5892" 
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and|strong="H3068" everything|strong="H3605" in|strong="H3068" it|strong="H4393".” 
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\verseNumber{9}\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w When|strong="H1961"\+w* \+w that|strong="H1004"\+w* \+w happens|strong="H1961"\+w*,} if|strong="H1961" there|strong="H1961" are|strong="H1004" ten|strong="H6235" people|strong="H5971" in|strong="H1004" one|strong="H1961" house|strong="H1004", they|strong="H1992" will|strong="H1961" all|strong="H4191" die|strong="H4191". 
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and|strong="H3068" small|strong="H6996" houses|strong="H1004" must|strong="H4191" be|strong="H3068" smashed|strong="H5221" into|strong="H0413" tiny bits|strong="H6595". 
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\verseNumber{12}Horses|strong="H5483" certainly|strong="H3588" do|strong="H2790" not|strong="H3588" [RHQ] run|strong="H7323" on|strong="H7323" big|strong="H0931" rocks|strong="H5553", 
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and|strong="H4941" certainly|strong="H3588" people|strong="H5971" do|strong="H2790" not|strong="H3588" [RHQ] plow|strong="H2790" the|strong="H3588" sea|strong="H3220" with|strong="H4941" oxen|strong="H1241". 
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You|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3588" distorted|strong="H2664" what|strong="H4941" is|strong="H4941" fair|strong="H3303"/right|strong="H4941" and|strong="H4941" caused|strong="H5414" it|strong="H3588" to|strong="H7323" be|strong="H1241" considered|strong="H2803" like|strong="H7323" poison|strong="H7219" [MET|strong="H6298"]; 
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you|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3588" changed|strong="H2015" what|strong="H4941" is|strong="H4941" right|strong="H4941" and|strong="H4941" consider|strong="H7200" it|strong="H3588" to|strong="H7323" be|strong="H1241" like|strong="H7323" things|strong="H1697" that|strong="H3588" are|strong="H5483" bitter|strong="H4751". 
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\verseNumber{13}You|strong="H3947" are|strong="H1697" proud|strong="H1343" because|strong="H1697" you|strong="H3947" have|strong="H1697" captured|strong="H3947" Lo-Debar|strong="H3810" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w town|strong="H7151"\+w*}, 
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and|strong="H1697" you|strong="H3947" have|strong="H1697" said|strong="H1697", “We|strong="H1697" captured|strong="H3947" Karnaim|strong="H7163" by|strong="H3808" our|strong="H3947" own|strong="H1961" power|strong="H2392"!” 
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\verseNumber{14}But|strong="H3588" the|strong="H5002" Commander|strong="H8269" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5002" armies|strong="H6635" of|strong="H1004" angels|strong="H4397" declares|strong="H5002", 
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“I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" cause|strong="H2600" another|strong="H0312" nation|strong="H1471" to|strong="H5704" attack|strong="H6965" you|strong="H3588" people|strong="H1471" [MTY] of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478"; 
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they|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" ◄oppress|strong="H3905" you|strong="H3588"/cause|strong="H2600" you|strong="H3588" to|strong="H5704" suffer|strong="H1004"► all|strong="H5704" the|strong="H5002" way|strong="H5704" from|strong="H5921" Hamath|strong="H2574" Pass|strong="H6965" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w in|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5002"\+w* northwest} 
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to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H5002" Dead|strong="H4191" Sea|strong="H3220" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w in|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5002"\+w* \+w southeast|strong="H5045"\+w*}.” 

\BibleSectionHeading{Visions that Yahweh gave to Joel }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Visions that Yahweh gave to Joel }
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\chapterNumber{7}Yahweh|strong="H3068" our|strong="H7200" God|strong="H3069" showed|strong="H7200" me|strong="H7200" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w in|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w a|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w vision|strong="H7200"\+w*} that|strong="H7200" he|strong="H3541" was|strong="H4428" going|strong="H5927" to|strong="H5927" send|strong="H5927" locusts|strong="H1462" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w to|strong="H5927"\+w* \+w destroy|strong="H7843"\+w* \+w our|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w crops|strong="H8393"\+w*}. It|strong="H7200" was|strong="H4428" going|strong="H5927" to|strong="H5927" happen|strong="H1961" right|strong="H2009" after|strong="H5927" the|strong="H7200" king’s|strong="H4428" share|strong="H2506" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" hay|strong="H2682" had|strong="H4428" been|strong="H5927" harvested|strong="H1219"/cut|strong="H3772" and|strong="H4428" before|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" rest|strong="H5117" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" hay|strong="H2682" was|strong="H4428" ready|strong="H3559" to|strong="H5927" be|strong="H4428" harvested|strong="H1219". 
\verseNumber{2}\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w And|strong="H6965"\+w* \+w in|strong="H6965"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3588"\+w* \+w vision|strong="H2377"\+w* \+w I|strong="H3588"\+w* \+w saw|strong="H3290"\+w*} those|strong="H1931" locusts|strong="H0697" come|strong="H1961", and|strong="H6965" they|strong="H3588" ate|strong="H0398" everything|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3588" was|strong="H1961" green|strong="H7488". Then|strong="H1961" I|strong="H3588" cried|strong="H7121" out|strong="H6965", “Yahweh|strong="H3068" our|strong="H1961" Lord|strong="H3069", please|strong="H4994" forgive|strong="H5545" us|strong="H4994"! We|strong="H3588" Israeli people|strong="H1931" are|strong="H4310" very|strong="H3966" helpless|strong="H1800"; ◄how|strong="H3588" will|strong="H4310" we|strong="H3588" be|strong="H1961" able|strong="H3201" to|strong="H1961" survive|strong="H6965" [RHQ]?/we|strong="H3588" willnot be|strong="H1961" able|strong="H3201" to|strong="H1961" survive|strong="H6965"!►” 
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\verseNumber{3}So|strong="H1961" Yahweh|strong="H3068" changed|strong="H5162" his|strong="H3068" mind|strong="H5162" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “That|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" happen|strong="H1961".” 
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\verseNumber{4}Then|strong="H2009" this|strong="H3541" is|strong="H2009" what|strong="H3541" Yahweh|strong="H3068" our|strong="H7200" Lord|strong="H3069" showed|strong="H7200" me|strong="H7200" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w in|strong="H7227"\+w* \+w another|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w vision|strong="H7200"\+w*}: He|strong="H7121" was|strong="H7227" calling|strong="H7121" to|strong="H7200" a|strong="H7200" fire|strong="H0784" to|strong="H7200" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w come|strong="H0935"\+w* \+w and|strong="H7200"\+w*} punish|strong="H6485" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w his|strong="H7121"\+w* \+w people|strong="H7200"\+w*}. \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w In|strong="H7227"\+w* \+w the|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w vision|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w I|strong="H3541"\+w* \+w saw|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w that|strong="H7200"\+w*} the|strong="H7200" fire|strong="H0784" dried|strong="H3001" up|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" ocean|strong="H8415" and|strong="H7200" also|strong="H3541" burned|strong="H8313" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w everything|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w on|strong="H7200"\+w*} the|strong="H7200" land|strong="H2506". 
\verseNumber{5}Then|strong="H6965" I|strong="H3588" cried|strong="H7121" out|strong="H6965" again|strong="H6965", “Yahweh|strong="H3068" our|strong="H3588" Lord|strong="H3069", I|strong="H3588" plead|strong="H7378" with|strong="H6965" you|strong="H3588", please|strong="H4994" stop|strong="H2308" this|strong="H1931"! We|strong="H3588" Israeli people|strong="H1931" are|strong="H4310" very|strong="H3966" helpless|strong="H1800"; how|strong="H3588" will|strong="H4310" we|strong="H3588" be|strong="H4994" able|strong="H3201" to|strong="H6965" survive|strong="H6965" [RHQ]?” 
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\verseNumber{6}So|strong="H1961" Yahweh|strong="H3068" changed|strong="H5162" his|strong="H3068" mind|strong="H5162" again|strong="H1961", and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “That|strong="H1931" also|strong="H1571" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" happen|strong="H1961".” 
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\verseNumber{7}Then|strong="H2009" Yahweh|strong="H3068" showed|strong="H7200" me|strong="H7200" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w another|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w vision|strong="H7200"\+w*}. I|strong="H3541" saw|strong="H7200" him|strong="H5921" standing|strong="H5324" beside|strong="H5921" a|strong="H7200" wall|strong="H2346". \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w It|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w was|strong="H3027"\+w* \+w very|strong="H3966"\+w* \+w straight|strong="H3474"\+w* \+w because|strong="H5921"\+w*} it|strong="H5921" had|strong="H3027" been|strong="H1961" built|strong="H1129" using|strong="H5927" a|strong="H7200" ◄plumb|strong="H0594" line|strong="H6957"/cord|strong="H6616" with|strong="H5921" a|strong="H7200" weight|strong="H4948" on|strong="H5921" one|strong="H5324" end|strong="H7093" to|strong="H5921" determine|strong="H7200" if|strong="H2009" walls|strong="H2346" are|strong="H3027" vertically straight|strong="H3474"►. Yahweh|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5921" plumb|strong="H0594" line|strong="H6957" in|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5921" hand|strong="H3027". 
\verseNumber{8}Yahweh|strong="H3068" asked|strong="H4100" me|strong="H7200", “Amos|strong="H5986", what|strong="H4100" do|strong="H3068" you|strong="H7760" see|strong="H7200"?” 
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I|strong="H2005" replied|strong="H0559", “A|strong="H7760" plumb|strong="H0594" line|strong="H6957".” 
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Then|strong="H3254" Yahweh|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “Look|strong="H7200", I|strong="H2005" am|strong="H3068" going|strong="H5674" to|strong="H3478" use|strong="H5674" a|strong="H7760" plumb|strong="H0594" line|strong="H6957" among|strong="H7130" my|strong="H3068" Israeli people|strong="H5971", \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w to|strong="H3478"\+w* \+w show|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w that|strong="H5971"\+w* \+w they|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w are|strong="H5971"\+w* \+w like|strong="H3478"\+w* \+w a|strong="H7760"\+w* \+w wall|strong="H2346"\+w* \+w that|strong="H5971"\+w* \+w is|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w not|strong="H3808"\+w* \+w straight|strong="H3474"\+w*}. I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" change|strong="H7760" my|strong="H3068" mind|strong="H3808" again|strong="H5750" about|strong="H3478" punishing|strong="H7725" them|strong="H7760". 
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\verseNumber{9}The|strong="H5921" places|strong="H1116" on|strong="H5921" hills|strong="H1389" where|strong="H1004" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w descendants|strong="H2233"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1004"\+w*} [MTY] Isaac|strong="H3446" worship|strong="H3478" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w idols|strong="H1544"\+w*} will|strong="H3478" be|strong="H3478" destroyed|strong="H2717". 
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And|strong="H6965" the|strong="H5921" other|strong="H0312" important|strong="H5704" shrines|strong="H1004" in|strong="H5921" Israel|strong="H3478" will|strong="H3478" also|strong="H3478" be|strong="H3478" destroyed|strong="H2717". 
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And|strong="H6965" I|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3478" enable|strong="H7980" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w your|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w enemies|strong="H6965"\+w*} to|strong="H3478" attack|strong="H6965" your|strong="H5921" people|strong="H5971" with|strong="H1004" swords|strong="H2719" 
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and|strong="H6965" they|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3478" get|strong="H6965" rid|strong="H5337" of|strong="H1004" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w King|strong="H5921"\+w*} Jeroboam|strong="H3379" and|strong="H6965" all|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5921" descendants|strong="H2233".” 

\BibleSectionHeading{Amaziah|strong="H0558" criticized|strong="H3885" Amos|strong="H5986" }

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‘Jeroboam|strong="H3379" will|strong="H3478" soon|strong="H3588" be|strong="H4191" killed|strong="H4191" by|strong="H5921" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w someone|strong="H4191"\+w* \+w using|strong="H5927"\+w*} a|strong="H3588" sword|strong="H2719", 
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and|strong="H3478" the|strong="H5921" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H5921" Israel|strong="H3478" will|strong="H3478" be|strong="H4191" ◄exiled|strong="H1540"/forced|strong="H4522" to|strong="H3478" leave|strong="H5800" their|strong="H5921" land|strong="H0776" and|strong="H3478" go|strong="H1540" to|strong="H3478" another|strong="H0312" country|strong="H2022"►.’” 
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\verseNumber{12}Then|strong="H3063" Amaziah|strong="H0558" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w came|strong="H3212"\+w* \+w to|strong="H3212"\+w* \+w me|strong="H3212"\+w* \+w and|strong="H3063"\+w*} said|strong="H0559", “You|strong="H3212" prophet|strong="H2374", get|strong="H3212" out|strong="H3212" of|strong="H3899" here|strong="H8033"! Go|strong="H3212" back|strong="H3212" to|strong="H3212" the|strong="H8033" country|strong="H2022" of|strong="H3899" Judah|strong="H3063"! Earn money|strong="H3701" to|strong="H3212" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w buy|strong="H7069"\+w* \+w food|strong="H3899"\+w* \+w to|strong="H3212"\+w* \+w be|strong="H3063"\+w* \+w able|strong="H3201"\+w*} to|strong="H3212" live|strong="H3427" there|strong="H8033", and|strong="H3063" do|strong="H3063" your|strong="H8033" prophesying|strong="H5012" there|strong="H8033"! 
\verseNumber{13}Do|strong="H3254" not|strong="H3808" prophesy|strong="H5012" anymore|strong="H5750" here|strong="H6311" at|strong="H1004" Bethel|strong="H1008", because|strong="H3588" this|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" where|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3588" national temple|strong="H1004", the|strong="H3588" king’s|strong="H4428" temple|strong="H1004", is|strong="H1931"!” 
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\verseNumber{14}I|strong="H3588" replied|strong="H6030" to|strong="H1121" Amaziah|strong="H0558", “I|strong="H3588" was|strong="H1121" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w previously|strong="H3808"\+w*} not|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3588" prophet|strong="H5030", and|strong="H1121" my|strong="H3588" father|strong="H1121" was|strong="H1121" not|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3588" prophet|strong="H5030"; I|strong="H3588" was|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3588" shepherd|strong="H7462". I|strong="H3588" also|strong="H1121" took|strong="H5030" care|strong="H3027" of|strong="H1121" sycamore-fig trees|strong="H8256". 
\verseNumber{15}But|strong="H3947" Yahweh|strong="H3068" took|strong="H3947" me|strong="H3947" away|strong="H3947" from|strong="H3478" taking|strong="H3947" care|strong="H3027" of|strong="H3068" my|strong="H3068" sheep|strong="H6629", and|strong="H3478" he|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H3947", ‘Go|strong="H3212" to|strong="H3478" Israel|strong="H3478" and|strong="H3478" prophesy|strong="H5012" to|strong="H3478" my|strong="H3068" people|strong="H5971" there|strong="H3068"!’ 
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\verseNumber{16}You|strong="H5921" said|strong="H1697" to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H5921", ‘Do|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" prophecy|strong="H5016" saying|strong="H1697" terrible|strong="H3372" things|strong="H1697" will|strong="H3068" happen|strong="H1697" to|strong="H3478" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w people|strong="H3808"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1004"\+w*} Israel|strong="H3478"; 
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stop|strong="H3808" saying|strong="H1697" those|strong="H5921" things|strong="H1697"!’ 
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\verseNumber{17}Therefore|strong="H3651" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H3478" what|strong="H3541" Yahweh|strong="H3068" says|strong="H3541" about|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5921": 
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‘Your|strong="H3068" wife|strong="H0802" will|strong="H3068" become|strong="H2181" a|strong="H3478" prostitute|strong="H2181" in|strong="H5921" this|strong="H3651" city|strong="H5892", 
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and|strong="H1121" your|strong="H3068" sons|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" daughters|strong="H1323" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H4191" killed|strong="H4191" by|strong="H5921" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w your|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w enemies’|strong="H0341"\+w*} swords|strong="H2719". 
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Others|strong="H1540" will|strong="H3068" measure|strong="H4058" your|strong="H3068" land|strong="H0776" 
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and|strong="H1121" divide|strong="H2505" it|strong="H5921" up|strong="H5921" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w among|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w themselves|strong="H5921"\+w*}; 
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and|strong="H1121" you|strong="H5921" yourself|strong="H5307" will|strong="H3068" die|strong="H4191" in|strong="H5921" a|strong="H3478" foreign|strong="H5237" country|strong="H2256". 
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And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H5921" people|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478" will|strong="H3068" certainly|strong="H1540" be|strong="H4191" forced|strong="H4522" to|strong="H3478" leave|strong="H5800" their|strong="H3068" country|strong="H2256" and|strong="H1121" go|strong="H1540" ◄into|strong="H1540" exile|strong="H1540"/to|strong="H3478" live|strong="H3427" in|strong="H5921" another|strong="H0312" country|strong="H2256"►.’” 

\BibleSectionHeading{A vision of ripe fruit }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{A vision of ripe fruit }
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\chapterNumber{8}Yahweh|strong="H3068" showed|strong="H7200" me|strong="H7200" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w in|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w a|strong="H7200"\+w* \+w vision|strong="H7200"\+w*} a|strong="H7200" basket|strong="H3619" full|strong="H4392" of|strong="H3069" ripe|strong="H1310" fruit|strong="H7019". 
\verseNumber{2}He|strong="H3068" asked|strong="H4100" me|strong="H7200", “Amos|strong="H5986", what|strong="H4100" do|strong="H3068" you|strong="H3808" see|strong="H7200"?” 
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I|strong="H7200" replied|strong="H0559", “A|strong="H7200" basket|strong="H3619" of|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w very|strong="H3966"\+w*} ripe|strong="H1310" fruit|strong="H7019".” 
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He|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “That|strong="H5971" indicates that|strong="H5971" it|strong="H7200" almost|strong="H4592" the|strong="H7200" end|strong="H7093" for|strong="H3068" my|strong="H3068" Israeli people|strong="H5971". I|strong="H7200" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" change|strong="H5162" my|strong="H3068" mind|strong="H3808" again|strong="H5750" about|strong="H3478" punishing|strong="H7725" them|strong="H7200". 
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\verseNumber{3}\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w Soon|strong="H3512"\+w*,} instead|strong="H8478" of|strong="H3117" singing|strong="H7892" in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3605" temple|strong="H1964", they|strong="H3117" will|strong="H7227" be|strong="H3117" wailing|strong="H3213". There|strong="H3117" will|strong="H7227" be|strong="H3117" corpses|strong="H6297" everywhere|strong="H3605" [HYP]. So|strong="H1931", remain|strong="H3427" silent|strong="H2013" (OR|strong="H3117", Everyone|strong="H3605" will|strong="H7227" be|strong="H3117" silent|strong="H2013"). \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w These|strong="H1931"\+w* \+w things|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w will|strong="H7227"\+w* \+w surely|strong="H4191"\+w* \+w happen|strong="H1961"\+w* \+w because|strong="H3117"\+w*} I|strong="H3117", Yahweh|strong="H3068", have|strong="H3117" said|strong="H5002" it|strong="H1931"!” 

\BibleSectionHeading{Israel|strong="H3478" will|strong="H7227" be|strong="H3117" destroyed|strong="H4229" }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Israel|strong="H3478" will|strong="H7227" be|strong="H3117" destroyed|strong="H4229" }
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\verseNumber{4}\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w It|strong="H2063"\+w* \+w is|strong="H8085"\+w* \+w as|strong="H8085"\+w* \+w though|strong="H3588"\+w*} you|strong="H7673" people|strong="H8085" trample|strong="H7602" on|strong="H8085" needy|strong="H0034" people|strong="H8085", 
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and|strong="H8085" you|strong="H7673" destroy|strong="H7843" the|strong="H8085" poor|strong="H6035" people|strong="H8085". 
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\verseNumber{5}You|strong="H6605" habitually say|strong="H0559", 
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“We|strong="H0587" wish|strong="H2896" that|strong="H5674" [RHQ] the|strong="H5674" new|strong="H2320" moon|strong="H2320" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w festival|strong="H7666"\+w*} would|strong="H0014" end|strong="H7093" soon|strong="H3512", 
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in|strong="H2320" order|strong="H4616" that|strong="H5674" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w restrictions|strong="H1881"\+w* \+w on|strong="H5674"\+w* \+w doing|strong="H6213"\+w* \+w business|strong="H4399"\+w* \+w during|strong="H3117"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5674"\+w* \+w festival|strong="H7666"\+w* \+w will|strong="H4820"\+w* \+w be|strong="H2320"\+w* \+w ended|strong="H1961"\+w*} 
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and|strong="H5674" we|strong="H0587" can|strong="H4310" sell|strong="H7666" grain|strong="H1250". 
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We|strong="H0587" wish|strong="H2896" that|strong="H5674" the|strong="H5674" Sabbath|strong="H7676" would|strong="H0014" end|strong="H7093" soon|strong="H3512", 
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in|strong="H2320" order|strong="H4616" that|strong="H5674" we|strong="H0587" will|strong="H4820" again|strong="H5674" be|strong="H2320" permitted|strong="H5117" to|strong="H5674" sell|strong="H7666" our|strong="H5674" wheat|strong="H1250"”— 
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and|strong="H5674" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w when|strong="H4970"\+w* \+w you|strong="H6605"\+w* \+w sell|strong="H7666"\+w* \+w it|strong="H5674"\+w*}, 
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you|strong="H6605" charge|strong="H4931" a|strong="H5674" big|strong="H1431" price|strong="H8255" for|strong="H3976" it|strong="H5674", 
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and|strong="H5674" you|strong="H6605" cheat|strong="H5791" people|strong="H5971" by|strong="H5674" using|strong="H5927" scales|strong="H3976" that|strong="H5674" do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H5674" weigh|strong="H8254" correctly|strong="H3651". 
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\verseNumber{6}You|strong="H7666" sell|strong="H7666" wheat|strong="H1250" that|strong="H5668" you|strong="H7666" have|strong="H1961" swept|strong="H5595" up|strong="H5927" from|strong="H3701" the|strong="H7069" floor|strong="H1637", and|strong="H3701" as|strong="H3701" a|strong="H7069" result|strong="H6903" it|strong="H7069" is|strong="H3701" mixed|strong="H1101" with|strong="H1800" dirt|strong="H6083". 
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Those|strong="H1992" who|strong="H1800" are|strong="H5275" needy|strong="H1800" and|strong="H3701" poor|strong="H1800" [DOU] and|strong="H3701" who|strong="H1800" do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" have|strong="H1961" money|strong="H3701" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w to|strong="H3701"\+w* \+w buy|strong="H7069"\+w* \+w things|strong="H1697"\+w*}, 
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you|strong="H7666" cause|strong="H2600" them|strong="H7069" to|strong="H3701" become|strong="H1961" your|strong="H3701" slaves|strong="H5650" 
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by|strong="H3701" buying|strong="H7069" them|strong="H7069" with|strong="H1800" the|strong="H7069" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w small|strong="H6996"\+w* \+w amount|strong="H1697"\+w* \+w of|strong="H7069"\+w*} silver|strong="H3701" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w with|strong="H1800"\+w* \+w which|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w you|strong="H7666"\+w* \+w could|strong="H3201"\+w* \+w buy|strong="H7069"\+w*} a|strong="H7069" pair|strong="H8147" of|strong="H7069" sandals|strong="H5275"! 
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\verseNumber{7}Yahweh|strong="H3068" has|strong="H3068" declared|strong="H5046", “Although|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3605" are|strong="H3068" very|strong="H3966" proud|strong="H1347" of|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w being|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w descendants|strong="H2233"\+w*} [MTY] of|strong="H3068" Jacob|strong="H3290", I|strong="H3068" solemnly|strong="H7650" declare|strong="H5046" that|strong="H3605" I|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" forget|strong="H7911" the|strong="H3605" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w evil|strong="H7451"\+w* \+w things|strong="H3605"\+w*} that|strong="H3605" you|strong="H3605" have|strong="H3068" done|strong="H4639". 
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\verseNumber{8}\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w Because|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w of|strong="H3427"\+w* \+w those|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w evil|strong="H7451"\+w* \+w things|strong="H3605"\+w*}, your|strong="H3605" country|strong="H2022" will|strong="H4714" certainly|strong="H3808" [RHQ] soon|strong="H3512" be|strong="H3808" shaken|strong="H4131", 
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and|strong="H4714" all|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3427" you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H4714" mourn|strong="H5921". 
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\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w It|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w will|strong="H4714"\+w* \+w be|strong="H3808"\+w* \+w as|strong="H5927"\+w* \+w though|strong="H3588"\+w*} it|strong="H5921" will|strong="H4714" repeatedly|strong="H7725" rise|strong="H5927" and|strong="H4714" fall|strong="H5307" 
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like|strong="H3808" [SIM] the|strong="H3605" Nile|strong="H2975" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w River|strong="H2975"\+w*} that|strong="H3605" gets|strong="H8610" full|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3427" water|strong="H8248" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w and|strong="H4714"\+w* \+w overflows|strong="H1097"\+w* \+w it|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w banks|strong="H1415"\+w*} 
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and|strong="H4714" then|strong="H5927" settles|strong="H3427" back|strong="H5927" into|strong="H5927" its|strong="H3605" riverbed. 
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\verseNumber{9}On|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5002" day|strong="H3117" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w when|strong="H1961"\+w* \+w I|strong="H3117"\+w* \+w punish|strong="H6485"\+w* \+w my|strong="H1961"\+w* \+w people|strong="H1931"\+w*}, 
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I|strong="H3117" will|strong="H1961" cause|strong="H1961" the|strong="H5002" sun|strong="H8121" to|strong="H1961" set|strong="H7760" at|strong="H3117" noontime, 
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and|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5002" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w entire|strong="H3117"\+w*} earth|strong="H8121" will|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" dark|strong="H2821" in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5002" daytime|strong="H3119". 
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\verseNumber{10}I|strong="H3117" will|strong="H3117" cause|strong="H2600" your|strong="H3605" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{religious} celebrations|strong="H4885" to|strong="H5927" become|strong="H2015" times|strong="H3117" when|strong="H3117" you|strong="H3605" mourn|strong="H5921"; 
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instead|strong="H5921" of|strong="H3117" singing|strong="H7892", everyone|strong="H3605" will|strong="H3117" be|strong="H3117" weeping|strong="H1065". 
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Because|strong="H5921" of|strong="H3117" what|strong="H5927" I|strong="H3117" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w will|strong="H3117"\+w* \+w do|strong="H3605"\+w*}, all|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3117" you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H3117" wear|strong="H5927" rough|strong="H8181" sackcloth|strong="H8242" and|strong="H3117" shave|strong="H7760" your|strong="H3605" heads|strong="H7218" 
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\BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w to|strong="H5927"\+w* \+w show|strong="H7760"\+w* \+w that|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w you|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w are|strong="H3117"\+w* sorrowing}. 
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I|strong="H3117" will|strong="H3117" cause|strong="H2600" that|strong="H3605" time|strong="H3117" to|strong="H5927" be|strong="H3117" like|strong="H5927" when|strong="H3117" people|strong="H5971" mourn|strong="H5921" after|strong="H5921" an|strong="H7760" only|strong="H3173" son|strong="H3173" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w has|strong="H3117"\+w* \+w died|strong="H4191"\+w*}. 
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All|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3117" you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H3117" be|strong="H3117" extremely|strong="H3966" sad|strong="H7451" all|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3117" that|strong="H3605" day|strong="H3117".” 
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\verseNumber{11}And|strong="H3068" Yahweh|strong="H3068" our|strong="H3068" God|strong="H3068" says|strong="H5002" this|strong="H1697": 
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“It|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w soon|strong="H3588"\+w*} be|strong="H3808" the|strong="H5002" time|strong="H3117" when|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" cause|strong="H1697" something|strong="H1697" to|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3808" very|strong="H3966" scarce|strong="H2637" [MET|strong="H6298"] throughout|strong="H3117" the|strong="H5002" country|strong="H2022". 
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But|strong="H3588" it|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3588" time|strong="H3117" when|strong="H3588" there|strong="H2009" is|strong="H3068" no|strong="H3808" food|strong="H3899" or|strong="H3808" water|strong="H4325"; 
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it|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" instead|strong="H3588" be|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3588" time|strong="H3117" when|strong="H3588" there|strong="H2009" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3808" no|strong="H3808" messages|strong="H1697" from|strong="H8085" me|strong="H7971" for|strong="H3588" anyone|strong="H3588" to|strong="H3068" hear|strong="H8085". 
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\verseNumber{12}People|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3068" stagger|strong="H5128" from|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w Dead|strong="H4191"\+w*} Sea|strong="H3220" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3068" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{Mediterranean} Sea|strong="H3220", 
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and|strong="H3068" wander|strong="H5128" from|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3068" north|strong="H6828" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3068" east|strong="H4217", 
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searching|strong="H1245" for|strong="H5704" a|strong="H4672" message|strong="H1697" from|strong="H5704" me|strong="H4672", 
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but|strong="H3808" there|strong="H4672" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" any|strong="H1697". 
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\verseNumber{13}At|strong="H3117" that|strong="H3117" time|strong="H3117", 
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even|strong="H1571" beautiful|strong="H3303" young|strong="H3117" women|strong="H1330" and|strong="H3117" strong|strong="H2388" young|strong="H3117" men|strong="H0376" will|strong="H3117" faint|strong="H5968" 
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because|strong="H3117" of|strong="H3117" being|strong="H1961" very|strong="H3966" thirsty|strong="H6772". 
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\verseNumber{14}Those|strong="H1992" who|strong="H2416" ◄make|strong="H6965" oaths|strong="H7650"/solemnly|strong="H7650" promise|strong="H7650" to|strong="H1870" do|strong="H1870" something|strong="H1697"► using|strong="H5927" the|strong="H6965" names|strong="H8034" of|strong="H1870" their|strong="H5307" shameful|strong="H1322" gods|strong="H0430" of|strong="H1870" Samaria|strong="H8111", 
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and|strong="H6965" those|strong="H1992" who|strong="H2416" solemnly|strong="H7650" promise|strong="H7650" to|strong="H1870" do|strong="H1870" something|strong="H1697" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w using|strong="H5927"\+w* \+w the|strong="H6965"\+w* \+w name|strong="H8034"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1870"\+w*} the|strong="H6965" god|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1870" Dan|strong="H1835", 
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and|strong="H6965" those|strong="H1992" who|strong="H2416" solemnly|strong="H7650" promise|strong="H7650" to|strong="H1870" do|strong="H1870" something|strong="H1697" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w using|strong="H5927"\+w* \+w the|strong="H6965"\+w* \+w name|strong="H8034"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1870"\+w*} the|strong="H6965" god|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1870" Beersheba|strong="H0884", 
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will|strong="H3808" all|strong="H5750" die|strong="H5307"; 
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and|strong="H6965" they|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3808" never|strong="H3808" live|strong="H2416" again|strong="H5750".” 

\BibleSectionHeading{Israel will be punished }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Israel will be punished }
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I|strong="H3027" will|strong="H8064" reach|strong="H5060" out|strong="H3947" and|strong="H8064" grab|strong="H2388" them|strong="H3027". 
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I|strong="H5921" will|strong="H5869" command|strong="H6680" that|strong="H7451" they|strong="H8033" be|strong="H3808" killed|strong="H2026" there|strong="H8033" with|strong="H5921" swords|strong="H2719". 
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\BibleSectionHeading{Yahweh|strong="H3068" promised|strong="H1696" to|strong="H5704" restore|strong="H7725" Israel|strong="H5971" }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Yahweh|strong="H3068" promised|strong="H1696" to|strong="H5704" restore|strong="H7725" Israel|strong="H5971" }
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