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{\MTB 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
\par }{\MT Amos

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}This
is
the
message
that
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
gave
to
{\ADD{
me}},
Amos.
I
am
a ◄shepherd/man
who
takes
care
of
sheep►.
I
am
from
{\ADD{
near}}
Tekoa
{\ADD{
town
south
of
Jerusalem}}.
I
received
this
message
about
Israel
in
a
vision
two
years
before
the
{\ADD{
big}}
earthquake.
It
was
when
Uzziah
was
the
king
of
Judah,
and
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
{\ADD{
King}}
Jehoash,
was
the
king
of
Israel.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}This
is
what
Yahweh
said:
\par }{\Q “I
will
roar
{\ADD{
like
a
lion}} [MET];
\par }{\QB when
I
speak
from
Zion
{\ADD{
Hill
in}}
Jerusalem [DOU],
my
voice
will
{\ADD{
resemble
the
sound
of}}
thunder.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
the
pastures
where
you
shepherds
{\ADD{
take
care
of}}
your
sheep
will
dry
up,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
the
grass}}
on
top
of
Carmel
{\ADD{
Mountain}}
will ◄wither/become
brown►
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because
I
will
cause
that
no
rain
will
fall}}.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Syria
\par }{\PP \VS{3}This
is
{\ADD{
also}}
what
Yahweh
said
{\ADD{
to
me}}:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
I
will
punish
the
people
of}}
Damascus,
{\ADD{
the
capital
of
Syria,}}
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
{\ADD{
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them}} [MTY],
\par }{\Q because
{\ADD{
the
cruel
things
that
they
did
to
the
people
of
the}}
Gilead
{\ADD{
region}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
were
like}} [MET]
people
threshing
grain
using
sledges
{\ADD{
that
have ◄iron
teeth/sharp
iron
nails►
in
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
will
cause
a
fire
to
burn
the
palace
{\ADD{
that
King}}
Hazael
{\ADD{
built
and
lived
in}},
\par }{\QB the
fortress
where
{\ADD{
his
son
King}}
Ben-Hadad
{\ADD{
also}}
lived.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
will
cause
the
gates
of
Damascus
to
be
broken
{\ADD{
down}};
\par }{\QB I
will
get
rid
of
the
king
who
rules
in
Aven
Valley
\par }{\Q and
the
one
who
rules
in
Beth
Eden.
\par }{\QB And
the
people
of
Syria
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
the
Kir
{\ADD{
region
where
they originally
lived}}.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Philistia
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this
{\ADD{
to
me}}:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
I
will
punish
the
people
of
the
cities
in
Philistia}}:
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
I
will
punish
the
people
of}}
Gaza
{\ADD{
city}}
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
they
captured
large
groups
of
people
and
took
them
to
Edom
\par }{\QB and
sold
them
to
become
the
slaves
of
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Edom.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
walls
of
Gaza
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
also}}
destroy
its
fortresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
will
get
rid
of
the
king
of
Ashdod
{\ADD{
city}}
\par }{\QB and
the
king
who
rules [MTY]
in
Ashkelon
{\ADD{
city}}.
\par }{\Q I
will
{\ADD{
also}}
strike/punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Ekron
{\ADD{
city}},
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
all}}
the
people
of
Philistia
who
are
still
alive
will
be
killed.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Tyre
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this
{\ADD{
to
me}}:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
I
will
punish
the
people
of}}
Tyre
{\ADD{
city}}
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
they
{\ADD{
also}}
captured
large
groups
of
our
people
and
took
them
to
Edom,
\par }{\QB disregarding
the
treaty
of
friendship
that
they
had
made
{\ADD{
with
your
rulers}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}So
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
walls
of
Tyre
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
also}}
destroy
its
fortresses.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Edom
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this
{\ADD{
to
me}}:
\par }{\Q “I
will
punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Edom
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
they
pursued
the
people
{\ADD{
of
Israel}},
who
descended
from
Esau’s
{\ADD{
brother
Jacob,
and
killed
them}}
with
swords;
\par }{\QB they
did
not
act mercifully
toward
them
at
all.
\par }{\Q They
were
extremely
angry
{\ADD{
with
the
people
of
Israel}},
\par }{\QB and
they
continued
to
be
angry
{\ADD{
with
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
cause
a
fire
to
burn
Teman
{\ADD{
district
in
Edom}}
\par }{\QB and
completely
burn
the
fortresses
of
Bozrah,
{\ADD{
the biggest
city
in
Edom}}.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Ammon
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this
{\ADD{
to
me}}:
\par }{\Q “I
will
punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Ammon
because
of
the
many
sins
that
{\ADD{
they}}
have
committed;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
{\ADD{
their
soldiers
even}}
ripped
open
{\ADD{
the bellies
of}}
pregnant
women
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
when
their
army
attacked}}
the
Gilead
{\ADD{
region}}
to
gain
more
territory.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will
cause
a
fire
to
{\ADD{
completely}}
burn
the
walls
around
Rabbah
{\ADD{
city}}
\par }{\QB and
completely
burn
its
fortresses.
\par }{\Q During
that
battle,
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}
will
shout
loudly
\par }{\QB and
the
fighting
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
fierce/raging
wind/storm.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
After
the
battle}},
the
king
{\ADD{
of
Ammon}}
and
his
officials
will
be ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
another
country►.”

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Yahweh will punish Moab
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
I
will
punish
the
people
of}}
Moab
because
of
the
many
sins
{\ADD{
that
they
have
committed}};
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
they
{\ADD{
dug
up}}
the
bones
of
the
king
of
Edom
and
burned
them
completely,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
{\ADD{
the
ashes
became
as
white}}
as
lime.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}So
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
fortresses
of
Kerioth
{\ADD{
city
in
Moab}}.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
People
will
hear
soldiers}}
shouting
and
blowing
trumpets
{\ADD{
loudly}}
\par }{\QB while
I
am
causing
Moab
to
be
destroyed
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
and
while}}
I
am
getting
rid
of
its
king
and
all
its
leaders.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Judah
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
I
will
also
punish
the
people
of}}
Judah
because
of
the
many
sins
{\ADD{
that
they
have
committed}};
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
they
have
rejected
what
I
taught
them
\par }{\QB and
they
have
not
obeyed
my
commands.
\par }{\Q They
have
been
deceived
{\ADD{
and
persuaded
to
worship
false
gods}},
\par }{\QB the
same
{\ADD{
gods}}
that
their
ancestors
{\ADD{
worshiped}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}So
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
{\ADD{
everything
in}}
Judah,
including
the
fortresses
in
Jerusalem.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Israel
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
I
will
punish
the
people
of}}
Israel
because
of
the
many
sins
{\ADD{
that
they
have
committed}};
\par }{\QB I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
\par }{\Q because
they
sell
righteous
{\ADD{
people}}
to
get
{\ADD{
a
small
amount
of}}
silver;
\par }{\QB they
sell
poor
{\ADD{
people,
causing
them
to
become
slaves}},
\par }{\QB getting
for
{\ADD{
each
of}}
them
{\ADD{
only
the
amount
of
money
with
which
they
could
buy}}
a
pair
of
sandals.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
they
trample
the
poor
people
into
the
dirt
\par }{\QB and
do
not
allow
those
who
are
helpless
to
be
treated
fairly.
\par }{\QB Men
and
their
fathers
dishonor
me [MTY]
by
both
having
sex [EUP]
with
the
same
{\ADD{
slave}}
girl.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
When
poor
people
borrow
money}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
the lenders
force
those
people
to
give
to
them
a
piece
of
clothing}}
for
them
to
keep
until
he
can
pay
back
the
money.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But
at
the
end
of
each
day,
instead
of
returning
that
garment
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
them
to}},
\par }{\QB they
lie
down
on
that
garment
at
the
places
where
they
worship
{\ADD{
their
gods}}!
\par }{\Q They
fine
people,
\par }{\QB and
with
that
money
{\ADD{
they
buy}}
wine
and
drink
it
in
the
temples
of
their
gods!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ADD{
Long
ago,}}
to
assist
your
ancestors,
I
got
rid
of
the Amor people-group.
\par }{\QB They
{\ADD{
seemed
to
be}}
as
tall
as
cedar
{\ADD{
trees}}
\par }{\QB and
as
strong
as
oak
{\ADD{
trees}},
\par }{\Q but
I
got
rid
of
them
completely,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
easily
as
someone
cuts
off}} [MET]
the
branches
of
a
tree
and
then
digs
out
all
its
roots.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}I
brought
your
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
out
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
then}}
I
led
them
through
the
desert
for 40
years.
\par }{\QB And
then
I
enabled
them
to
conquer/possess
the Amor
area.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
chose
some
of
you Israelis
to
be
prophets,
\par }{\QB and
I
chose
others
to
be Nazir-men
{\ADD{
who
were
completely
dedicated
to
me}}.
\par }{\Q You
people
of
Israel
certainly [RHQ]
know
that
what
I
have
said
is
true!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}But
you
commanded
the
prophets
to
not
speak
the
messages
that
{\ADD{
I
gave
to}}
them,
\par }{\Q and
you
persuaded
the Nazir-men
to
drink
wine,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
which
I
told
them
never
to
do}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}So
I
will
crush
you
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
{\ADD{
the
wheels
of}}
a
wagon
that
is
loaded
with
grain
crushes
{\ADD{
whatever
it
rolls
over}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
Even}}
if
you
run
fast,
\par }{\QB you
will
not
escape;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
even}}
if
you
are
strong,
{\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
you
are
weak,
\par }{\QB and
warriors
will
be
unable
to
save
themselves.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
Even}}
if
you
are
able
to
shoot
arrows
{\ADD{
well}},
\par }{\QB you
will
be
forced
to
retreat [LIT];
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
even}}
if
you
run
fast
or
if
you
ride
{\ADD{
away}}
on
a
horse,
\par }{\QB you
will
not
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
save
yourself.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}{\ADD{
Even}}
warriors
who
are
very
brave
will
drop
their
weapons
\par }{\QB when
they
try
to
flee
on
the
day
{\ADD{
that
I
get
rid
of
them}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Yahweh warned the Israeli people
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“You
people
of
Israel,
I
brought
all
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt;
\par }{\QB so
listen
to
what
I
am
saying
about
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}From
all
the people-groups
on
the
earth,
\par }{\QB I
{\ADD{
chose
and}}
took
care
of
only
you.
\par }{\Q That
is
the
reason
that
I
will
punish
you
\par }{\QB for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.”
\par }{\SH The prophets’
task
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Two
{\ADD{
people}}
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
walk
together
\par }{\QB if
they
have
not
{\ADD{
already}}
agreed
{\ADD{
about
what
place
they
will
start
walking
from}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}A
lion
certainly
does
not [RHQ]
roar
in
the
bushes/forest
\par }{\QB if
it
has
not
killed
another
animal.
\par }{\Q It
does
not [RHQ]
growl
in
its
den
\par }{\QB if
it
is
not
eating
{\ADD{
the
flesh
of
an
animal
that
it
has
caught}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}No
one
can [RHQ]
catch
a
bird
\par }{\QB if
{\ADD{
he
does}}
not
{\ADD{
set}}
a
trap
for
it.
\par }{\Q A
trap
does
not
spring
shut
\par }{\QB unless
some
{\ADD{
animal}}
has
not
sprung
the
trap.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
Similarly,
all}}
the
people
in
a
city
certainly [RHQ]
become
afraid
\par }{\QB when
{\ADD{
they
hear
someone}}
blowing
a
trumpet
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
to
signal
that
enemies
are
attacking}}.
\par }{\Q And
when
a
city
experiences
disaster,
\par }{\QB Yahweh
is
the
one
who
has
caused
it [RHQ].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}And
whatever
Yahweh
plans
to
do,
\par }{\QB he
tells
his
prophets
about
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Everyone
certainly
becomes
terrified [RHQ]
when
they
hear
a
lion
roar,
\par }{\QB and
if
Yahweh
the
Lord
has
given
messages
{\ADD{
to
prophets
like
me}},
\par }{\Q we
certainly
must [RHQ]
proclaim
those
messages,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
even
if
they
cause
people
to
become
terrified}}.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Samaria
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ADD{
I
said
this
to
the
leaders
of
Samaria}} (OR,
{\ADD{
Yahweh
said
this
to
me}}):
\par }{\QB Send
this
message
to
the
leaders [MET]
in
Ashdod
{\ADD{
city}}
and
to
Egypt:
\par }{\Q “Come
to
the
hills
of
Samaria
\par }{\QB and
see
{\ADD{
the
way
that
their ◄leaders/wealthy
people►}}
are
causing
people
in
that
city
to
be
terrified,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
the
way
that
they}}
are
causing
the
people
to
suffer!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Yahweh
says
that
the
people
there
do
not
know
how
to
do
things
that
are
right.
\par }{\QB Their
homes
are
filled
with
{\ADD{
valuable
things}}
that
they
have
stolen
or
{\ADD{
taken}}
violently
{\ADD{
from
others}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}So
Yahweh
{\ADD{
our}}
God
says
that
{\ADD{
soon}}
their
enemies
will
come
\par }{\QB and
tear
down
their ◄defenses/high
city
walls►
\par }{\QB and
take
away
those
valuable
things.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Yahweh
has
declared
this:
\par }{\Q “When
a
lion
attacks
a
sheep,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
sometimes}}
a
shepherd
will
be
able
to
snatch
from
the
lion’s
mouth
\par }{\QB only
two
legs
or
an
ear
of
the
sheep.
\par }{\Q Similarly,
{\ADD{
only}}
a
few
people
from
Samaria
will
escape,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
they
will
be
able
to
rescue
only}}
a
part
of
a
couch
and
a
part
of
a
bed.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{13}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
this:
\par }{\QB “Proclaim
{\ADD{
this
message}}
about
the
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob:
\par }{\Q \VS{14}When
I,
Yahweh,
punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel
\par }{\QB because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
\par }{\Q I
will
cause
the
altars
at
Bethel
{\ADD{
town}}
to
be
destroyed;
\par }{\QB even
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altars
will
be
cut
off
and
fall
to
the
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
cause
the
houses
{\ADD{
that
they
live
in
during}}
the ◄winter/rainy
season►
and
those
{\ADD{
in
which
they
live
during}}
the ◄summer/dry
season►
to
be
torn
down.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Beautiful}}
big
houses
and
houses
{\ADD{
that
are
decorated}}
with
ivory
will
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH The Israelis have not returned to God
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}You
{\ADD{
wealthy
women}}
of
Samaria
{\ADD{
have
grown
fat
like}} [MET]
the
fat
cows
of
the
Bashan
{\ADD{
region}}.
\par }{\QB You
oppress
poor
people
\par }{\QB and
you
cause
needy
people
to
suffer.
\par }{\Q And
you
say
to
your
husbands,
\par }{\QB “Bring
us
{\ADD{
more
wine}}
to
drink!”
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
Yahweh
{\ADD{
our}}
God
has
said
this:
\par }{\QB “Because
I
am
holy,
I
solemnly
promise
this:
\par }{\Q It
will
{\ADD{
soon}}
be
the
time
when
you
all
will
be
taken
{\ADD{
to
another
country}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
your
enemies
will
take
you
away
as
though
they
are}}
using
sharp
hooks [DOU]
{\ADD{
to
grab
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
Your
enemies}}
will
drag
you
out
through
breaks/holes
{\ADD{
in
your
city
walls}},
\par }{\QB and
they
will
throw
you
outside
the
city.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Go
to
Bethel
and
Gilgal
{\ADD{
towns
where
many
people
worship
me}}
\par }{\QB and
sin
more
and
more [SAR]!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
I
say
that
not
because
I
want
you
to
do
it}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
because
it
is
what
you
have
always
been
doing}}!
\par }{\Q Offer
sacrifices
on
the
morning
{\ADD{
after
you
arrive}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
bring
me}} ◄a
tithe/one
tenth►
of
your
crops
the
next
day.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Bring
offerings
of
bread
to
thank
me,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
other}}
offerings
that
are
not
required/commanded,
\par }{\Q and
boast
about
{\ADD{
these
offerings
that
you
bring}},
\par }{\QB because
that
is
what
you
like
to
do,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
but
you
do
it
to
impress
others,
not
to
please
me}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
certainly
true,
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
{\ADD{
am
the
one
who}}
caused
there
to
be
no
food
in
any
of
your
cities
and
towns [DOU],
\par }{\QB but
you
rejected
me
in
spite
of
that.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}When
it
was
still
three
months
before
{\ADD{
the
time
of}}
harvesting
{\ADD{
crops}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
at
the
time
when
your
crops
needed
rain
the
most}},
\par }{\QB I
prevented
rain
from
falling.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Sometimes}}
I
allowed
rain
to
fall
on
some
towns
\par }{\QB and
prevented
it
from
falling
on
other
towns.
\par }{\Q Rain
fell
on
some
fields,
\par }{\QB but
it
did
not
fall
on
other
fields,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
{\ADD{
the
soil
in}}
those
fields
{\ADD{
where
it
did
not
rain}}
dried
up.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}People
would
stagger
from
one
town
to
another
town
to
find
water,
\par }{\QB but
they
could
not
even
get
enough
water
to
drink,
\par }{\QB but
in
spite
of
that,
you
have
not
returned
to
me.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
certainly
true
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}I
caused
your
grain
fields
to
dry
up;
\par }{\QB I
caused
your
gardens
and
vineyards
to
be
struck/destroyed
by ◄blight/hot
winds►
and
mildew.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
I
sent}}
locusts
to
eat
{\ADD{
the
leaves
on}}
your
fig
trees
and
olive
trees,
\par }{\QB but
in
spite
of
that,
you
rejected
me.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
certainly
true
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}I
caused
you
to
experience ◄plagues/severe
sicknesses►
\par }{\QB like
the
plagues
{\ADD{
that
I
sent
to
the
people}}
of
Egypt.
\par }{\Q I
caused
{\ADD{
many
of}}
your
young
men
to
die
in
battles.
\par }{\QB I
allowed
{\ADD{
your
enemies}}
to
capture
your
horses.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Many
of
your
soldiers
were
killed,}}
\par }{\QB and
I
caused
your
camps
to
be
filled
with
the
smell/stink
of
their
{\ADD{
decaying}}
corpses.
\par }{\QB But
in
spite
of
that,
you
rejected
me.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
certainly
true,
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}I
got
rid
of
many
of
you,
\par }{\QB like
I
got
rid
of
{\ADD{
the
people
in}}
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Those
of}}
you
who
{\ADD{
did
not
die}}
were
like [SIM]
a
burning
stick
that
was
snatched
from
a
fire
{\ADD{
so
that
it
would
not
burn
completely}}.
\par }{\QB But
in
spite
of
that,
you
rejected
me.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
certainly
true,
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}So
{\ADD{
now}},
you
{\ADD{
people
of}}
Israel,
I
am
going
to
punish
you.
\par }{\QB Prepare
to
stand
in
front
of
me,
your
God,
{\ADD{
when
I
judge
you}}!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}I
created
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
I}}
created
winds.
\par }{\Q I
reveal
to humans
what
I
am
thinking.
\par }{\QB I
{\ADD{
sometimes}}
cause
the
daylight
to
become
dark
{\ADD{
like
the
night}}.
\par }{\Q I
{\ADD{
rule
over
everything}};
\par }{\QB I
{\ADD{
even}}
walk
on
the
highest
mountains
on
the
earth!
\par }{\QB I
am
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels!”

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH The people of Israel must repent
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}You
people [MTY]
of
Israel,
listen
to
this funeral
song
that
I
will
sing
about
you:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}“You
are
like [MET]
a
young
woman,
\par }{\QB but
in
spite
of
that,
you
will
certainly
be
struck
down
\par }{\QB and
you
will
never
get
up
again!
\par }{\Q You
will
lie
on
the
ground,
abandoned,
\par }{\QB and
there
will
be
no
one
to
help
you
stand
up.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{3}This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel:
\par }{\Q {\ADD{“When
your
enemies
attack
you,}}
\par }{\Q and
when 1,000
{\ADD{
of
your
soldiers}}
will
go
{\ADD{
to
a
battle}},
\par }{\QB there
will
be
only 100
who
will
survive.
\par }{\Q When 100
soldiers
march
out
{\ADD{
from
a
city
to
fight}},
\par }{\QB there
will
be
only
ten
who
will
remain
alive.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{4}Yahweh
continues
to
say
to
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel:
\par }{\Q “You Israeli
people,
return
to
me!
\par }{\QB If
you
do
that,
you
will
continue
to
remain
alive.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Do
not
go
to
Bethel
to
seek
{\ADD{
my
help}};
\par }{\QB do
not
go
to
Gilgal
{\ADD{
to
worship}};
\par }{\Q do
not
{\ADD{
even}}
go
to
Beersheba,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
your
enemies}}
will
drag
away
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Gilgal
to
other
countries,
\par }{\QB and
Bethel
will
be
completely
destroyed.”
\par }{\Q \VS{6}So,
come
to
Yahweh;
\par }{\QB if
you
do
that,
you
will
remain
alive.
\par }{\Q If
you
do
not
do
that,
\par }{\QB Yahweh
will
descend
on
you
descendants [MTY]
of
Joseph
like [SIM]
a
fire;
\par }{\Q that
fire
will
burn
everything
in
Bethel,
\par }{\QB and ◄nothing/no
one►
will
be
able
to
save
that
town.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
people
distort
what
is
fair/right
and
cause
{\ADD{
people
to
think
that}}
it
is
something
that
is
very
bitter;
\par }{\QB you
treat
good
things
as
though
they
are
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
Do
you
know
who}}
created
all
the
groups
of
stars
\par }{\QB and
put
them
in
their
places?
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Each
morning}}
he
causes
the
darkness
to
become
the
dawn,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
each
evening}}
he
causes
the
daylight
to
become
darkness.
\par }{\Q He scoops
up
water
from
the
oceans
{\ADD{
to
become
clouds}},
\par }{\QB and
then
he dumps
the
water
{\ADD{
from
the
clouds}}
onto
the
earth.
\par }{\Q The
one
who
does
those
things
is
named
Yahweh.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}He
causes
strong
{\ADD{
soldiers}}
to
be
killed,
\par }{\QB and
causes
the ◄high
walls
around/fortresses
of►
cities
to
be
torn
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
He
is
the
one
who
will
punish
you}}
\par }{\QB because
you
hate
those
who
challenge
anyone
who
tries
to
make
unjust
decisions,
\par }{\QB and
you
hate
those
who
tell
the
truth
in
your
courts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}You
oppress
poor
people
and
force
them
to
pay
big
taxes.
\par }{\Q You
have
built
big
stone mansions
{\ADD{
for
yourselves}},
\par }{\QB but
you
will
not
be
able
to
live
in
them.
\par }{\Q You
have
planted
vineyards,
\par }{\QB but
there
will
not
be
any
{\ADD{
grapes
for
you
to
harvest
to
make}}
wine.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
know
all
of
your
sins
\par }{\QB and
the
terrible
crimes
that
you
have
committed.
\par }{\Q You
oppress
righteous/honest
people,
\par }{\QB and
you
accept
bribes.
\par }{\Q You
do
not
allow
judges
to
treat
poor
people
justly.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}This
is
a
time
when
{\ADD{
many
people
do}}
evil
things,
\par }{\QB so
people
who
have
good
sense
say
nothing
{\ADD{
when
they
hear
about
such
things
being
done}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QB \VS{14}In
order
to
remain
alive,
\par }{\Q you
must
stop
doing
what
is
wrong,
and
start
doing
what
is
right.
\par }{\Q If
you
do
that,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
be
with
you
\par }{\QB like
you
claim
{\ADD{
that
he
always
is}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Love
what
is
good,
and
hate
what
is
evil!
\par }{\QB Try
to
cause
{\ADD{
judges}}
in
your
courts
to
make
decisions
that
are
right/fair!
\par }{\Q If
you
do
those
things,
perhaps
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
\par }{\QB will
act mercifully
toward
{\ADD{
you
descendants
of}}
Joseph
who
are
still
alive.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}“Because
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
will
punish
you
for
your
sins}},
this
is
what
I
have
solemnly
declared:
\par }{\Q People
will
be
wailing
loudly
in
every
street,
\par }{\QB and
people
will
be
very
sorrowful
in
every
plaza.
\par }{\Q Farmers
will
be
summoned
to
{\ADD{
come
and}}
weep,
\par }{\QB along
with
the
other
official
mourners
who
will
wail
{\ADD{
for
those
who
have
died}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}People
will
be
wailing
in
your
vineyards,
\par }{\QB because
I
will
punish
you [IDM]
severely.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
\par }{\SH The
day
of
punishment
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
desire
that
it
will
soon
be
the
day
when
Yahweh
{\ADD{
will
punish
your
enemies}},
\par }{\QB because
that
will
be
a
day
of
darkness,
not
of
light.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}{\ADD{
At
that
time,}}
when
you
try
to
run
from
a
lion,
\par }{\QB you
will
face
a
bear.
\par }{\Q When
you
run
into
your
house
{\ADD{
to
be
safe}},
\par }{\Q and
you
put
your
hand
on
a
wall,
\par }{\QB it
will
be
bitten
by
a
snake.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}That
day,
{\ADD{
when
he
punishes
people}},
will
certainly
be [RHQ]
a
very
dark
day [MET],
\par }{\QB without
even
a
little
bit
of
light.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “I
hate
your religious
celebrations
\par }{\QB and
the
times
when
you
gather
to
worship
me;
\par }{\QB I
detest
them [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Even
if
you
bring
me
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
and
offerings
of
grain,
\par }{\QB I
will
no
longer
accept
them.
\par }{\Q Even
if
you
bring
me
offerings
to
renew/maintain
fellowship
with
me,
\par }{\QB I
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}So,
stop
singing
noisy/loud
songs!
\par }{\QB I
will
not
listen
when
you
play
harps.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Instead,
your
continually
acting
justly/fairly
and
righteously
should
be
{\ADD{
never
stop,}}
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
{\ADD{
the
water
in}}
a
river
that
never
stops
flowing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}You Israeli
people [MTY],
your
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
wandered
through
the
desert
for 40
years;
\par }{\QB and
during
that
time,
they
never
brought
any
sacrifices
and
offerings
to
me!
\par }{\Q \VS{26}But
they
carried
the
two
idols
that
they
had
made—
\par }{\QB the
idols
of
Succoth,
the
god
{\ADD{
that
they
considered
to
be}}
their
king,
\par }{\QB and Kaiwan,
{\ADD{
the
image
of
the}}
star
{\ADD{
that
they
worshiped}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}Therefore,
now
I
will
force
you
to
go
to
{\ADD{
a
country
that
is}}
far
beyond
Damascus!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it!”

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH Israel will be punished
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
in
Jerusalem
who
are
not
worried
about
anything,
\par }{\QB and
also
to
you
leaders
who
live
on
Samaria
Hill
who
think
that
you
are
safe.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
think
that}} [IRO]
you
are
the
most
important
people
{\ADD{
in
the
world}},
\par }{\QB people
to
whom Israeli
people [MTY]
go
{\ADD{
to
get
help}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
go
to
Calneh
{\ADD{
city}}
and
see
{\ADD{
what
happened
there}}.
\par }{\QB Then
go
to
{\ADD{
see}}
the
great
{\ADD{
city}}
Hamath
{\ADD{
and
see
what
happened
there}}.
\par }{\QB Then
go
down
to
Gath
{\ADD{
city}}
in
Philistia
{\ADD{
and
see
what
happened
to
their
city
walls}}.
\par }{\Q Your
land/country
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
larger
or
more
powerful
than
their
countries
were,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
they
were
all
destroyed}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
are
trying
to
not
think
about
a
day
when
you
will
experience
disasters,
\par }{\QB when
{\ADD{
your
enemies
will
come
and}}
violently
attack
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}You
lie
on
beds
{\ADD{
decorated
with expensive}}
ivory,
\par }{\QB and
on
{\ADD{
soft}}
couches.
\par }{\Q You
eat
{\ADD{
the
tender
meat
of}}
lambs
\par }{\QB and
fat
calves.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
create/compose
new
songs
\par }{\QB and
play
them
on
your
harps
like
{\ADD{
King}}
David
did.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
drink
entire bowlfuls
of
wine
\par }{\QB and
you
put expensive
oils/perfumes
on
your
bodies,
\par }{\QB but
you
do
not
grieve
about
{\ADD{
your
country
of}}
Israel [MTY],
which
is
about
to
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Your
feasting
and lounging
{\ADD{
on
soft
couches}}
will
soon
end,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
be
among
the
first
ones
to
be
forced
{\ADD{
by
your
enemies}}
to
go ◄into
exile/to
another
country►.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
detests
the Israelis
for
being
very
proud
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Yahweh
the
Lord
has
solemnly
declared
this:
\par }{\Q “I
hate
the
people
of
Israel
because
they
are
very
proud;
\par }{\QB I
detest
their
fortresses.
\par }{\Q I
will
enable
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}
to
capture
their
{\ADD{
capital}}
city
\par }{\QB and
everything
in
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\ADD{
When
that
happens,}}
if
there
are
ten
people
in
one
house,
they
will
all
die.
\VS{10}If
a
relative
who ◄has
the
task
of/is
responsible
for►
burning
their
corpses
comes
to
the
house
and
inquires
of
anyone
who
is
still
hiding
there, “Is
there
anyone
here
with
you?”,
and
that
person
replies “No,”
{\ADD{
the
one
who
inquired}}
will
say, “Be
quiet!
We
must
not
mention
the
name
of
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
lest
he
cause
us
also
to
be
killed}}!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
Terrible
things
like
that
will
happen}}
because
Yahweh
has
commanded
that
large
houses
{\ADD{
in
Israel}}
must
be
smashed
into
pieces,
\par }{\QB and
small
houses
must
be
smashed
into tiny
bits.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Horses
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
run
on
big
rocks,
\par }{\QB and
certainly
people
do
not [RHQ]
plow
the
sea
with
oxen.
\par }{\Q But
you
have
{\ADD{
done
things
that
no
one
should
do}}:
\par }{\Q You
have
distorted
what
is
fair/right
and
caused
it
to
be
considered
like
poison [MET];
\par }{\QB you
have
changed
what
is
right
and
consider
it
to
be
like
things
that
are
bitter.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
are
proud
because
you
have
captured
Lo-Debar
{\ADD{
town}},
\par }{\QB and
you
have
said, “We
captured
Karnaim
by
our
own
power!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
declares,
\par }{\QB “I
will
cause
another
nation
to
attack
you
people [MTY]
of
Israel;
\par }{\Q they
will ◄oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer►
all
the
way
from
Hamath
Pass
{\ADD{
in
the northwest}}
\par }{\QB to
the
Dead
Sea
{\ADD{
in
the
southeast}}.”

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH Visions that Yahweh gave to Joel
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
our
God
showed
me
{\ADD{
in
a
vision}}
that
he
was
going
to
send
locusts
{\ADD{
to
destroy
our
crops}}.
It
was
going
to
happen
right
after
the
king’s
share
of
the
hay
had
been
harvested/cut
and
before
the
rest
of
the
hay
was
ready
to
be
harvested.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
And
in
the
vision
I
saw}}
those
locusts
come,
and
they
ate
everything
that
was
green.
Then
I
cried
out, “Yahweh
our
Lord,
please
forgive
us!
We Israeli
people
are
very
helpless; ◄how
will
we
be
able
to
survive [RHQ]?/we willnot
be
able
to
survive!►”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}So
Yahweh
changed
his
mind
and
said, “That
will
not
happen.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
this
is
what
Yahweh
our
Lord
showed
me
{\ADD{
in
another
vision}}:
He
was
calling
to
a
fire
to
{\ADD{
come
and}}
punish
{\ADD{
his
people}}.
{\ADD{
In
the
vision
I
saw
that}}
the
fire
dried
up
the
ocean
and
also
burned
{\ADD{
everything
on}}
the
land.
\VS{5}Then
I
cried
out
again, “Yahweh
our
Lord,
I
plead
with
you,
please
stop
this!
We Israeli
people
are
very
helpless;
how
will
we
be
able
to
survive [RHQ]?”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
Yahweh
changed
his
mind
again,
and
said, “That
also
will
not
happen.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
Yahweh
showed
me
{\ADD{
another
vision}}.
I
saw
him
standing
beside
a
wall.
{\ADD{
It
was
very
straight
because}}
it
had
been
built
using
a ◄plumb
line/cord
with
a
weight
on
one
end
to
determine
if
walls
are vertically
straight►.
Yahweh
had
the
plumb
line
in
his
hand.
\VS{8}Yahweh
asked
me, “Amos,
what
do
you
see?”
\par }{\PP I
replied, “A
plumb
line.”
\par }{\PP Then
Yahweh
said, “Look,
I
am
going
to
use
a
plumb
line
among
my Israeli
people,
{\ADD{
to
show
that
they
are
like
a
wall
that
is
not
straight}}.
I
will
not
change
my
mind
again
about
punishing
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
places
on
hills
where
{\ADD{
the
descendants
of}} [MTY]
Isaac
worship
{\ADD{
idols}}
will
be
destroyed.
\par }{\QB And
the
other
important
shrines
in
Israel
will
also
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q And
I
will
enable
{\ADD{
your
enemies}}
to
attack
your
people
with
swords
\par }{\QB and
they
will
get
rid
of
{\ADD{
King}}
Jeroboam
and
all
his
descendants.”
\par }{\SH Amaziah
criticized
Amos
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
Amaziah,
the
priest
at
Bethel,
sent
{\ADD{
a
message}}
to
Jeroboam,
the
King
of
Israel.
In
the
message
he
said, “Amos
is
plotting
against
you
among
the Israeli
people [MTY].
{\ADD{
I
am
worried
that}}
the
people
of
this
country
will
not
be
able
to
refute
his
words.
\VS{11}This
is
what
he
is
saying:
\par }{\Q ‘Jeroboam
will
soon
be
killed
by
{\ADD{
someone
using}}
a
sword,
\par }{\QB and
the
people
of
Israel
will
be ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
their
land
and
go
to
another
country►.’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Amaziah
{\ADD{
came
to
me
and}}
said, “You
prophet,
get
out
of
here!
Go
back
to
the
country
of
Judah! Earn
money
to
{\ADD{
buy
food
to
be
able}}
to
live
there,
and
do
your
prophesying
there!
\VS{13}Do
not
prophesy
anymore
here
at
Bethel,
because
this
is
where
the national
temple,
the
king’s
temple,
is!”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}I
replied
to
Amaziah, “I
was
{\ADD{
previously}}
not
a
prophet,
and
my
father
was
not
a
prophet;
I
was
a
shepherd.
I
also
took
care
of sycamore-fig
trees.
\VS{15}But
Yahweh
took
me
away
from
taking
care
of
my
sheep,
and
he
said
to
me, ‘Go
to
Israel
and
prophesy
to
my
people
there!’
\par }{\Q \VS{16}You
said
to
me, ‘Do
not
prophecy
saying
terrible
things
will
happen
to
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel;
\par }{\QB stop
saying
those
things!’
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Therefore
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says
about
you:
\par }{\Q ‘Your
wife
will
become
a
prostitute
in
this
city,
\par }{\QB and
your
sons
and
daughters
will
be
killed
by
{\ADD{
your
enemies’}}
swords.
\par }{\Q Others
will
measure
your
land
\par }{\QB and
divide
it
up
{\ADD{
among
themselves}};
\par }{\Q and
you
yourself
will
die
in
a
foreign
country.
\par }{\Q And
the
people
of
Israel
will
certainly
be
forced
to
leave
their
country
and
go ◄into
exile/to
live
in
another
country►.’ ”

\par }\Chap{8}{\SH A vision of ripe fruit
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
showed
me
{\ADD{
in
a
vision}}
a
basket
full
of
ripe
fruit.
\VS{2}He
asked
me, “Amos,
what
do
you
see?”
\par }{\PP I
replied, “A
basket
of
{\ADD{
very}}
ripe
fruit.”
\par }{\PP He
said, “That indicates
that
it
almost
the
end
for
my Israeli
people.
I
will
not
change
my
mind
again
about
punishing
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}{\ADD{
Soon,}}
instead
of
singing
in
the
temple,
they
will
be
wailing.
There
will
be
corpses
everywhere [HYP].
So,
remain
silent (OR,
Everyone
will
be
silent).
{\ADD{
These
things
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
\par }{\SH Israel
will
be
destroyed
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
you
people
trample
on
needy
people,
\par }{\QB and
you
destroy
the
poor
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}You habitually
say,
\par }{\Q “We
wish
that [RHQ]
the
new
moon
{\ADD{
festival}}
would
end
soon,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
{\ADD{
restrictions
on
doing
business
during
the
festival
will
be
ended}}
\par }{\QB and
we
can
sell
grain.
\par }{\Q We
wish
that
the
Sabbath
would
end
soon,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
we
will
again
be
permitted
to
sell
our
wheat”—
\par }{\Q and
{\ADD{
when
you
sell
it}},
\par }{\QB you
charge
a
big
price
for
it,
\par }{\Q and
you
cheat
people
by
using
scales
that
do
not
weigh
correctly.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
sell
wheat
that
you
have
swept
up
from
the
floor,
and
as
a
result
it
is
mixed
with
dirt.
\par }{\QB Those
who
are
needy
and
poor [DOU]
and
who
do
not
have
money
{\ADD{
to
buy
things}},
\par }{\Q you
cause
them
to
become
your
slaves
\par }{\QB by
buying
them
with
the
{\ADD{
small
amount
of}}
silver
{\ADD{
with
which
you
could
buy}}
a
pair
of
sandals!
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{7}Yahweh
has
declared, “Although
you
are
very
proud
of
{\ADD{
being
descendants}} [MTY]
of
Jacob,
I
solemnly
declare
that
I
will
not
forget
the
{\ADD{
evil
things}}
that
you
have
done.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
Because
of
those
evil
things}},
your
country
will
certainly [RHQ]
soon
be
shaken,
\par }{\QB and
all
of
you
will
mourn.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
it
will
repeatedly
rise
and
fall
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
that
gets
full
of
water
{\ADD{
and
overflows
it
banks}}
\par }{\QB and
then
settles
back
into
its riverbed.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}On
the
day
{\ADD{
when
I
punish
my
people}},
\par }{\Q I
will
cause
the
sun
to
set
at noontime,
\par }{\QB and
the
{\ADD{
entire}}
earth
will
be
dark
in
the
daytime.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
will
cause
your
{\ADD{religious}}
celebrations
to
become
times
when
you
mourn;
\par }{\QB instead
of
singing,
everyone
will
be
weeping.
\par }{\Q Because
of
what
I
{\ADD{
will
do}},
all
of
you
will
wear
rough
sackcloth
and
shave
your
heads
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
to
show
that
you
are sorrowing}}.
\par }{\Q I
will
cause
that
time
to
be
like
when
people
mourn
after
an
only
son
{\ADD{
has
died}}.
\par }{\QB All
of
you
will
be
extremely
sad
all
of
that
day.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}And
Yahweh
our
God
says
this:
\par }{\QB “It
will
{\ADD{
soon}}
be
the
time
when
I
will
cause
something
to
be
very
scarce [MET]
throughout
the
country.
\par }{\Q But
it
will
not
be
a
time
when
there
is
no
food
or
water;
\par }{\QB it
will
instead
be
a
time
when
there
will
be
no
messages
from
me
for
anyone
to
hear.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}People
will
stagger
from
the
{\ADD{
Dead}}
Sea
to
the
{\ADD{Mediterranean}}
Sea,
\par }{\QB and
wander
from
the
north
to
the
east,
\par }{\Q searching
for
a
message
from
me,
\par }{\QB but
there
will
not
be
any.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}At
that
time,
\par }{\Q even
beautiful
young
women
and
strong
young
men
will
faint
\par }{\QB because
of
being
very
thirsty.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Those
who ◄make
oaths/solemnly
promise
to
do
something►
using
the
names
of
their
shameful
gods
of
Samaria,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
something
{\ADD{
using
the
name
of}}
the
god
of
Dan,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
something
{\ADD{
using
the
name
of}}
the
god
of
Beersheba,
\par }{\Q will
all
die;
\par }{\QB and
they
will
never
live
again.”

\par }\Chap{9}{\SH Israel will be punished
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
{\ADD{
showed
me
another
vision.
In
the
vision,}}
I
saw
him
standing
next
to
the
altar.
He
said,
\par }{\Q “Shake
the
tops
of
the
pillars
{\ADD{
of
the
temple}},
\par }{\QB until
they
become
loose
and
fall
down,
\par }{\QB so
that
even
the
foundation
will
shake.
\par }{\Q Then
cause
the
{\ADD{
pieces
of
the
temple}}
to
fall
down
on
the
people
{\ADD{
who
are
inside}}.
\par }{\Q I
will
kill
with
a
sword
anyone
who
{\ADD{
tries
to}}
flee;
\par }{\QB no
one
will
escape.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}If
they
dig
deep
pits
in
the
ground,
\par }{\QB or
if
they
try
to
climb
up
to
the
sky
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
in
order
to
escape}},
\par }{\QB I
will
reach
out
and
grab
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}If
they
go
to
the
top
of
Carmel
{\ADD{
Mountain}}
to
escape,
\par }{\QB I
will
search
for
them
and
seize
them.
\par }{\Q If
they
{\ADD{
try
to}}
hide
from
me
at
the
bottom
of
the
sea,
\par }{\QB I
will
command
the
{\ADD{
huge}}
sea
monster
to
bite
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}If
their
enemies
{\ADD{
capture
them
and}}
force
them
to
go
to
other
countries,
\par }{\QB I
will
command
that
they
be
killed
there
with
swords.
\par }{\Q I
am
determined [IDM]
to
get
rid
of
them,
not
to
help
them.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}When
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
touches
the
earth,
it
melts,
\par }{\QB and
all
over
the
earth
{\ADD{
many
people
die,
and
the
others}}
mourn
for
them.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
Yahweh
causes
the
earth
repeatedly
to
rise
and
fall
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
rises
and
falls.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}He
builds
his
{\ADD{
beautiful}}
palace
in
heaven,
\par }{\QB and
sets/causes
the
sky
to
be
like
a
dome
over
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He scoops
up
the
water
from
the
ocean
and
{\ADD{
puts
it
into
clouds}},
\par }{\QB and
then empties
{\ADD{
the
clouds}}
onto
the
earth.
\par }{\QB His
name
is
Yahweh.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}And
Yahweh
says, “You
people
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB you
are
certainly [RHQ]
{\ADD{
now
no
more
important
to
me}}
than
the
people
of
Ethiopia.
\par }{\Q I
brought
your
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
here
from
Egypt,
\par }{\QB but
I
also
brought
the
people
of
Philistia
from
Crete
{\ADD{
Island}},
\par }{\QB and
I
brought
the
people
of
Syria
from
the
Kir
{\ADD{
region}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}I [SYN],
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
seen
that
you
people
in
the
kingdom
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
are
very
sinful,
\par }{\QB so
I
will ◄destroy
you/wipe
you
off
the
earth►.
\par }{\Q But
I
will
not
get
rid
of
all
you
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
That
is
what
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}When
I
command
it,
{\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
I
will
shake
you Israeli
people
{\ADD{
who
are
living}}
in
various
nations,
\par }{\QB like [MET]
{\ADD{
a
farmer}}
shakes
a
sieve
{\ADD{
to
separate}}
the
stone pebbles
{\ADD{
from
the
grain}},
\par }{\QB in
order
that
they
do
not
fall
on
the
ground
{\ADD{
with
the
grain}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}From
among
my
people,
\par }{\QB all
you
sinful
people
who
say, ‘We
will
not
experience
disasters;
nothing
evil
will
happen
to
us,’
\par }{\Q will
be
killed
by
{\ADD{
your
enemies’}}
swords.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
promised
to
restore
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{11}“The
kingdom
{\ADD{
over
which
King}}
David
{\ADD{
ruled
has
been
destroyed,
like}} [MET]
a
house
that
collapsed
and
then
became
ruins.
\par }{\QB But
some
day
I
will
cause
it
to
be
a
kingdom
again.
\par }{\Q I
will
cause
it
to
prosper
again
\par }{\QB just
like
it
did
previously.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}When
that
happens,
your
{\ADD{
armies}}
will
seize/capture
the
remaining
part
of
Edom
{\ADD{
region}}
again,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
also
seize
the
land
in
other
nations
that
previously
belonged
to
me [MTY].
\par }{\Q I,
Yahweh,
have
said
{\ADD{
that
I
will
do
these
things}},
\par }{\QB and
I
will
certainly
cause
them
to
happen.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{13}There
will
be
a
time
{\ADD{
when
your
crops
will
grow
very
well}}.
\par }{\Q Very
soon
after
the
crops
are
harvested,
\par }{\QB farmers
will
plow
the
ground
{\ADD{
to
plant
more
crops
in
it
again}},
\par }{\Q and
soon
after
the
vineyards
are
planted,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
farmers
will
harvest}}
grapes
and
tread
on
them
{\ADD{
to
make
wine}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
And
because
there
will
be
a
lot
of}}
wine,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
seem
as
though}}
wine
is
flowing
down
from
the
hills [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will
cause
you,
my Israeli
people,
to
prosper
again.
\par }{\QB You
will
rebuild
your
towns
and
live
in
them.
\par }{\Q You
will
plant
vineyards
and
then
drink
the
wine
{\ADD{
made
from
the
grapes
that
grows
in
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
enable
you
to
live [MET]
in
your
land
again,
\par }{\QB the
land
that
I
gave
to
{\ADD{
your
ancestors}},
\par }{\Q and
never
again
will
you
be
forced
to
leave
it.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
That
is
what
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
\par }