1 These things the Lord God shewed to me: and behold the locust was formed in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter rain, and lo, it was the latter rain after the king's mowing.
2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, I said: O Lord God, be merciful, I beseech thee: who shall raise up Jacob, for he is very little?
3 The Lord had pity upon this: It shall not be, said the Lord.
4 These things the Lord God shewed to me: and behold the Lord called for judgment unto fire, and it devoured the great deep, and ate up a part at the same time.
5 And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one?
6 The Lord had pity upon this. Yea this also shall not be, said the Lord God.
7 These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold the Lord was standing upon a plastered wall, and in his hand a mason's trowel.
8 And the Lord said to me: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A mason's trowel. And the Lord said: Behold, I will lay down the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will plaster them over no more.
9 And the high places of the idol shall be thrown down, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste: and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
10 And Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos hath rebelled against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
11 For thus saith Amos: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be carried away captive out of their own land.
12 And Amasias said to Amos: Thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Juda: and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
13 But prophesy not again any more in Bethel: because it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.
14 And Amos answered and said to Amasias: I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet: but I am a herdsman plucking wild figs.
15 And the Lord took me when I followed the flock, and the Lord said to me: Go, prophesy to my people Israel.
16 And now hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop thy word upon the house of the idol.
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord: Thy wife shall play the harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured by a line: and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall go into captivity out of their land.
Versículos relacionados com Amos, 7:
Amos 7 is a chapter that reports God's view of Amos of God sending pests and judgments against the people of Israel for their injustice and sin. Following are five verses that address topics related to the chapter:
Psalm 50:6 - "And the heavens announce their righteousness, for God Himself is the judge." This verse emphasizes God's righteousness, which is an important theme in Amos 7, where God is sending judgment against Israel because of his injustices.
Jeremiah 18:7-8-"But if this nation against which I said to repent of his wickedness, I will regret the evil I thought to do. And if you do good, and do not hear my voice, then then I will do evil to this nation, destroying it. " This verse highlights the importance of repentance and how God is willing to change their punishment if the people repent.
Ezekiel 18:30-31-"Convert, then, and live. Throw all your transgressions with which you have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit." This verse emphasizes the need to repent and move away from sin, which is an important theme in Amos 7, where God is punishing the people of Israel because of their sins.
Hosea 6:1 - "Come, and let us become to the Lord, for he has shattered, and he will heal us; he wounded, and shall act to the wound." This verse highlights the mercy and grace of God, which is an important theme in Amos 7, where God is punishing the people of Israel, but still offers the opportunity for repentance and restoration.
Micah 6:8 - "He has declared you, O man, what is good, and which is what the Lord asks for you: May the righteousness, and love mercy, and Andes humbly with your God." This verse highlights the importance of justice and mercy, which are important themes in Amos 7, where God is punishing the people of Israel because of his lack of justice and mercy.
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