Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, He was forming a ^alocust-swarm ¹when the spring crop began to come up. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s ²mowing. 2 And it happened ¹when it had ^acompleted eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,“^bLord Yahweh, please pardon!²How can Jacob rise up,For he is ^csmall?”

4 Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, Lord Yahweh was calling to contend with them by ^afire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the ¹farm land. 5 Then I said,“^aLord Yahweh, please stop!^1bHow can Jacob rise up, for he is small?”

7 Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing ¹by a wall made with a ²plumb line, and in His hand was a ³plumb line. 8 And Yahweh said to me, “^aWhat do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,“Behold, I am about to put a ^bplumb lineIn the midst of My people Israel.I will ^cpass over them no longer.

10 Then Amaziah, the ^apriest of Bethel, sent word to ^bJeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has ^cconspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. 11 For thus Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “^aGo, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and there do your prophesying! 13 But ^ano longer prophesy at Bethel, for it is a ^bsanctuary of the king and a royal house.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the ^ason of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a ¹grower of sycamore figs. 15 But Yahweh took me from ¹following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go ^aprophesy to My people Israel.’ 16 So now, hear the word of Yahweh: you are saying, ‘You ^ashall not prophesy against Israel, ^bnor shall you drip out words against the house of Isaac.’ 17 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your ^awife will play the harlot in the city, your ^bsons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die ¹upon ^cunclean land. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

Thus the Lord GOD showed me a vision, and behold, He was forming a ^aswarm of locusts when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing. 2 And when the locusts had ^afinished eating the plants of the land, then I said,“O ^bLord GOD, please forgive!How can Jacob stand,For he is so ^csmall that he cannot endure this?”

4 Thus the Lord GOD showed me, and behold, the Lord GOD called for punishment with ^afire, and it devoured the great deep underground sources of water and began to consume the land. 5 Then I said,“O ^aLord GOD, please stop!^bHow can Jacob stand,For he is so small that he cannot endure this?”

7 Thus He showed me a vision, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand to determine if the wall was straight or if it needed to be destroyed. 2+@Kin 21:13; Is 34:11 8 The LORD said to me, “Amos, ^awhat do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,“Behold, I am setting a ^bplumb line as a standardAmong My people Israel showing the defectiveness of the nation, requiring judgment.I shall not ^cspare them any longer. The door of mercy is shut.

10 Then Amaziah, the ^apriest of Bethel site of the golden calf shrine, sent word to ^1bJeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has ^cconspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. 1+@Kin 12:31, 32 11 For in this way Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “^aGo, you seer, run for your life from Israel to the land of Judah your own country and eat bread and live as a prophet there! 13 But ^ado not prophesy any longer at Bethel, for it is the king’s ^bsanctuary and a royal residence.” Luke 10:10-12

14 Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet by profession, nor am I a ^aprophet’s son; I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs. 15 But the LORD took me as I followed the flock and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, ^aprophesy to My people Israel.’ 16 Now therefore, listen to the word of the LORD: You say, ‘^aYou shall not prophesy against Israel ^bnor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’ 17 Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your ^awife shall become a prostitute in the city when the ¹Assyrians capture Samaria and your ^bsons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by a measuring line; you yourself shall die in an ^cunclean and defiled pagan land, and Israel shall certainly go from its land into exile.’”