Thus the Lord ¹GOD showed me, and behold, He was forming a ^alocust-swarm ²when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s ³mowing. 2 And it came about, ¹when it had ^afinished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,“^bLord GOD, please pardon!²How can Jacob stand,For he is ^csmall?”

4 Thus the Lord GOD showed me, and behold, the Lord GOD 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 GOD, please stop!^bHow can Jacob stand, for he is small?”

7 Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing ¹by a ²vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand. 8 The LORD 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 ^1cspare 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 ¹residence.”

14 Then Amos replied 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 the LORD took me from ¹following the flock and the LORD said to me, ‘Go ^aprophesy to My people Israel.’ 16 Now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, ‘You ^ashall not prophesy against Israel ^bnor shall you ¹speak against the house of Isaac.’ 17 Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your ^awife will become a harlot in the city, your ^bsons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die ¹upon ^cunclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

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.’”

This is what the Lord ¹GOD showed me, and behold, He was forming a ^aswarm of locusts ²when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing. 2 And it came about, ¹when it had ^afinished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,“^bLord GOD, please pardon!How can Jacob stand?For he is ^csmall.”

4 So the Lord GOD showed me, and behold, the Lord GOD was calling to contend with them by ^afire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the ¹farmland. 5 Then I said,“^aLord GOD, please stop!^bHow can Jacob stand?For he is small.”

7 So He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing ¹by a ²vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand. 8 And the LORD 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 not ^1cspare them any 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 this is what 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 to the land of Judah; and eat bread there and do your prophesying there! 13 But ^ado not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a ^bsanctuary of the king and a royal ¹residence.”

14 Then Amos replied 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 the LORD took me from ¹following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go ^aprophesy to My people Israel.’ 16 So now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, ‘You ^ashall not prophesy against Israel ^bnor shall you ¹prophesy against the house of Isaac.’ 17 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘Your ^awife will become a prostitute in the city, your ^bsons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die ¹upon ^cunclean soil. Furthermore Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”