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Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

^aPut the trumpet to your ¹lips!^bLike an eagle the enemy comes ^cagainst the house of the LORD,Because they have ^dviolated My covenantAnd rebelled against My ^eLaw.2 ^aThey cry out to Me,“My God, ^bwe of Israel know You!”3 Israel has rejected the good;The enemy will pursue him.4 ^aThey have set up kings, but not by Me;They have appointed officials, but I did not know it.With their ^bsilver and gold they have made idols for themselves,So that ¹they will be eliminated.5 ¹He has rejected your ^acalf, Samaria, saying,“My anger burns against them!”How long will they be incapable of ^binnocence?6 For from Israel comes even this!A ^acraftsman made it, so it is not God;Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to ¹pieces.7 For ^athey sow windAnd they harvest a ^bstorm.The standing grain has no ¹kernels;It yields ^cno ²grain.If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.

8 Israel has been ^aswallowed up;They are now among the nationsLike a ^bvessel in which no one delights.9 For they have gone up to ^aAssyria,Like ^ba wild donkey all alone;Ephraim has ^cpaid fees for ¹lovers.10 Even though they ¹pay for allies among the nations,I will ^agather them up now;And they will begin ^bto diminishBecause of the burden of the ^cking of officials.

11 Since Ephraim has ^amultiplied altars for sin,They have become altars of sinning for him.12 Though ^aI wrote for him ten thousand precepts of My ^bLaw,They are regarded as a strange thing.13 As for My ^asacrificial gifts,They ^bsacrifice the flesh and eat it,But the LORD has taken no delight in them.Now He will ^cremember their guilt,And ^dpunish them for their sins;They will return to ^eEgypt.14 For Israel has ^aforgotten his Maker and ^bbuilt palaces;And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,But I will send a ^cfire on its cities, and it will consume its palatial buildings.

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Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

^aSet the trumpet to your lips announcing impending judgment!^bLike a great vulture the enemy comes ^cagainst the house of the LORD,Because they have ^dbroken My covenantAnd transgressed and rebelled against My ^elaw.2 Then ^athey will cry out to Me,“My God, ^bwe of Israel know You!”3 Israel has rejected the good;The enemy shall pursue him.4 ^aThey set up kings, but not from Me therefore without My blessing;They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.With their ^bsilver and their gold they made idols for themselves,That they might be cut off.5 He has rejected your pagan ^acalf, O Samaria, saying,“My wrath burns against them.”How long will they be incapable of ^binnocence?6 For even this loathsome calf is from Israel.A ^acraftsman made it, so it is not God;Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces and go up in flames.7 For ^athey sow the wind in evilAnd they reap the ^bwhirlwind in disaster.The standing grain has ^cno growth;It yields no grain.If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it up.

8 Israel is as if ^aswallowed up by enemies;They are now among the nationsLike a ^bvessel of cheap, coarse pottery that is useless.9 For they have gone up to ^aAssyria,^bLike a wild donkey wandering alone and taking her own way;Ephraim has ^chired lovers (pagan allies) .10 Yes, even though with presents they hire allies among the nations,Now I will ^agather them up;And in a little while they will begin ¹^bto grow weak and diminishBecause of the burden imposed by the ^cking of princes the king of Assyria.

11 For Ephraim has ^aconstructed many altars for sin;They are altars intended for sinning which multiply his guilt.12 ^aI wrote for him the ten thousand precepts of My ^blaw,But they are regarded as a strange thing which does not concern him.13 As for My ^asacrificial offerings,They ^bsacrifice the meat as a mere formality and eat it,But the LORD is not pleased with them and does not accept them.Now He will ^cremember and take into account their wickedness and guilt,And ^dpunish them for their sins.They will return in captivity to another ^eEgypt that is, Assyria. Deut 28:6814 For Israel has ^aforgotten his Maker and ^bbuilt palaces and pagan temples,And Judah has built many fortified cities;But I will send a ^cfire upon their cities so that it may consume their palaces and fortresses. Amos 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2, 5

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Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

^aPut the trumpet to your ¹lips!^bLike an eagle the enemy comes ^cagainst the house of the LORD,Because they have ^dtransgressed My covenantAnd rebelled against My ^elaw.2 ^aThey cry out to Me,“My God, ^bwe of Israel know You!”3 Israel has rejected the good;The enemy will pursue him.4 ^aThey have set up kings, but not by Me;They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.With their ^bsilver and gold they have made idols for themselves,That ¹they might be cut off.5 ¹He has rejected your ^acalf, O Samaria, saying,“My anger burns against them!”How long will they be incapable of ^binnocence?6 For from Israel is even this!A ^acraftsman made it, so it is not God;Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to ¹pieces.7 For ^athey sow the windAnd they reap the ^bwhirlwind.The standing grain has no ¹heads;It yields ^cno ²grain.Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.

8 Israel is ^aswallowed up;They are now among the nationsLike a ^bvessel in which no one delights.9 For they have gone up to ^aAssyria,Like ^ba wild donkey all alone;Ephraim has ^chired ¹lovers.10 Even though they hire allies among the nations,Now I will ^agather them up;And they will begin ^bto ¹diminishBecause of the burden of the ^cking of princes.

11 Since Ephraim has ^amultiplied altars for sin,They have become altars of sinning for him.12 Though ^aI wrote for him ten thousand precepts of My ^blaw,They are regarded as a strange thing.13 As for My ^asacrificial gifts,They ^bsacrifice the flesh and eat it,But the LORD has taken no delight in them.Now He will ^cremember their iniquity,And ^dpunish them for their sins;They will return to ^eEgypt.14 For Israel has ^aforgotten his Maker and ^bbuilt palaces;And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,But I will send a ^cfire on its cities that it may consume its palatial dwellings.