7:1 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 1 , Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
7:2 And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 2 , And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
7:3 Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 3 , Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
7:4 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 4 , Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
7:5 Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 5 , Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
7:6 Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 6 , Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
7:7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 7 , Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
7:8 And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 8 , And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;
7:9 and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 9 , and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 10 , Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
7:11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 11 , For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
7:12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 12 , Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
7:13 but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 13 , but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
7:14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 14 , Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:
7:15 and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 15 , and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
7:16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not `thy word' against the house of Isaac;
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 16 , Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not `thy word' against the house of Isaac;
7:17 therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
The ASV Book of Amos , Chapter 7 , Verse 17 , therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
