5Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concerning you: 2Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up. 3This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The city that marches out a thousand...
4Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, Bring us some drinks! 2The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness: The time will surely come when you will be taken a...
3Hear this word the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel-against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: 2You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins. 3Do two walk together unl...
2This is what the Lord says: For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not turn back [my wrath]. Because he burned, as if to lime, the bones of Edom's king, 2I will send fire upon Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go dow...
1The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa-what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. 2He said: The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusa...
14Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2Take words with you and return to the Lord . Say to him: Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips. 3Assyria cannot save us;...
13When Ephraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen....
12Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt. 2The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and...
11When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. 3It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them...
10Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. 2Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolis...
