Amos 4

“Yet You Have Not Returned to Me”

1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697, you cowsH6510 of 1BashanH1316 whoH834 are on the 2mountainH2022 of SamariaH8111, Who 3oppressH6231 the poorH1800, who crushH7533 the needyH34, Who sayH559 to 4your husbandsH113, “BringH935 now, that we may 5drinkH8354!”2The LordH136 6GodH3068 has 7swornH7650 by His 8holinessH6944, “BeholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935 upon you When 9they will takeH5375 you away with 10meatH6793 hooksH6793, And the lastH319 of you with 11fishH1729 hooksH5518.3You will 12goH3318 out through breachesH6556 in the walls, EachH802 oneH802 straightH5048 beforeH5048 her, And you 13will be castH7993 to HarmonH2038,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

4“EnterH935 BethelH1008 and transgressH6586; In GilgalH1537 multiplyH7235 transgressionH6586! 14BringH935 your sacrificesH2077 every morningH1242, Your tithesH4643 every threeH7969 daysH3117.515OfferH6999 a 16thankH8426 offeringH8426 also from that whichH2557 is leavenedH2557, And proclaimH7121 17freewillH5071 offeringsH5071, makeH8085 them knownH8085. For soH3651 you 18loveH157 to do, you sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

6“But I gaveH5414 you alsoH1571 19cleannessH5356 of teethH8127 in allH3605 your citiesH5892 And lackH2640 of breadH3899 in allH3605 your placesH4725, Yet you have 20not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.7“FurthermoreH1571, I 21withheldH4513 the rainH1653 from you While there were stillH5750 threeH7969 monthsH2320 until harvestH7105. Then I would sendH4305 rainH4305 on oneH259 cityH5892 And on 22anotherH259 cityH5892 I would not sendH4305 rainH4305; OneH259 partH2513 would be rainedH4305 on, While the partH2513 not rainedH4305 on would dryH3001 up.8So twoH8147 or threeH7969 citiesH5892 would staggerH5128 to anotherH259 cityH5892 to drinkH8354 23waterH4325, But would 24not be satisfiedH7646; Yet you have 25not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.9“I 26smoteH5221 you with scorchingH7711 wind and mildewH3420; And the 27caterpillarH1501 was devouringH398 Your manyH7235 gardensH1593 and vineyardsH3754, figH8384 treesH8384 and oliveH2132 treesH2132; Yet you have 28not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.10“I sentH7971 a 29plagueH1698 among you after the mannerH1870 of EgyptH4714; I 30slewH2026 your youngH970 menH970 by the swordH2719 alongH5973 with your 31capturedH7628 horsesH5483, And I made the 32stenchH889 of your campH4264 riseH5927 up in your nostrilsH639; Yet you have 33not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.11“I overthrewH2015 you, as 34GodH430 overthrewH4114 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017, And you were like a 35firebrandH181 snatchedH5337 from a blazeH8316; Yet you have 36not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.12“ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 I will doH6213 to you, O IsraelH3478; BecauseH6118H3588 I will doH6213 thisH2088 to you, PrepareH3559 to 37meetH7122 your GodH430, O IsraelH3478.”13For beholdH2009, He who 38formsH3335 mountainsH2022 and 39createsH1254 the windH7307 And 40declaresH5046 to manH120 whatH4100 are His thoughtsH7808, He who 41makesH6213 dawnH7837 into darknessH5890 And 42treadsH1869 on the highH1116 placesH1116 of the earthH776, 43The LordH3068 GodH430 of hostsH6635 is His nameH8034.