Amos 4

“Yet You Have Not Returned to Me”

1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697, you 1cowsH6510 of 2BashanH1316 whoH834 are on the 3mountainH2022 of SamariaH8111, Who 4exploitH6231 the poorH1800, who oppressH7533 the needyH34, 5And sayH559 to their 6husbandsH113, “BringH935 now, that we may 7drinkH8354!”2The LordH136 8GodH3068 has 9swornH7650 by His 10holinessH6944, “For beholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935 upon you When 11they will takeH5375 you away with 12meat hooksH6793, And the lastH319 of you with 13fishH1729 hooksH5518.3You will 14goH3318 outH3318 through holesH6556 in the walls, OneH802 in frontH5048 of the other, And you 15will be hurledH7993 to HarmonH2038,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

4“EnterH935 BethelH1008 and doH6586 wrongH6586; In GilgalH1537 multiplyH7235 wrongdoingH6586! 16BringH935 your sacrificesH2077 every morningH1242, Your tithesH4643 every threeH7969 daysH3117.517OfferH6999 a 18thanksgivingH8426 offeringH8426 also from that which is leavenedH2557, And proclaimH7121 1920voluntaryH5071 offeringsH5071, makeH8085 them knownH8085. For soH3651 you 21loveH157 to do, you sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

6“But I gaveH5414 you alsoH1571 22cleannessH5356 of teethH8127 in allH3605 your citiesH5892, And lackH2640 of breadH3899 in allH3605 your placesH4725; Yet you have 23not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.7“FurthermoreH1571, I 24withheldH4513 the rainH1653 from you While there were stillH5750 threeH7969 monthsH2320 until harvestH7105. Then I would sendH4305 rainH4305 on oneH259 cityH5892, But on 25anotherH259 cityH5892 I would not sendH4305 rainH4305; OneH259 partH2513 would be rainedH4305 on, While the partH2513 not rainedH4305 on would dryH3001 upH3001.8So the people of twoH8147 or threeH7969 citiesH5892 would staggerH5128 to anotherH259 cityH5892 to drinkH8354 26waterH4325, But would 27not beH7646 satisfiedH7646; Yet you have 28not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.9“I 29struckH5221 you with scorchingH7711 wind and mildewH3420; The 30caterpillarH1501 was devouringH398 Your manyH7235 gardensH1593 and vineyardsH3754, figH8384 treesH8384 and oliveH2132 treesH2132; Yet you have 31not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.10“I sentH7971 a 32plagueH1698 among you 33as in EgyptH4714; I 34killedH2026 your youngH970 menH970 with the swordH2719, alongH5973 withH5973 your 35capturedH7628 horsesH5483, And I made the 36stenchH889 of your campH4264 riseH5927 upH5927 in your nostrilsH639; Yet you have 37not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.11“I overthrewH2015 you, as 38GodH430 overthrewH4114 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017, And you were like a 39logH181 snatchedH5337 from a fireH8316; Yet you have 40not returnedH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.12“ThereforeH3651 soH3541 I will doH6213 to you, IsraelH3478; BecauseH6118H3588 I will doH6213 thisH2088 to you, PrepareH3559 to 41meetH7122 your GodH430, IsraelH3478.”13For beholdH2009, He who 42formsH3335 mountainsH2022 and 43createsH1254 the windH7307, And 44declaresH5046 to a personH120 whatH4100 are His thoughtsH7808, He who 45makesH6213 dawnH7837 into darknessH5890 And 46treadsH1869 on the highH1116 placesH1116 of the earthH776, 47The LordH3068 GodH430 of armiesH6635 is His nameH8034.