Amos 2
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Amos 2:6-16

6Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068; For threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 of IsraelH3478, and for fourH702, I will not turn awayH7725 their punishment ; because they soldH4376 the righteousH6662 for silverH3701, and the poorH34 for a pair of shoesH5275; 7That pantH7602 after the dustH6083 of the earthH776 on the headH7218 of the poorH1800, and turn asideH5186 the wayH1870 of the meekH6035: and a manH376 and his fatherH1 will goH3212 in to the same maidH5291, to profaneH2490 my holyH6944 nameH8034:1 8And they lay themselves downH5186 upon clothesH899 laid to pledgeH2254 byH681 every altarH4196, and they drinkH8354 the wineH3196 of the condemnedH6064 in the houseH1004 of their godH430.2

9Yet I destroyedH8045 the AmoriteH567 beforeH6440 them, whose heightH1363 was like the heightH1363 of the cedarsH730, and he was strongH2634 as the oaksH437; yet I destroyedH8045 his fruitH6529 from aboveH4605, and his rootsH8328 from beneath. 10Also I brought youH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and ledH3212 you fortyH705 yearsH8141 through the wildernessH4057, to possessH3423 the landH776 of the AmoriteH567. 11And I raised upH6965 of your sonsH1121 for prophetsH5030, and of your young menH970 for NazaritesH5139. Is it not even thus, O ye childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478? saithH5002 the LORDH3068. 12But ye gave the NazaritesH5139 wineH3196 to drinkH8248; and commandedH6680 the prophetsH5030, sayingH559, ProphesyH5012 not. 13Behold, I am pressedH5781 under you, as a cartH5699 is pressedH5781 that is fullH4392 of sheavesH5995.3 14Therefore the flightH4498 shall perishH6 from the swiftH7031, and the strongH2389 shall not strengthenH553 his forceH3581, neither shall the mightyH1368 deliverH4422 himselfH5315:4 15Neither shall he standH5975 that handlethH8610 the bowH7198; and he that is swiftH7031 of footH7272 shall not deliverH4422 himself : neither shall he that ridethH7392 the horseH5483 deliverH4422 himselfH5315. 16And he that is courageousH533H3820 among the mightyH1368 shall flee awayH5127 nakedH6174 in that dayH3117, saithH5002 the LORDH3068.5

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Notes

  1. 1. Amos 2:7 maid: or, young woman ↩
  2. 2. Amos 2:8 the condemned: or, such as have fined, or, mulcted ↩
  3. 3. Amos 2:13 I am...: or, I will press your place, as a cart full of sheaves presseth ↩
  4. 4. Amos 2:14 himself: Heb. his soul, or, life ↩
  5. 5. Amos 2:16 courageous: Heb. strong of his heart ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain