Chapter 7

Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed⁵² unto me; and, behold, he formed⁶ grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up² of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the king's mowings.

And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end¹⁴ of eating² the grass of the land, then I said,⁴ O Lord GOD, forgive,³ I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise?⁴ for he [is] small.

The LORD repented⁸ for this: It shall not be, saith¹ the LORD.

Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed⁵² unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called⁶ to contend² by fire, and it devoured⁴ the great deep, and did eat¹ up a part.

Then said⁴ I, O Lord GOD, cease,³ I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise?⁴ for he [is] small.

The LORD repented⁸ for this: This also shall not be, saith¹ the Lord GOD.

Thus he shewed⁵² me: and, behold, the Lord stood¹² upon a wall [made] by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

And the LORD said⁴ unto me, Amos, what seest⁶ thou? And I said,⁴ A plumbline. Then said⁴ the Lord, Behold, I will set⁶ a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again⁵⁵ pass² by them any more:

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate,⁸ and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste;⁴ and I will rise¹ against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent⁴ to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying,² Amos hath conspired¹ against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able⁴ to bear⁵³ all his words.

For thus Amos saith,¹ Jeroboam shall die⁴ by the sword, and Israel shall surely² be led away captive⁴ out of their own land.

Also Amaziah said⁴ unto Amos, O thou seer, go,³ flee thee away³ into the land of Judah, and there eat³ bread, and prophesy¹¹ there:

But prophesy⁹ not again⁵⁵ any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king's chapel, and it [is] the king's court.

Then answered⁴ Amos, and said⁴ to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer⁶ of sycomore fruit:

And the LORD took⁴ me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said⁴ unto me, Go,³ prophesy¹⁰ unto my people Israel.

Now therefore hear³ thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest,⁶ Prophesy¹¹ not against Israel, and drop⁵⁵ not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.

Therefore thus saith¹ the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot⁴ in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall⁴ by the sword, and thy land shall be divided²⁹ by line; and thou shalt die⁴ in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely² go into captivity⁴ forth of his land.