t ver. 1. God's judgments. 28 T And d it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit e upon all flesh; and your sons and yourf daughters shall 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, u 2Ch.20.13. prophesy, your old men shall dream gather u the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. v Ex.32.11, 12. 5 or, use a by word w Mi.7.10. 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare v thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should x Zec. 1.14. 5 rule over them wherefore w should they say among the people, y De.32.36. Where is their God? to do. 18 Then will the LORD be jea-magnified lous for his land, and pityy his people. a Is.41.16. 19 Yea, the LORD will answer and 2 Ps.126.1-3. say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: Zec.10.7. 7or, a teacher eousness. dreams, your young men shall see visions. 29 And also upon the servants g and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. 30 And I will show wonders h in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever i shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the k remnant whom the LORD shall call. CHAPTER III. God's judgments against the enemies of his people. FOR, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and according Jerusalem, 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the 8 east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath 6 done b ver. 11. great things. to right- 21 T Fear not, O land; be glad c Zep.3.11. and rejoice for the LORD Z will do great things. 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the 7 the former rain 8 moderately, and h Mat.24.29. k Ro.11.5,7. (CHAP. 3.) a Zec.14.2-4. c Na.3.10. 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, b Is.66.16. the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army b which I sent among you. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and d Da.5.2,3. be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath desirable, dealt wondrously with you and c any people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 1 Da.11.38. 2 Ia will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead b with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 3 And they have cast lots c for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine ? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head; 5 Because ye have taken d my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly 1 pleasant things: 6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the 2 Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. 7 Behold, Ie will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head: 8 And I will sell your sons and 2 sons of the the children of Judah, and they your daughters into the hand of Grecians. e Is.43.5. Je.23.8. shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. 9 Proclaim ye this among the judgments upon Syria. Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but m the LORD will be the 7 hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling n in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be 8 holy, and there shall no strangers o pass through her any more. 18 T And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains p shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall 9 flow with waters. q and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20 But Judah shall 10 dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed; 11 for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. A. M. 3217....Year of Jeroboam II. king of Israel, 39.... Year of Uzziah, king of HE words of Amos, who was Tamong the herdmena of Te B. C. 787. a ch.7.14. 2Ch.20.20. c Ho.1.1. d Zec. 14.5. koa, b which he saw concerning e Je.25.30. Israel in the days c of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jero1 or, yea, for four. boam the son of Joash king of Is-2 or, convert rael, two years before the earth- it, or, let it quake.d be quiet. 2 And he said, The LORD wille ƒ Je.49.23-27. roar from Zion, and utter his voice g 2Ki. 10.32. from Jerusalem; and the habita-h Je.51.30. tions of the shepherds shall mourn, aven. den. and the top of Carmel shall wither. 3 or, Bikath 3 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, 1 and 4 or, Bethefor four, I will not 2 turn away the f punishment thereof; because g they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 5 I will break halso the bar of Da-! i 2Ki. 16.9. them away tire cap- k Zep.2.4. mascus, and cut off the inhabitant from 3 the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. 6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they 5 carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. 9 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because B. C. 787. they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered 6 covenant of not the 6 brotherly covenant: 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. 11 T Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, 7 and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and 7 did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually,m and he kept his wrath for ever: 12 But I will send a fire upon Te-! man, which shall devour the pa laces of Bozrah. brethren, 1Ki.5.1 9.11-14. Je.49.7. his com- m Eze.35.5. n Je.49.1-6. Eze.25.2,&c. or, divided 8 the mountains. 13 T Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, 2 and for four, I will o Ho. 13.16. not turn away the punishment there (CHAP. 2.) of; because they have 8 ripped upo the women with child of Gi-a Is.XV.XVI. lead, that they might enlarge their Je.48.1. border: Eze.25.8,&c. b ch.3.2. 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting c 2Ch.28.18. in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 15 And their king shall go into d Eze.22.11. captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. CHAPTER II. 1 God's wrath against Moab, 4 upon Judah, 6 and upon Israel. 9 God complaineth of their unthankful ness. TH THUS saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, a and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. 1 or, young 2 woman. e Le.20.3. or, such as have fined, or,mulcted. f Jos.24.8. g Is.30.10. 3 or, I will press your place, as a cart full of 4 shiaves his soul, or, 5 strong of his heart. (CHAP. 3.) a Ps. 147.20. 4 T Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, b and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused 1 visit upon. them to err, after the which their b2C0.6.14,15. fathers have walked: 5 But I will send a fire upon c Ju-c Ps. 104.21. dah, and it shall devour the palaces 2 give forth of Jerusalem. his voice. 6 T Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and d Ec.9.12. for four, I will not turn away the God's judgment against Israel. punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek; and da man and his father will go in unto the same 1 maid, to profane e my holy name : 8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of 2 the condemned in the house of their god. 9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite f before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD. 12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.g 13 Behold, 3I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver 4 him TEAR this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,, 2 You only a have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? b 4 Will a lion roar c in the forest. when he hath no prey? will a young lion 2 cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 5 Can a bird fall in a snared upon the earth, where no gin is for him? 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not 3 be afraid?e shall e there be evil in a city, 4 and the LORD hath not done it? 7 Surely the Lord GoD will do nothing, but he revealeth f his secret unto his servants the prophets. B. C. 787. for oppression and idolatry. 4 T Come to Beth-el, e and transgress; at Gilgalf multiply transto-gression; and bring your sacrifices g every morning, and your tithes h after three 2 years: 3 or, run gether. Is.45.7. or, and shall not 4 5 And offer 3 a sacrifice of thanksthe LORD giving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free-offerings: k for 4 this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. do some- f Ge.6.13. Jno.15.15. 8 The liong hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, h who can but prophesy? 9 Publish in the palaces at Ash-g Re.5.5. dod, and in the palaces in the land h Je.20.9. of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the 5 oppressed in the midst thereof. 10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary k there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 12 Thus saith the LORD. As the shepherd 7 taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so / shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. 13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts. 1Co.9.16. 5 or, oppres sions. 6 i Je.4.22. Sor, spoil. k 2K1.17.3,6. 18.9,11., delivereth. Ro.11.4,5. or, on the bed's feet. or, punish Israel for. m Ho. 10.14, 8 9 15. n Je.36.22. o Ju.3.20. p 1K1.22.39. (CHAP. 4.) a Ps.22.12. b Ps.89.35. c Je. 16.16. d Eze. 12.5, 12. 1 or, cast away the things of. 14 That in the day that I shall 9 visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars e ch.3.14. of Beth-el;m and the horns of the f Ho.4.15. altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 15 And I will smite the winterhouse n with the summer-house; o and the houses of ivory p shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. CHAPTER IV. 1 Israel reproved for oppression, 4 for 12.11. g Nu.28.3,4. h De. 14.28. 2 years of days. 3 by burning. i Le.7.13. k Le.22.18,21. 4 so ye love. Mat.23.23. 6 T And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want m of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. 8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 9 I have smitten you with blasting n and mildew: 5 when your gardens and your vineyards, and your fig-trees and your olive-trees increased, the palmer-worm devoured them: yet o have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 10 I have sent among you the pestilence 6 afterp the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, 6 and have taken away your horses; and 1 have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD, 11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom q and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand r plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will idolatry, 6 and for their incorrigi- m Eze. 16.27. do this unto thee, prepares to meet breaches, d every cow at that which 8 or, spirit. HEAR ye this word which I take 13 before her; and ye shall cast t Da.2.28. them into the palace, saith the LORD. up against you, even a lamenItation, O house of Israel. 7 Ye who turn judgment to worm-i Is.55.2. wood, and leave off righteousness k Ex.32.30. in the earth, 8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning. 2Ki. 19.4. Joel 2.14. and maketh the day dark with 1 Je.9.17-19. night that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out m Joel 2.2. upon the face of the earth: The Zep.1.14, 15. LORD is his name: 4 or, your holy 9 That strengtheneth the 1 spoiled days. against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the for-n Is.1.11-15. tress. Ho.8.13. 10 They hated him that rebuketh 5 or, thankin the gate, and they abhor him offerings. that speaketh uprightly. o Mi.6.8. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye roll. take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, pDe.32.17-19. but ye shall not dwell in them; ye Eze.20.8,24. have planted 2 pleasant vineyards, 7 or, Siccuth but ye shall not drink wine of your king. them. 12 For I know your manifold 9 2Ki. 17.6. transgressions, and your mighty sins; they afflict the just,e they take a 3 bribe.f and they turn aside g the poor in the gate from a 1Pe.5.7. their right. 1 (CHAP. 6.) or, secure. 13 Therefore the prudent shall 2 or, firstkeep silence h in that time; for it fruits. is an evil time. b La.1.1. 14 Seek good, i and not evil, that ye may live and so the LORD, the c Is. 10.9. God of hosts, shall be with you, as d Eze. 12.27. ye have spoken. 3 or, habita 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. 4 16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; 5 tion. or, abound with superfluities. or, quaver. Desolation in Israel. Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the high ways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD. 18 Wo unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day m of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear meet him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell 4 in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meat-offerings, In will not accept them; neither will I regard the 5 peace-offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But o let judgment 6 run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices p and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26 But ye have borne 7 the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond q Damas Cus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. CHAPTER VI. 1 The wantonness of Israel shall be plagued with desolation. 12 Their incorrigibleness. Wo to them that are 1 at ease a in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named 2 chief b of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, c and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away d the evil day, and cause the 3 seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and 4 stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 That 5 chant to the sound of the |