NASB — Amos 4 — KJV

“Yet You Have Not Returned to Me”

  1 Hear° this° word°, you cows° of aBashan° who° are on the bmountain° of Samaria°,
  Who coppress° the poor°, who crush° the needy°,
  Who say° to Iyour husbands°, “Bring° now, that we may ddrink°!”
  2 The Lord° IGOD° has asworn° by His bholiness°,
  “Behold°, the days° are coming° upon you
  When IIthey will take° you away with cmeat° hooks°,
  And the last° of you with dfish° hooks°.
  3 “You will ago° out [through] breaches° [in the walls],
  Each° one° straight° before° her,
  And you Iwill be cast° to Harmon°,” declares° the LORD°.

[1] ILit their lords aPs 22:12; Ezk 39:18 bAm 3:9; 6:1 cAm 5:11; 8:6 dAm 2:8; 6:6
[2] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch IILit he aAm 6:8; 8:7 bPs 89:35 cIs 37:29; Ezk 38:4 dJr 16:16; Ezk 29:4; Hab 1:15
[3] ISo Gr; M.T. reads will cast aJr 52:7

  4 ¶ “Enter° Bethel° and transgress°;
  In Gilgal° multiply° transgression°!
  aBring° your sacrifices° every morning°,
  Your tithes° every three° days°.
  5 “IOffer° a athank° offering° also from that which° is leavened°,
  And proclaim° bfreewill° offerings°, make° them known°.
  For so° you clove° [to do], you sons° of Israel°,”
  Declares° the Lord° GOD°.

[4] aNu 28:3; Am 5:21, 22
[5] ILit Offer up in smoke aLv 7:13 bLv 22:18-21 cJr 7:9, 10; Ho 9:1, 10

  6 ¶ “But I gave° you also° acleanness° of teeth° in all° your cities°
  And lack° of bread° in all° your places°,
  Yet you have bnot returned° to Me,” declares° the LORD°.
  7 “Furthermore°, I awithheld° the rain° from you
  While [there were] still° three° months° until harvest°.
  Then I would send° rain° on one° city°
  And on banother° city° I would not send° rain°;
  One° part° would be rained° on,
  While the part° not rained° on would dry° up.
  8 “So two° or three° cities° would stagger° to another° city° to drink° awater°,
  But would bnot be satisfied°;
  Yet you have cnot returned° to Me,” declares° the LORD°.
  9 “I asmote° you with scorching° [wind] and mildew°;
  And the bcaterpillar° was devouring°
  Your many° gardens° and vineyards°, fig° trees° and olive° trees°;
  Yet you have cnot returned° to Me,” declares° the LORD°.
  10 “I sent° a aplague° among you after the manner° of Egypt°;
  I bslew° your young° men° by the sword° along° with your ccaptured° horses°,
  And I made the dstench° of your camp° rise° up in your nostrils°;
  Yet you have enot returned° to Me,” declares° the LORD°.
  11 “I overthrew° you, as aGod° overthrew° Sodom° and Gomorrah°,
  And you were like a bfirebrand° snatched° from a blaze°;
  Yet you have cnot returned° to Me,” declares° the LORD°.
  12 “Therefore° thus° I will do° to you, O Israel°;
  Because°° I will do° this° to you,
  Prepare° to ameet° your God°, O Israel°.”
  13 For behold°, He who aforms° mountains° and bcreates° the wind°
  And cdeclares° to man° what° are His thoughts°,
  He who dmakes° dawn° into darkness°
  And etreads° on the high° places° of the earth°,
  fThe LORD° God° of hosts° is His name°.

[6] aIs 3:1; Jr 14:18 bIs 9:13; Jr 5:3; Hg 2:17
[7] aDt 11:17; 2Ch 7:13; Is 5:6 bEx 9:4, 26; 10:22, 23
[8] a1K 18:5; Jr 14:4 bEzk 4:16, 17; Hg 1:6 cJr 3:7
[9] aDt 28:22; Hg 2:17 bJol 1:4, 7; Am 7:1, 2 cJr 3:10
[10] aEx 9:3; Lv 26:25; Dt 28:27, 60; Ps 78:50 bJr 11:22; 18:21; 48:15 c2K 13:3, 7 dJol 2:20 eIs 9:13
[11] aGn 19:24, 25; Dt 29:23; Is 13:19 bZc 3:2 cJr 23:14
[12] aIs 32:11; 64:2; Jr 5:22
[13] aJb 38:4-7; Ps 65:6; Is 40:12 bPs 135:7; Jr 10:13 cDn 2:28, 30 dJr 13:16; Jol 2:2; Am 5:8 eMi 1:3 fIs 47:4; Jr 10:16; Am 5:8, 27; 9:6

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He reproveth Israel for oppression,

1 ¶ Hearºª this² word,º ye kineº of Bashan,º that² [are] in the mountainº of Samaria,º which oppressºª the poor,º which crushºª the needy,º which sayºª to their masters,º Bring,ºª and let us drink.ºª 2 The Lordº GODº hath swornºª by his holiness,º that,² lo,² the daysº shall comeºª upon² you, that he will take you awayºª² with hooks,º and your posterityº with fishhooks.ºº 3 And ye shall go outºª at the breaches,º everyº [cow at that which is] before² her; and ye shall castºª [them] into the palace,º saithºª the LORD.º

[1] Ex 22:21; Dt 15:9; 28:33; 32:14; 1K 16:24; Jb 20:19; Ps 12:5; 22:12; 140:12; Pv 22:22; 23:10; Ec 4:1; 5:8; Is 1:17; 5:8; 58:6; Jr 5:26; 6:6; 7:6; 50:11, 27; 51:34; Ezk 22:7, 12, 27, 29; 39:18; Jol 3:3; Am 2:6, 8; 3:9; 5:11; 6:1; 8:4; Mi 2:1; 3:1; Zc 7:10; Mal 3:5; Jm 5:1.
[2] Ps 89:35; Is 37:29; Jr 16:16; Ezk 39:4; Am 6:8; Hab 1:15.
[3] 2K 7:7, 15; 25:4; Is 2:20; 31:7; Ezk 12:5, 12; Zp 1:18; Mt 16:26.

for idolatry,

4 ¶ Comeºª to Bethel,º and transgress;ºª at Gilgalº multiplyºª transgression;ºª and bringºª your sacrificesº every morning,º [and] your tithesº after threeº years:º 5 And offer¹ª a sacrifice² of thanksgivingº with² leaven,º and proclaimºª [and] publishºª the free offerings:º for² thisº likethºª you, O ye childrenº of Israel,º saithºª the Lordº GOD.º

[4] Nu 28:3; Dt 14:28; 26:12; Ec 11:9; Ezk 20:39; Ho 4:15; 9:15; 12:11; Jol 3:9; Am 3:14; 5:5; Mt 23:32; 26:45; Mk 14:41.
[5] Lv 7:12; 22:18; 23:17; Dt 12:6; Ps 81:12; Ho 9:1, 10; Mt 6:2; 15:9, 13; 23:23; Ro 1:28; 2Th 2:10.

and for their incorrigibleness.

6 ¶ And I² also² have givenºª you cleannessº of teethº in all² your cities,º and wantº of breadº in all² your places:º yet have ye not² returnedºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD.º 7 And also² I² have withholdenºª² the rainº from² you, when [there were] yet² threeº monthsº to the harvest:º and I caused it to rainºª upon² oneº city,º and caused it not to rainºª² upon² anotherº city:º oneº pieceº was rained¹ª upon,² and the pieceº whereupon²² it rainedºª not² withered.ºª 8 So twoº [or] threeº citiesº wanderedºª unto² oneº city,º to drinkºª water;º but they were not² satisfied:ºª yet have ye not² returnedºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD.º 9 I have smittenºª you with blastingº and mildew:º when your gardensº and your vineyardsº and your fig treesº and your olive treesº increased,ºª the palmerwormº devouredºª [them]: yet have ye not² returnedºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD.º 10 I have sentºª among you the pestilenceº after the mannerº of Egypt:º your young menº have I slainºª with the sword,º and have taken awayº² your horses;º and I have made the stinkº of your campsº to come upºª unto your nostrils:º yet have ye not² returnedºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD.º 11 I have overthrownºª [some] of you, as Godº overthrewº² Sodomº and Gomorrah,º and ye were² as a firebrandº plucked² out¹ª of the burning:º² yet have ye not² returnedºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD.º 12 Therefore² thus² will I doºª unto thee, O Israel:º [and] becauseº² I will doºª this² unto thee, prepareºª to meetºª thy God,º O Israel.º 13 For,² lo,² he that formethºª the mountains,º and createthºª the wind,º and declarethºª unto manº what² [is] his thought,º that makethºª the morningº darkness,º and treadethºª upon² the high placesº of the earth,º The LORD,º The Godº of hosts,º [is] his name.º

[6] Lv 26:26; Dt 28:38; 1K 17:1; 18:2; 2K 4:38; 6:25; 8:1; 2Ch 28:22; Is 9:13; 26:11; Jr 5:3; 8:5; Ezk 16:27; Ho 5:15; 6:1; 7:14; Jol 2:12; Am 4:8; Hg 2:17; Zc 1:3; Rv 2:21; 9:20; 16:10.
[7] Ex 8:22; 9:4, 26; 10:23; Lv 26:18, 23, 27; Dt 28:23; Jg 6:37; 1K 8:35; 2Ch 7:13; Is 5:6; Jr 3:3; 5:24; 14:4, 22; Jol 1:10; 2:23; Hg 1:10; Zc 14:17; Jn 4:35; 1Co 4:7; Jm 5:17; Rv 11:6.
[8] 1K 18:5; Is 41:17; Jr 14:3; 23:14; Ezk 4:16; Ho 7:10; Am 4:6, 9; Mi 6:14; Hg 1:6.
[9] Dt 28:22, 42; 1K 8:37; 2Ch 6:28; Jb 36:8; Is 1:5; 42:24; Jr 5:3; Jol 1:4; 2:25; Am 4:6, 8; 7:1; Hg 2:17.
[10] Ex 8:19; 9:3, 12, 17, 34; 10:3, 27; 12:29; 14:4; 15:26; Lv 26:16, 25; Dt 7:15; 28:22, 26, 27, 60; 2K 8:12; 10:32; 13:3, 7; Ps 78:49; Jr 6:11; 8:1; 9:22; 11:22; 15:3; 16:4; 18:21; 48:15; Jol 2:20; Am 4:6; 8:3.
[11] Gn 19:24; Is 13:19; Jr 6:28; 49:18; Ezk 22:17; 24:13; Ho 11:8; Am 4:6; Zc 3:2; 1Co 3:15; 2P 2:6; Jde 1:7, 23; Rv 9:20.
[12] Is 47:3; Ezk 13:5; 22:30; Ho 13:8; Am 2:14; 4:2; 5:4; 9:1; Mt 5:25; 24:44; 25:1; Mk 13:32; Lk 14:31; 21:3; 1Th 5:2; Jm 4:1; Rv 3:3.
[13] Ex 10:22; 14:20; Dt 32:13; 33:29; Jb 38:4; Ps 65:6; 135:7; 139:2; 147:18; Is 5:30; 40:12; 47:4; 48:2; Jr 10:13, 16; 13:16; 51:16, 19; Dn 2:28; Am 3:13; 5:8; 6:8; 8:9; 9:6; Mi 1:3; Hab 3:19; Zc 12:1; Mt 9:4; Lk 7:39; Jn 2:25; 3:8.

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