Basket of Fruit and Israel’s Captivity 1 Thus the Lord Godshowed me, and behold,there wasa basket of summer fruit. 2 He said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lordsaid to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer. 3 […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Amos 9
God’s Judgment Unavoidable 1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said, “Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, And break them on the heads of them all! Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword; They will not have a fugitive who will flee, Or a […]
Joel 1
The Devastation of Locusts 1 The word of the Lordthat came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: 2 Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Hasanything likethis happened in your days Or in your fathers’ days? 3 Tell your sons about it, Andletyour sonstelltheir sons, And their sons the next generation. […]
Joel 2
The Terrible Visitation 1 Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the Lordis coming; Surely it is near, 2 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread […]
Joel 3
The Nations Will Be Judged 1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and […]
Hosea 1
Hosea’s Wife and Children 1 The word of the Lordwhich came to Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, AhazandHezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 When the Lordfirst spoke through Hosea, the Lordsaid to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself […]
Hosea 2
Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned 1 Say to your brothers, “Ammi,” and to your sisters, “Ruhamah.” 2 “Contend with your mother, contend, For she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; And let her put away her harlotry from her face And her adultery from between her breasts, 3 Or I will strip her […]
Hosea 3
Hosea’s Second Symbolic Marriage 1 Then the Lordsaid to me, “Go again, love a womanwhois loved byherhusband, yet an adulteress, even as the Lordloves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteenshekelsof silver and a homer and a half of […]
Hosea 4
God’s Controversy with Israel 1 Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, For the Lordhas a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land. 2 There isswearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed […]
Hosea 5
The People’s Apostasy Rebuked 1 Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! For the judgment applies to you, For you have been a snare at Mizpah And a net spread out on Tabor. 2 The revolters have gone deep in depravity, But I will chastise all […]