Jonah Goes to Nineveh 1 Then the word of theLordcame to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” 3 Jonah obeyed the word of theLordand went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Jonah 4
Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion 1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to theLord, “Isn’t this what I said,Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, […]
Obadiah 1
Obadiah’s Vision 1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the SovereignLordsays about Edom— We have heard a message from theLord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Rise, let us go against her for battle”— 2 “See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised. 3 The […]
Amos 1
1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoashwas king of Israel. 2 He said: “TheLordroars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top […]
Amos 2
1 This is what theLordsays: “For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent. Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom’s king, 2 I will send fire on Moab # that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast […]
Amos 3
Witnesses Summoned Against Israel 1 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word theLordhas spoken against you—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: 2 “You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.” 3 Do two walk together unless they […]
Amos 4
Israel Has Not Returned to God 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!” 2 The SovereignLordhas sworn by his holiness: “The time will surely come when you will be taken away with […]
Amos 5
A Lament and Call to Repentance 1 Hear this word, Israel, this lament I take up concerning you: 2 “Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up.” 3 This is what the SovereignLordsays to Israel: “Your city that marches out a thousand strong […]
Amos 6
Woe to the Complacent 1 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come! 2 Go to Kalneh and look at it; go from there to great Hamath, and then go down to […]
Amos 8
A Basket of Ripe Fruit 1 This is what the SovereignLordshowed me: a basket of ripe fruit. 2 “What do you see, Amos?” he asked. “A basket of ripe fruit,” I answered. Then theLordsaid to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer. 3 “In that day,” declares […]