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The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,
I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
