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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.
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
