I will restore my people Israel, they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities, Plant vineyards and drink the wine, set out gardens and eat the fruits. Amos 9:14 NABRE Amos closes out his book on a positive note, declaring the Lord will take care of all those who follow…
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See, days are coming—oracle of the Lord GOD— when I will send a famine upon the land: Not a hunger for bread, or a thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the LORD. Amos 8:11 NABRE Amos denounces injustices, indicating Israel’s rottenness has run its course and nothing…
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Amos answered Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor do I belong to a company of prophets. I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamores,” Amos 7:14 NABRE Amos has an altercation with Amaziah, the priest of the sanctuary of Bethel and a supporter of the king. Amaziah sees…
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You alone I have known, among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. Amos 3:2 NABRE Amos speaks against Israel who think they are in good favor with God. The people have made pilgrimages to popular shrines, made voluntary offerings, giving tithes…
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Flight shall elude the swift, and the strong shall not retain strength; The warrior shall not save his life, Amos 2:14 NABRE Amos is a prophet of the Lord around seven-hundred-fifty-eight BCE. He speaks out against the injustice of nations committing crimes of cruelty in conquest, reducing people to slavery,…
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