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…
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…
Amos 7
Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line 1 This is what the SovereignLordshowed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the…
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,”…
Amos 9
Israel to Be Destroyed 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down…
Joel 1
1 The word of theLordthat came to Joel son of Pethuel. An Invasion of Locusts 2 Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like…
Joel 2
An Army of Locusts 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of theLordis…
Joel 3
The Nations Judged 1 “In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all nations and bring them down…
Hosea 1
1 The word of theLordthat came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son…
Hosea 2
1 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ Israel Punished and Restored 2 “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife,…