¶ Thus again he showed me, and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by line [a]with a line in his hand.

And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a line in the midst of my people Israel, and will pass by them no more.

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the temples of Israel shall be destroyed: and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:7 Signifying that this should be the last measuring of the people, and that he would defer his judgment no longer.

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