Add parallel Print Page Options

A message to the people in Judah

The Lord says, ‘The people in Judah have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them.

They refused to obey my laws and my commands. They have listened to their false gods, Those are the same false gods that their ancestors served. So I will send fire to Judah. The fire will completely burn the strong buildings that are in Jerusalem.’

A message to the people in Israel

The Lord says, ‘The people in Israel have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them.

They sold people that did not do wrong things. They sold them for silver. And they sold poor people for only the price of shoes.

Read full chapter

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(B) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(C)
because they have been led astray(D) by false gods,[a](E)
    the gods[b] their ancestors followed,(F)
I will send fire(G) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(H) of Jerusalem.(I)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(J)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(K)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  2. Amos 2:4 Or lies