11 I overthrew some of you
as I[a] overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,(A)
and you were like a burning stick
snatched from a fire,(B)
yet you did not return to Me(C)
this is the Lord’s declaration.

12 Therefore, Israel, that is what I will do to you,
and since I will do that to you,
Israel, prepare to meet your God!(D)
13 He is here:
the One who forms the mountains,(E)
creates the wind,(F)
and reveals His[b] thoughts to man,(G)
the One who makes the dawn out of darkness
and strides on the heights of the earth.(H)
Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is His name.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:11 Lit God
  2. Amos 4:13 Or his

11 “I overthrew some of you
    as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.(A)
You were like a burning stick(B) snatched from the fire,
    yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(C)

12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
    and because I will do this to you, Israel,
    prepare to meet your God.”

13 He who forms the mountains,(D)
    who creates the wind,(E)
    and who reveals his thoughts(F) to mankind,
who turns dawn to darkness,
    and treads on the heights of the earth(G)
    the Lord God Almighty is his name.(H)

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