Amos 7:1–9

Warning Through Visions

1 Thus the Lord 1God showed me, and behold, He was forming a alocust-swarm 2when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s 3mowing.

2 And it came about, 1when it had afinished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,

“bLord God, please pardon!

2How can Jacob stand,

For he is csmall?”

3 The Lord 1achanged His mind about this.

“It shall not be,” said the Lord.

4 Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend with them by afire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the 1farm land.

5 Then I said,

“aLord God, please stop!

bHow can Jacob stand, for he is small?”

6 The Lord 1achanged His mind about this.

“This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.

7 Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing 1by a 2vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.

8 The Lord said to me, “aWhat do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold I am about to put a bplumb line

In the midst of My people Israel.

I will 1cspare them no longer.

9 “The ahigh places of Isaac will be desolated

And the bsanctuaries of Israel laid waste.

Then I will crise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”