JonahJonah’s Disobedience1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tars...  Read More

ObadiahThe Coming Judgment on Edom1 The vision of Obadiah.Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom(We have heard a report from the Lord,And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying,“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”):2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;You shall be greatly despised.3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,You who dwell in the clefts of the...  Read More

Amos 7-9Vision of the Locusts7 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the [a]beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. 2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said:“O Lord God, forgive, I pray!Oh,[b] that Jacob may stand,For he is small!”3 So the Lord relented concerning this.“It shall not be,” sa...  Read More

Amos 4-6God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel4 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,Who oppress the poor,Who crush the needy,Who say to [a]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!”2 The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:“Behold, the days shall come upon youWhen He will take you away with fishhooks,And your posterity with fishhooks.3 You will go out through ...  Read More

ZephaniahThe Great Day of the Lord1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.The Great Day of the Lord2 “I will [a]utterly consume everythingFrom the face of the land,”Says the Lord;3 “I will consume man and beast;I will consume the birds of the heavens,The fish ...  Read More

Amos 1-3Judgments on Israel’s Neighbors1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.2 And he said:“The Lord roars from Zion,And utters His voice from Jerusalem;The pastures of the shepherds mourn,And the top of Carmel wi...  Read More