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

JoelThe Locust Plague in Judah1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.The Land Laid Waste2 Hear this, you elders,And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!Has anything like this happened in your days,Or even in the days of your fathers?3 Tell your children about it,Let your children tell their children,And their children another generation.4 What the chewing [a]locust left,...  Read More

Hosea 12-14Ephraim’s Sins Rebuked by God12 “Ephraim feeds on the wind,And pursues the east wind;He daily increases lies and [a]desolation.Also they make a [b]covenant with the Assyrians,And oil is carried to Egypt.2 “The Lord also brings a [c]charge against Judah,And will punish Jacob according to his ways;According to his deeds He will recompense him.3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb,...  Read More