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Amos 7,8,9
Warning through Visions
1 This is what the Lord (F1)GOD showed me, and behold, He was forming a (C1)swarm of locusts (F2)when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king's mowing.2 And it came about, (F1)when it had (C1)finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, "(C2)Lord GOD, please pardon!
How can Jacob stand?
For he is (C3)small."
3 The LORD (C1)relented of this.
"It shall not be," said the LORD.
4 So the Lord GOD showed me, and behold, the Lord GOD was calling to contend with them by (C1)fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the (F1)farmland.5 Then I said, "(C1)Lord GOD, please stop!
(C2)How can Jacob stand?
For he is small."
6 The LORD (C1)relented of this.
"This too shall not be," said the Lord GOD.
7 So He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing (F1)by a (F2)vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.8 And the LORD said to me, "(C1)What do you see, Amos?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold I am about to put a (C2)plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will not (F1)(C3)spare them any longer.
9 "The (C1)high places of Isaac will become deserted,
And the (C2)sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins.
Then I will (C3)rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
Amos Accused; Gives an Answer
10 Then Amaziah, the (C1)priest of Bethel, sent word to (C2)Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has (C3)conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.11 "For this is what Amos says: 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.'"12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, "(C1)Go, you seer, flee to the land of Judah; and eat bread there and do your prophesying there!13 "But (C1)do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a (C2)sanctuary of the king and a royal (F1)residence."
14 Then Amos replied to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet, nor am I the (C1)son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a (F1)grower of sycamore figs.15 "But the LORD took me from (F1)following the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go (C1)prophesy to My people Israel.'16 "So now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, 'You (C1)shall not prophesy against Israel (C2)nor shall you (F1)prophesy against the house of Isaac.'17 "Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'Your (C1)wife will become a prostitute in the city, your (C2)sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die (F1)upon (C3)unclean soil. Furthermore Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.'"
Basket of Fruit and Israel's Captivity
1 This is what the Lord (F1)GOD showed me, and behold, there was a basket of summer fruit.2 And He said, "What do you see, Amos?" And (C1)I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me, "The (C2)end has come for My people Israel. I will not (F1)(C3)spare them any longer.3 "(F1)The (C1)songs of the palace will turn to (C2)wailing on that day," declares the Lord GOD. "The (C3)corpses will be many; in every place (F2)they will throw them out. (F3)Hush!"
4 Hear this, you who (F1)(C1)trample the needy, to put an end to the humble of the land,5 saying, "When will the (C1)new moon (F1)be over,
So that we may sell grain;
And the (C2)Sabbath, so that we may open the wheat market,
To make the (F2)ephah smaller and the (F3)shekel bigger,
And to (C3)cheat with dishonest scales,
6 So as to (C1)buy the helpless for (F1)money,
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?"
7 The LORD has (C1)sworn by the (C2)pride of Jacob,
"Indeed, I will (C3)never forget any of their deeds.
8 "Because of this will the land not (C1)quake,
And everyone who lives in it (C2)mourn?
Indeed, all of it will (C3)rise up like the Nile,
And it will be tossed about
And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
9 "And it will come about on that day," declares the Lord GOD,
"That I will make the (C1)sun go down at noon,
And (C2)make the earth dark in (F1)broad daylight.
10 "Then I will (C1)turn your festivals into mourning,
And all your songs into songs of mourning;
And I will put (C2)sackcloth around everyone's waist,
And (F1)baldness on every head.
And I will make it (C3)like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
11 "Behold, days are coming," declares the Lord GOD,
"When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
But rather (C1)for hearing the words of the LORD.
12 "People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will roam about to (C1)seek the word of the LORD,
But they will not find it.
13 "On that day the beautiful (C1)virgins
And the young men will (C2)faint from thirst.
14 "As for those who swear by the (F1)(C1)guilt of Samaria,
And say, 'As your god lives, (C2)Dan,'
And, 'As the way of (C3)Beersheba lives,'
They will fall and (C4)not rise again."
God's Judgment Unavoidable
1 I saw the Lord standing beside the (C1)altar, and He said, "Strike the pillar capitals so that the (C2)thresholds will shake,
And (C3)break them on the heads of them all!
Then I will (C4)put to death the rest of them with the sword;
They will (C5)not have a fugitive who will flee,
Nor a survivor who will escape.
2 "Though they dig into (C1)Sheol,
From there My hand will take them;
And though they (C2)ascend to heaven,
From there I will bring them down.
3 "And though they hide on the summit of Carmel,
I will (C1)track them down and take them from there;
And though they (C2)hide themselves from My sight on the bottom of the sea,
I will command the (C3)serpent from there, and it will bite them.
4 "And though they go into (C1)captivity before their enemies,
From there I will command the sword and it will kill them,
And I will (C2)set My eyes against them for harm and not for good."
5 The Lord (F1)GOD of armies,
The One who (C1)touches the land so that it quakes,
And (C2)all those who live in it mourn,
And all of it rises up like the Nile
And subsides like the Nile of Egypt;
6 The One who builds His (C1)upper chambers in the heavens
And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth,
He who (C2)calls for the waters of the sea
And (C3)pours them out on the face of the earth,
(C4)The LORD is His name.
7 "Are you not as the sons of (C1)Ethiopia to Me,
You sons of Israel?" declares the LORD.
"Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt,
And the (C2)Philistines from Caphtor and the (C3)Arameans from (C4)Kir?
8 "Behold, the (C1)eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom,
And I will (C2)eliminate it from the face of the earth;
Nevertheless, I will (C3)not totally eliminate the house of Jacob,"
Declares the LORD.
9 "For behold, I am commanding,
And I will (C1)shake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10 "All the (C1)sinners of My people will die by the sword,
Those who say, '(C2)The catastrophe will not overtake or confront us.'
The Restoration of Israel
11 "On that day I will (C1)raise up the fallen (F1)(C2)shelter of David,
And wall up its (C3)gaps;
I will also raise up its ruins
And rebuild it as in the (C4)days of old;
12 (C1)So that they may (F1)possess the remnant of (C2)Edom
And all the (F2)nations who are (C3)called by My name,"
Declares the LORD who does this.
13 "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD,
"When the (C1)plowman will overtake the reaper,
And the one who treads grapes will overtake him who sows the seed;
When the (C2)mountains will drip grape juice,
And all the hills will come apart.
14 "I will also (C1)restore the fortunes of My people Israel,
And they will (C2)rebuild the desolated cities and live in them;
They will also (C3)plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 "I will also plant them on their land,
And (C1)they will not be uprooted again from their land
Which I have given them,"
Says the LORD your God.
Galatians 2
Chapter 2
The Council at Jerusalem
1 Then after an interval of fourteen years I (C1)went up again to Jerusalem with (C2)Barnabas, taking (C3)Titus along also.2 (F1)It was because of a (C1)revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the (C2)gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that somehow I might be (C3)running, or had run, in vain.3 But not even (C1)Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was (C2)compelled to be circumcised.4 Yet it was a concern because of the (C1)false brothers secretly brought in, who (C2)had sneaked in to spy on our (C3)freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to (C4)enslave us.5 But we did not yield in subjection to them, even for an hour, so that (C1)the truth of the gospel would remain with you.6 But from those who (F1)were of considerable (C1)repute (what they were makes no difference to me; (C2)God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me.7 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been (C1)entrusted with the (C2)gospel (F1)to the uncircumcised, just as (C3)Peter had been (F2)to the circumcised8 (for He who was at work for Peter in his (C1)apostleship (F1)to the circumcised was at work for me also to the Gentiles),9 and recognizing (C1)the grace that had been given to me, (F1)(C2)James and (F2)(C3)Cephas and John, who were (C4)reputed to be (C5)pillars, gave to me and (C6)Barnabas the (C7)right (F3)hand of fellowship, so that we might (C8)go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.10 They only asked us to remember the poor—(C1)the very thing I also was eager to do.
Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul
11 But when (C1)Cephas came to (C2)Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he (F1)stood condemned.12 For prior to the coming of some men from (F1)(C1)James, he used to (C2)eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and separate himself, (C3)fearing those from the circumcision.13 The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even (C1)Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.14 But when I saw that they (C1)were not (F1)straightforward about (C2)the truth of the gospel, I said to (C3)Cephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew, (C4)live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?(F2)
15 "We are (C1)Jews by nature and not (C2)sinners from the Gentiles;16 nevertheless, knowing that (C1)a person is not justified by works of (F1)the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by (C2)faith in Christ and not by works of (F1)the Law; since (C3)by works of (F1)the Law no (F2)flesh will be justified.17 "But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found (C1)sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? (F1)(C2)Far from it!18 "For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I (C1)prove myself to be a wrongdoer.19 "For through (F1)the Law I (C1)died to (F1)the Law, so that I might live for God.20 "I have been (C1)crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but (C2)Christ lives in me; and (F1)the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in (C3)the Son of God, who (C4)loved me and (C5)gave Himself up for me.21 "I do not nullify the grace of God, for (C1)if righteousness comes through (F1)the Law, then Christ died needlessly."
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