1 T hus the Lord God showed me, and behold, He formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the second crop, and behold, it was the second crop after the king’s mowings.

Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

2 A nd when had finished eating the plants of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I pray You. How can Jacob stand? For he is so small!

And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

3 T he Lord relented and revoked this sentence: It shall not take place, said the Lord.

Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.

4 T hus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God called for punishment with fire, and it devoured the great deep and would have eaten up the land.

Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.

5 T hen said I, O Lord God, cease, I pray You! How can Jacob stand? He is so little!

Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

6 T he Lord relented and revoked this sentence: This also shall not be, said the Lord.

Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

7 T hus He showed me, and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand.

Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.

8 A nd the Lord said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A plumb line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I am setting a plumb line as a standard in the midst of My people Israel. I will not pass by and spare them any more.

And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;

9 A nd the high places of Isaac (Israel) shall be desolate and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise with the sword against the house of King Jeroboam.

and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

10 T hen Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.

Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

11 F or thus Amos has said, Jeroboam shall die by the sword and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

12 A lso Amaziah said to Amos, O you seer, go! Flee back to the land of Judah, and eat your bread and live out your profession as a prophet there.

Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

13 B ut do not prophesy any more at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a seat of his kingdom.

but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

14 T hen Amos said to Amaziah, I was no prophet! Neither was I a prophet’s son; I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees and a gatherer of sycamore figs.

Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:

15 A nd the Lord took me as I followed the flock and the Lord said to me, Go, prophesy to My people Israel.

and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

16 N ow therefore listen to the word of the Lord: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel and drop no statements not complimentary to the house of Isaac.

Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac;

17 T herefore thus says the Lord: Your wife shall be a harlot in the city and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided up by line; you yourself shall die in an unclean and defiled land, and Israel shall surely go forth out of his land into exile.

therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.