1 T hus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s harvest.

This is what the Lord God showed me: He was making a gathering of locusts when the spring grain began to grow. The spring grain was after the king’s share had been cut.

2 W hen they finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, “Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”

When they had finished eating the grass I said, “Lord God, forgive! O that Jacob may stay alive for he is so small!”

3 Y ahweh relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says Yahweh.

So the Lord changed His mind about this. “It will not be,” said the Lord. Special Dream about Fire

4 T hus the Lord Yahweh showed me and behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.

This is what the Lord God showed me: The Lord God was calling for a punishment by fire. It dried up the deep waters and began to destroy the farm land.

5 T hen I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”

Then I said, “Lord God, I beg You to stop! How can Jacob stay alive, for he is so small?”

6 Y ahweh relented concerning this. “This also shall not be,” says the Lord Yahweh.

So the Lord changed His mind about this. “This also will not be,” said the Lord God. Special Dream about a String

7 T hus he showed me and behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.

This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall made straight by a string held in His hand.

8 Y ahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A string.” Then the Lord said, “See, I am about to put a straight string among my people Israel. I will not change My mind again about punishing them.

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

The high places of Isaac will be destroyed. The holy places of Israel will be laid waste. Then I will rise up against the people of Jeroboam with the sword.” Amos and Amaziah

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

Then Amaziah, the religious leader of Bethel, sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has made plans against you among the people of Israel. His words will destroy the land.

11 F or Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

For this is what Amos is saying: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and the people of Israel will be taken away from their own land to a strange land.’”

12 A maziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go, you who tell what is going to happen in the future! Run away to the land of Judah! There eat your bread, and there speak your words!

13 b ut don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”

But never speak about your special dreams again at Bethel. For it is a holy place of the king, a place where the nation worships.”

14 T hen Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;

Amos answered Amaziah, saying, “I am not a man who tells what is going to happen in the future, or the son of such a man. I take care of sheep and cattle, and grow fig trees.

15 a nd Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go and speak in My name to My people Israel.’

16 N ow therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’

So now hear the Word of the Lord. You are saying, ‘Do not speak against Israel or preach against the people of Isaac.’

17 T herefore Yahweh says: ‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

So this is what the Lord says: ‘Your wife will sell the use of her body in the city. Your sons and daughters will be killed by the sword. Your land will be divided and given to others. You yourself will die in an unclean land. And Israel will be driven away from this land to a strange country.’”