1Thus 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 . 2And 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 . 3Jehovah repented concerning this : It shall not be , saith Jehovah .
Vision of the Fire
4Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me : and , behold , the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep , and would have eaten up the land . 5Then said I , O Lord Jehovah , cease , I beseech thee : how shall Jacob stand ? for he is small . 6Jehovah repented concerning this : This also shall not be , saith the Lord Jehovah .
Vision of the Plumb Line
7Thus he showed me : and , behold , the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand . 8And 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 ; 9and 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 .
Amaziah's Opposition
10Then 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 . 11For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword , and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. 12Also Amaziah said unto Amos , O thou seer , go , flee thou away into the land of Judah , and there eat bread , and prophesy there : 13but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el ; for it is the king ’s sanctuary , and it is a royal house . 14Then 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: 15and Jehovah took me from following the flock , and Jehovah said unto me , Go , prophesy unto my people Israel . 16Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah : Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel , and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac ; 17therefore 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.