1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa – the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and…

1 This is what the Lordsays: ‘For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent. Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom’s king, 2 I…

Witnesses summoned against Israel 1 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lordhas spoken against you – against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: 2…

Israel has not returned to God 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to…

A lament and call to repentance 1 Hear this word, Israel, this lament I take up concerning you: 2 ‘Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her…

Woe to the complacent 1 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to…

Locusts, fire and a plumb-line 1 This is what the Sovereign Lordshowed me: he was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the…

A basket of ripe fruit 1 This is what the Sovereign Lordshowed me: a basket of ripe fruit. 2 ‘What do you see, Amos?’ he asked. ‘A basket of ripe…

Israel to be destroyed 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: ‘Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down…