Amos 6
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…
Amos 7
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…
Amos 8
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…
Amos 9
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…
Obadiah 1
Obadiah’s vision 1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Sovereign Lordsays about Edom – We have heard a message from the Lord: an envoy was sent to the…
Jonah 1
Jonah flees from the Lord 1 The word of the Lordcame to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its…
Jonah 2
1 1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lordhis God. 2 He said: ‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in…
Jonah 3
Jonah goes to Nineveh 1 Then the word of the Lordcame to Jonah a second time: 2 ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message…
Jonah 4
Jonah’s anger at the Lord’s compassion 1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, ‘Isn’t this what I said, Lord,…
Micah 1
1 The word of the Lordthat came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah – the vision he saw concerning Samaria and…