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Amos 2 - Judgment on Judah, Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;[a] because he burned to lime the...

Amos 3 - Israel’s Guilt and Punishment

Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of...

Amos 4 - Israel Rejects Correction

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands, “Bring...

Amos 5 - A Lament for Israel’s Sin, The Day of the Lord a Dark Day

Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel: 2 Fallen, no more to rise, is maiden Israel; forsaken on her...

Amos 6 - Complacent Self-Indulgence Will Be Punished

Alas for those who are at ease in Zion, and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, the notables of the first of the nations, to whom...

Amos 7 - Locusts, Fire, and a Plumb Line, Amaziah Complains to the King

This is what the Lord God showed me: he was forming locusts at the time the latter growth began to sprout (it was the latter growth after...

Amos 8 - The Basket of Fruit

This is what the Lord God showed me—a basket of summer fruit.[a] 2 He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer...

Amos 9 - The Destruction of Israel, The Restoration of David’s Kingdom

I saw the Lord standing beside[a] the altar, and he said: Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads...

Obadiah - Proud Edom Will Be Brought Low, Pillage and Slaughter Will Repay Edom’s Cruelty

The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among...

Jonah 1 - Jonah Tries to Run Away from God

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for...

Jonah 2 - A Psalm of Thanksgiving

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me;...

Jonah 3 - Conversion of Nineveh

The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2 “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that...

Jonah 4 - Jonah’s Anger, Jonah Is Reproved

But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I...

Micah 1 - Judgment Pronounced against Samaria, The Doom of the Cities of Judah

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, which he saw concerning...

Micah 2 - Social Evils Denounced, A Promise for the Remnant of Israel

Alas for those who devise wickedness and evil deeds[a] on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in their...

Micah 3 - Wicked Rulers and Prophets

And I said: Listen, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Should you not know justice?— 2 you who hate the good and love...

Micah 4 - Peace and Security through Obedience, Restoration Promised after Exile

In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised up above the...

Micah 5 - The Ruler from Bethlehem, The Future Role of the Remnant

[a] Now you are walled around with a wall;[b] siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the ruler of Israel upon the cheek. The...

Micah 6 - God Challenges Israel, What God Requires, Cheating and Violence to Be Punished

Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. 2 Hear, you mountains, the...

Micah 7 - Total Corruption of the People, Trust in God, Prophecy of Restoration, God’s Compassion

Woe is me! For I have become like one who, after the summer fruit has been gathered, after the vintage has been gleaned, finds no cluster...

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