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Amos Poetry formatting
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\v 1 These are the words of Amos, who was among the shepherds from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and also in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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\v 2 He said,
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\q "Yahweh will roar from Zion;
\q2 he will raise his voice from Jerusalem.
\q The pastures of the shepherds will mourn;
\q2 the top of Carmel will wither."
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\q
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\v 3 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Damascus,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because they threshed Gilead
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\q2 says Yahweh.
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\q
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\v 6 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Gaza,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because they carried away captive a whole people,
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\q2 says the Lord Yahweh.
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\q
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\v 9 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Tyre,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because they had delivered up a whole people to Edom,
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\q2 and it will devour her fortresses."
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\q
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\v 11 This is what Yahweh says,
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\q "For three sins of Edom,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because he pursued his brother with the sword
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\q2 and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah."
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\q
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\v 13 This is what Yahweh says,
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\q "For three sins of the people of Ammon,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
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\v 1 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Moab,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because he burned the bones
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\q2 says Yahweh.
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\q
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\v 4 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Judah,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because they rejected the law of Yahweh
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\q2 and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem."
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\v 6 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Israel,
\q2 even for four, I will not turn away punishment,
\q because they sold the innocent for silver
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\v 8 They lie down beside every altar
\q2 on clothes taken as pledges,
\q and in the house of their God
\q2 they drink the wine of those who have been forced to pay a fine.
\q2 they drink the wine of those
\q2 who have been forced to pay a fine.
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\q2 and devastation in their fortresses."
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\v 11 Therefore, this is what the Lord Yahweh says:
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\q "An enemy will surround the land,
\q2 and pull down your strongholds
\q2 and plunder your fortresses."
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\v 12 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion
\q2 two legs only, or a piece of an ear;
\q so will the people of Israel who live in Samaria be rescued;
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\q2 or a piece of a bed."
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\v 13 Hear and testify
\q against the house of Jacob—
\q this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts:
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\v 13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob— this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts:
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\v 14 "For in the day that I punish the sins of Israel,
\q2 I will also punish the altars of Bethel.
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\q2 there is no one to raise her up.
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\v 3 For this is what the Lord Yahweh says:
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\q "The city that went out with a thousand
\q2 will have a hundred remaining,
\q and the one that went out with a hundred
\q1 will have ten remaining for the house of Israel."
\q2 will have ten remaining for the house of Israel."
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\v 4 For this is what Yahweh says to the house of Israel:
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\q "Seek me and live!
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\v 5 Do not seek Bethel;
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\v 12 For I know how many are your offenses
\q2 and how mighty are your sins.
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\q you who afflict the just, take bribes,
\q2 and turn aside the needy in the city gate.
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\q2 to the remnant of Joseph.
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\q
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\v 16 Therefore, this is what Yahweh says, the God of hosts, the Lord,
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\q "Wailing will be in all the squares,
\q2 and they will say in all the streets,
\q2 'Woe! Woe!'
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\v 7 So they will now go into exile with the first exiles,
\q2 and the feasts of those who lounge about will pass away.
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\v 8 "I, the Lord Yahweh, have sworn by myself—
\q this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of hosts,
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\q2 this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of hosts,
\q I detest the pride of Jacob;
\q2 I hate his fortresses.
\q Therefore I will deliver up the city
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\v 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: "Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words.
\v 11 For this is what Amos said,
\q2 'Jeroboam will die by the sword,
\q 'Jeroboam will die by the sword,
\q2 and Israel will surely go into exile away from his land.'"
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\q2 and do not speak against the house of Isaac.'
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\v 17 Therefore this is what Yahweh says,
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\q 'Your wife will be a prostitute in the city;
\q2 your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword;
\q your land will be measured and divided up;
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\v 1 This is what the Lord Yahweh showed me. Look, a basket of summer fruit!
\v 2 He said, "What do you see, Amos?" I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then Yahweh said to me,
\q "The end has come for my people Israel;
\q I will spare them no longer.
\q2 I will spare them no longer.
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\v 3 The songs of the temple will become wailings in that day—
\q this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh—
\q2 this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh—
\q many dead bodies, they are thrown everywhere!
\q Silence!"
\q2 Silence!"
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\q
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\q2 and remove the poor of the land.
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\v 5 They say,
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\q "When will the new moon be over,
\q2 so we can sell grain again?
\q When will the Sabbath day be over,
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\q2 like the river of Egypt.
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\q
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\v 9 "It will come in that day—
\q this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh—
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\q2 but they will not find it.
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\q
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\v 13 In that day
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\q the beautiful virgins and the young men
\q2 will faint from thirst.
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\v 1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said,
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\q "Strike the tops of the pillars
\q2 so that the thresholds will shake.
\q Break them in pieces on all of their heads,
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\q2 'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.'
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\v 11 In that day
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\q I will raise up the tent of David that has fallen,
\q2 I will raise up the tent of David that has fallen,
\q2 and close up its breaches.
\q I will raise up its ruins,
\q2 and rebuild it as in the days of old,
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\q2 this is Yahweh's declaration—he does this.
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\v 13 Look, the days will come—this is Yahweh's declaration—
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\q when the plowman will overtake the reaper,
\q2 and the treader of grapes will overtake him who plants seed.
\q The mountains will drip sweet wine,