Amos 7:7-9

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7} Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing ^(a)by a ^(b)vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand. ^{Tools
8} The Lord said to me, “^(A)What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold I am about to put a ^(B)plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will ^(c)^(C)spare them no longer.

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“The ^(D)high places of Isaac will be desolated
And the ^(E)sanctuaries of Israel laid waste.
Then I will ^(F)rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Footnotes:

a. Amos 7:7: ['Or ', upon]

b. Amos 7:7: ['Lit ', wall of a plumb line]

c. Amos 7:8: ['Lit ', pass him by]

Cross references:

A. Amos 7:8: Jeremiah 1:11; Amos 8:2

B. Amos 7:8: Isaiah 28:17; Isaiah 34:11; Lamentations 2:8

C. Amos 7:8: Jeremiah 15:6; Ezekiel 7:4-9; Amos 8:2

D. Amos 7:9: Genesis 46:1; Hosea 10:8; Micah 1:5

E. Amos 7:9: Leviticus 26:31; Isaiah 63:18; Jeremiah 51:51; Amos 7:13

F. Amos 7:9: Amos 7:11