Thematic Bible
Amos 7:1 (show verse)
Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, He was forming a locust-swarm when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing.
Amos 7:2 (show verse)
And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,
“Lord God, please pardon!
How can Jacob stand,
For he issmall?”
“
For he is
Amos 7:3 (show verse)
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.
Amos 7:4 (show verse)
Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend with them by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land.
Amos 7:5 (show verse)
Then I said,
“Lord God, please stop!
How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”
“
Amos 7:6 (show verse)
“This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.
Amos 7:7 (show verse)
Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.
Amos 7:8 (show verse)
The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“Behold I am about to put aplumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I willspare them no longer.
“Behold I am about to put a
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will
Amos 7:9 (show verse)
And the
Then I will
Amos 7:10 (show verse)
Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.
Amos 7:11 (show verse)
For thus Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”
Amos 7:12 (show verse)
Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah and there eat bread and there do your prophesying!
Amos 7:13 (show verse)
But no longer prophesy at Bethel, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence.”
Amaziah » An idolatrous priest at bethel
Amos » Forbidden to prophesy in israel
Hindrances » Opposers » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Jeroboam » King of israel » Prophecies concerning
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Amos, of the israelites
Amos » Forbidden to prophesy in israel
Hindrances » Opposers » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Jeroboam » King of israel » Prophecies concerning
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Amos, of the israelites
Amos 7:14 (show verse)
Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs.
Amaziah » An idolatrous priest at bethel
Amos » Forbidden to prophesy in israel
Call » To special religious duty » Amos
Fig tree » Often grew wild
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Amos
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Amos
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Amos, of the israelites
Sycamore » Care of
Trees » Varieties » Sycamore
Amos » Forbidden to prophesy in israel
Call » To special religious duty » Amos
Fig tree » Often grew wild
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Amos
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Amos
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Amos, of the israelites
Sycamore » Care of
Trees » Varieties » Sycamore
Amos 7:15 (show verse)
But the Lord took me from following the flock and the Lord said to me, ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel.’
Amaziah » An idolatrous priest at bethel
Amos » Forbidden to prophesy in israel
Call » To special religious duty » Amos
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Amos
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Amos
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Amos, of the israelites
Amos » Forbidden to prophesy in israel
Call » To special religious duty » Amos
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Amos
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Amos
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Amos, of the israelites
Amos 7:16 (show verse)
Now hear the word of the Lord: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’
Amos 7:17 (show verse)
Therefore, thus says the Lord, ‘Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”