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Amos 4:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the LORD God All-Powerful!

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or command the sun and stars to hold back their light.

The LORD makes the clouds rise from far across the earth, and he makes lightning to go with the rain. Then from his secret place he sends out the wind.

You know when I am resting or when I am working, and from heaven you discover my thoughts.

At his command the ice melts, the wind blows, and streams begin to flow.

You are strong, and your mighty power put the mountains in place.

Moses stretched his arm towards the sky, and Egypt was covered with darkness for three days.

but now it moved between the Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud gave light to the Israelites, but made it dark for the Egyptians, and during the night they could not come any closer.

Did any of you measure the ocean by yourself or stretch out the sky with your own hands? Did you put the soil of the earth in a bucket or weigh the hills and mountains on balance scales?

I create light and darkness, happiness and sorrow. I, the LORD, do all of this.

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the holy God of Israel. I am their Saviour.

You call Jerusalem your home and say you depend on me, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel.

On the day they attack, they will roar like the sea. And across the land you will see nothing but darkness and trouble, because the light of day will be covered by thick clouds.

The waters in the heavens roar at your command. You make clouds appear— you send the winds from your storehouse and make lightning flash in the rain.

But you, Israel's God, created all things, and you chose Israel to be your very own. Your name is the LORD All-Powerful.

You hope for light, but God is sending darkness. Evening shadows already deepen in the hills. So return to God and confess your sins to him before you trip and fall.

Egypt, I am the true king, the LORD All-Powerful, and as surely as I live, those enemies who attack will tower over you like Mount Tabor among the hills or Mount Carmel by the sea.

The waters in the heavens roar at his command. He makes clouds appear; he sends the wind from his storehouse and makes lightning flash in the rain.

But the LORD, Israel's God, is all-powerful. He created everything, and he chose Israel to be his very own.

But the God who rules from heaven can explain mysteries. And while you were sleeping, he showed you what will happen in the future.

However, you must realize that these mysteries weren't explained to me because I am cleverer than everyone else. Instead, it was done so that you would understand what you have seen.

So return to your God. Patiently trust him, and show love and justice.

It will be dark and gloomy with storm clouds overhead. Troops will cover the mountains like thunderclouds. No army this powerful has ever been gathered before or will ever be again.

The LORD God All-Powerful told me to speak this message against Jacob's descendants:

I will force you to march as captives beyond Damascus. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, have spoken!

But the LORD created the stars and put them in place. He turns darkness to dawn and daylight to darkness; he scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth.

The LORD God All-Powerful has sworn by his own name: “You descendants of Jacob make me angry by your pride, and I hate your fortresses. And so I will surrender your city and possessions to your enemies.”

On that day, I, the LORD God, will make the sun go down at midday, and I will turn daylight into darkness.

He built his palace in the heavens and let its foundations rest on the earth. He scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth. His name is the LORD.

And he will come down to crush underfoot every pagan altar.

The LORD gives me strength. He makes my feet as sure as those of a deer, and he helps me stand on the mountains. To the music director: Use stringed instruments.

This is a message from the LORD about Israel: I am the LORD! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans.

But Jesus knew what was in their minds, and he said, “Why are you thinking such evil things?

No one had to tell him what people were like. He already knew.

Only God's Spirit gives new life. The Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it wants to. You can hear the wind, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going.

he helped you capture the land. Your fields were rich with grain. Olive trees grew in your stony soil, and honey was found among the rocks.

The LORD has rescued you and given you more blessings than any other nation. He protects you like a shield and is your majestic sword. Your enemies will bow in fear, and you will trample on their backs.




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