He said,"Whatdo you see,Amos?"And I said,"A basketof summerfruit."Then the LORDsaidto me, "The endhas comefor My peopleIsrael.I will sparethem nolonger.
Then Godsaidto Noah,"The endof allfleshhas comebeforeMe; for the earthis filledwith violencebecauseof them; and behold,I am about to destroythem with the earth.
And the fadingflowerof its gloriousbeauty,Whichis at the headof the fertilevalley,Will be like the first-ripefigpriorto summer,Whichone sees,[And] as soonas it is in his hand,He swallowsit.
"Now as for me, behold,I am going to stayat Mizpahto stand[for you] beforethe Chaldeanswhocometo us; but as for you, gatherin wineand summerfruitand oiland put[them] in your [storage] vessels,and livein your citiesthat you have takenover."
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
They huntedour stepsSothat we could not walkin our streets;Our enddrewnear,Our dayswere finishedFor our endhad come.
"Thereforesayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"I will make thisproverbceaseso that they will nolongeruseit as a proverbin Israel."But tellthem, "The daysdrawnearas well as the fulfillmentof everyvision.
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will bringupon you a swordand I will cutofffrom you manand beast.
Moreover, He saidto me, "Sonof man,takeinto your heartallMy wordswhichI will speakto you and listenclosely.
yet the houseof Israelwill not be willingto listento you, sincethey are not willingto listento Me. Surelythe wholehouseof Israelis stubbornand obstinate.
An endis coming;the endhas come!It has awakenedagainstyou; behold,it has come!
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,do you seewhatthe eldersof the houseof Israelare committingin the dark,eachmanin the roomof his carvedimages?For they say,The LORDdoes not seeus; the LORDhas forsakenthe land.'"
He saidto me, "Do you see[this], sonof man?Is it too lighta thingfor the houseof Judahto committhe abominationswhichthey have committedhere,that they have filledthe landwith violenceand provokedMe repeatedly?For behold,they are puttingthe twigto their nose.
And He saidto me, "Sonof man,doyou seewhatthey are doing,the greatabominationswhichthe houseof Israelare committinghere,so that I would be farfrom My sanctuary?But yetyou will seestillgreaterabominations."
The daysof punishmenthave come,The daysof retributionhave come;Let Israelknow[this]! The prophetis a fool,The inspiredmanis demented,Becauseof the grossnessof your iniquity,And [because] your hostilityis [so] great.
The LORDsaidto me, "Whatdo you see,Amos?"And I said,"A plumbline."Then the Lordsaid,"BeholdI am about to puta plumblineIn the midstof My peopleIsrael.I will sparethem nolonger.
Thusthe LordGODshowedme, and behold,[there was] a basketof summerfruit.
Woeis me! For I amLike the fruitpickers,like the grapegatherers.Thereis not a clusterof grapes to eat,[Or] a first-ripefig[which] I crave.
And he saidto me, "Whatdo you see?"And I answered,"I seea flyingscroll;its lengthis twentycubitsand its widthtencubits."
