My Godwill castthem awayBecausethey have not listenedto Him; And they will be wanderersamong the nations.
But Micaiahsaid,"As the LORDlives,whatmy Godsays,that I will speak."
but they [continually] mockedthe messengersof God,despisedHis wordsand scoffedat His prophets,untilthe wrathof the LORDaroseagainst His people,untiltherewas noremedy.
Rememberme, O my God,for good,[according to] allthat I have donefor thispeople.
But as for me, I trustin You, O LORD,I say,"You are my God."
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
"Ifonlyyou had paidattentionto My commandments!Then your well-beingwould have beenlike a river,And your righteousnesslike the wavesof the sea.
Then he said,"Listennow,O houseof David!Is it tooslighta thingfor you to trythe patienceof men,that you will trythe patienceof my Godas well?
They callthem rejectedsilver,Becausethe LORDhas rejectedthem.
"And now,becauseyou have doneallthesethings,"declaresthe LORD,"and I spoketo you, risingup earlyand speaking,but you did not hear,and I calledyou but you did not answer,
"I will castyou out of My sight,as I have castout allyour brothers,allthe offspringof Ephraim.
They will eat,but not haveenough;They will playthe harlot,but not increase,Becausethey have stoppedgivingheedto the LORD.
My peopleare destroyedfor lackof knowledge.Becauseyou have rejectedknowledge,I also will rejectyou from being My priest.Since you have forgottenthe lawof your God,I alsowill forgetyour children.
Woeto them, for they have strayedfrom Me! Destructionis theirs, for they have rebelledagainst Me! I would redeemthem, but they speakliesagainstMe.
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.
"For behold,I am commanding,And I will shakethe houseof Israelamong allnationsAs [grain] is shakenin a sieve,But not a kernelwill fallto the ground.
But as for me, I will watchexpectantlyfor the LORD;I will waitfor the Godof my salvation.My Godwill hearme.
"Do not be like your fathers,to whomthe formerprophetsproclaimed,saying,'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Returnnowfrom your evilwaysand from your evildeeds."'But they did not listenor giveheedto Me," declaresthe LORD.
Jesussaidto her, "Stopclingingto Me, for I have not yetascendedto the Father;but goto My brethrenand sayto them, 'I ascendto My Fatherand your Father,and My Godand your God.'"
Thomasansweredand saidto Him, "My Lordand my God!"
The Jewsthensaidto one another,"Wheredoes this manintendto gothat we will not findHim? He is not intendingto goto the Dispersionamong the Greeks,and teachthe Greeks,is He?
And it will be that everysoulthat does not heedthat prophetshall be utterly destroyedfrom amongthe people.'
I would have said,"I will cutthem to pieces,I will removethe memoryof them from men,"
"Whenyou becomethe fatherof childrenand children'schildrenand have remainedlongin the land,and actcorruptly,and makean idolin the formof anything,and dothat whichis evilin the sightof the LORDyour God[so as] to provokeHim to anger,
"The LORDwill scatteryou among the peoples,and you will be leftfewin numberamong the nationswherethe LORDdrivesyou.
And my Godwill supplyallyour needsaccordingto His richesin gloryin ChristJesus.
James,a bond-servantof Godand of the LordJesusChrist,To the twelvetribeswhoare dispersedabroad: Greetings.
