"O generation,heedthe wordof the LORD.Have I beena wildernessto Israel,Ora landof thickdarkness?Whydo My peoplesay,We [are free to] roam;We will nolongercometo You'?
Then Pharaohsaidto him, "But whathave you lackedwith me, that behold,you are seekingto goto your own country?"And he answered,"Nothing;neverthelessyou must surelyletme go."
Azariahthe chiefpriestof the houseof Zadoksaidto him, "Sincethe contributionsbeganto be broughtinto the houseof the LORD,we have had enoughto eatwith plentyleftover,for the LORDhas blessedHis people,and thisgreatquantityis leftover."
"They sayto God,Departfrom us! We do not even desirethe knowledgeof Your ways.
The wicked,in the haughtinessof his countenance,does not seek[Him]. Allhis thoughtsare, "Thereis noGod."
Whohave said,"With our tonguewe will prevail;Our lipsare our own; whois lordover us?"
That I not be fulland deny[You] and say,"Whois the LORD?"Or that I not be in wantand steal,And profanethe nameof my God.
"I have not spokenin secret,In somedarkland;I did not sayto the offspringof Jacob,SeekMe in a wasteplace;I, the LORD,speakrighteousness,Declaringthingsthat are upright.
"For longagoI brokeyour yoke[And] toreoffyour bonds;But you said,'I will not serve!'For on everyhighhillAnd undereverygreentreeYou have laindownas a harlot.
"Keepyour feetfrom being unshodAnd your throatfrom thirst;But you said,It is hopeless!No!For I have lovedstrangers,And afterthem I will walk.'
"I will goto the greatAnd will speakto them, For they knowthe wayof the LORD[And] the ordinanceof their God."But they too, with oneaccord,have brokenthe yoke[And] burstthe bonds.
Thereforea lionfrom the forestwill slaythem, A wolfof the desertswill destroythem, A leopardis watchingtheir cities.Everyonewho goesout of them will be tornin pieces,Becausetheir transgressionsare many,Their apostasiesare numerous.
in orderto layholdof the heartsof the houseof Israelwhoare estrangedfrom Me through alltheir idols."'
As [they had] their pasture,they becamesatisfied,And beingsatisfied,their heartbecameproud;Thereforethey forgotMe.
The wordsof Amos,whowas among the sheepherdersfrom Tekoa,whichhe envisionedin visionsconcerningIsraelin the daysof Uzziahkingof Judah,and in the daysof Jeroboamsonof Joash,kingof Israel,two yearsbeforethe earthquake.
The voiceof the LORDwill callto the city--And it is soundwisdomto fearYour name:"Hear,O tribe.Whohas appointedits time?
You are alreadyfilled,you have alreadybecome rich,you have becomekingswithoutus; and indeed,[I] wishthat you had become kingssothat we alsomight reignwith you.
"For when I bringthem into the landflowingwith milkand honey,whichI sworeto their fathers,and they have eatenand are satisfiedand becomeprosperous,then they will turnto othergodsand servethem, and spurnMe and breakMy covenant.
"But Jeshurungrewfatand kicked--You are grownfat,thick,and sleek--Then he forsookGodwho madehim, And scornedthe Rockof his salvation.
"You neglectedthe Rockwho begotyou, And forgotthe Godwho gaveyou birth.
