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Amos 1:2

New American Bible - revised edition

He said: The Lord roars from Zion, and raises his voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds languish, and the summit of Carmel withers.

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As for you, prophesy against them all these words and say to them: The Lord roars from on high, from his holy dwelling he raises his voice; Mightily he roars over his sheepfold, a shout like that of vintagers echoes over all the inhabitants of the earth.

Though they hide on the summit of Carmel, there too I will hunt them down and take them; Though they hide from my gaze at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

How long must the land mourn, the grass of the whole countryside wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it beasts and birds disappear, for they say, “God does not care about our future.”

The Lord goes forth like a warrior, like a man of war he stirs up his fury; He shouts out his battle cry, against his enemies he shows his might:

He roars at the sea and leaves it dry, and all the rivers he dries up. Laid low are Bashan and Carmel, and the bloom of Lebanon withers;

The Lord raises his voice at the head of his army; How immense is his host! How numerous those who carry out his command! How great is the day of the Lord! Utterly terrifying! Who can survive it?

I will attack them like a bear robbed of its young, and tear their hearts from their breasts; I will devour them on the spot like a lion, as a wild animal would rip them open.

But I will bring Israel back to its pasture, to feed on Carmel and Bashan, And on Mount Ephraim and Gilead, until they have their fill.

Judah mourns, her gates are lifeless; They are bowed to the ground, and the outcry of Jerusalem goes up.

Like the crocus it shall bloom abundantly, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

The country languishes in mourning, Lebanon withers with shame; Sharon is like the Arabah, Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.

The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; those who incur his anger forfeit their lives.

There was a man of Maon who had property in Carmel; he was very wealthy, owning three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At the time, he was present for the shearing of his flock in Carmel.

God is in its midst; it shall not be shaken; God will help it at break of day.

In the past, the prophets who came before you and me prophesied war, disaster, and pestilence against many lands and mighty kingdoms.

They shall follow the Lord, who roars like a lion; When he roars, his children shall come frightened from the west,

To you, Lord, I cry! for fire has devoured the wilderness pastures, flame has scorched all the trees in the field.

The voice of the Lord is power; the voice of the Lord is splendor.




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