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Offerings of grain and wine are no longer brought to the Lord 's temple. His servants, the priests, are deep in sorrow.

The Lord God leads this army of countless troops, and they obey his commands. The day of his judgment is so terrible that no one can stand it.

The Lord was deeply concerned about his land and had pity on his people.

Then the Lord will save everyone who faithfully worships him. He has promised there will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and among them will be his chosen ones.

Hurry, all you nations! Come quickly. Ask the Lord to bring his warriors along.

From the heart of Jerusalem the Lord roars like a lion, shaking the earth and sky. But the Lord is a fortress, a place of safety for his people Israel.

Whatever the Lord God plans to do, he tells his servants, the prophets.

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."

The Lord God showed me that he is going to send locusts to attack your crops. It will happen after the king has already been given his share of the grain and before the rest of the grain has been harvested.

Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel, "Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put up with his message for very long.

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 .

From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:

to go to that great city of Nineveh and preach his message of doom.

Then he and his officials sent out an order for everyone in the city to obey. It said: None of you or your animals may eat or drink a thing. Each of you must wear sackcloth, and you must even put sackcloth on your animals. You must also pray to the Lord God with all your heart and stop being sinful and cruel. Maybe God will change his mind and have mercy on us, so we won't be destroyed.

Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention. The Lord God accuses you from his holy temple.

Mountains will melt beneath his feet like wax beside a fire. Valleys will vanish like water rushing down a ravine.

But the Lord has filled me with power and his Spirit. I have been given the courage to speak about justice and to tell you people of Israel that you have sinned.

People of many nations will come and say, "Let's go up to the mountain of the Lord God of Jacob and worship in his temple." The Lord will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.

The Lord will abandon Israel only until this ruler is born, and the rest of his family returns to Israel.

Like a shepherd taking care of his sheep, this ruler will lead and care for his people by the power and glorious name of the Lord his God. His people will live securely, and the whole earth will know his true greatness,