Study Desk

God has sent me as a prophet to warn his people Israel. Yet wherever I go, you try to trap me like a bird. Even in God's Temple the people are the prophet's enemies.

The God I serve will reject his people, because they have not listened to him. They will become wanderers among the nations.

Their ancestor Jacob struggled with his twin brother Esau while the two of them were still in their mother's womb; when Jacob grew up, he fought against God—

Our ancestor Jacob had to flee to Mesopotamia, where, in order to get a wife, he worked for another man and took care of his sheep.

The Lord thunders commands to his army. The troops that obey him are many and mighty. How terrible is the day of the Lord ! Who will survive it?

Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the Lord your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.

Perhaps the Lord your God will change his mind and bless you with abundant crops. Then you can offer him grain and wine.

Then the Lord showed concern for his land; he had mercy on his people.

The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem; earth and sky tremble. But he will defend his people.

Amos said, "The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures dry up, and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown."

Their king and his officers will go into exile."

They trample down the weak and helpless and push the poor out of the way. A man and his father have intercourse with the same slave woman, and so profane my holy name.

Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?

The Sovereign Lord never does anything without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets.

When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

God is the one who made the mountains and created the winds. He makes his thoughts known to people; he changes day into night. He walks on the heights of the earth. This is his name: the Lord God Almighty!

The Lord made the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into daylight and day into night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is the Lord .

It will be like someone who runs from a lion and meets a bear! Or like someone who comes home and puts his hand on the wall—only to be bitten by a snake!

The Lord changed his mind and said, "What you saw will not take place."

I had another vision from the Sovereign Lord . In it I saw him preparing to punish his people with fire. The fire burned up the great ocean under the earth and started to burn up the land.