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If you are wise, you will know and understand what I mean. I am the Lord , and I lead you along the right path. If you obey me, we will walk together, but if you are wicked, you will stumble.

I am Joel the son of Pethuel. And this is the message the Lord gave to me.

Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow. Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts. I am merciful, kind, and caring. I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.

I am the Lord your God. Perhaps I will change my mind and treat you with mercy. Then you will be blessed with enough grain and wine for offering sacrifices to me.

Israel, you will know that I stand at your side. I am the Lord your God— there are no other gods. Never again will you be put to shame.

I am the Lord your God. And you will know I live on Zion, my sacred hill, because Jerusalem will be sacred, untouched by foreign troops.

I am Amos. And I raised sheep near the town of Tekoa when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. Two years before the earthquake, the Lord gave me several messages about Israel,

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the Lord God All-Powerful!

I am the Lord , and I know your terrible sins. You cheat honest people and take bribes; you rob the poor of justice.

If you really want to live, you must stop doing wrong and start doing right. I, the Lord God All-Powerful, will then be on your side, just as you claim I am.

I answered: I'm not a prophet! And I wasn't trained to be a prophet. I am a shepherd, and I take care of fig trees.

Israel, I am the Lord God, and the Ethiopians are no less important to me than you are. I brought you out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir.

I am Micah from Moresheth. And this is the message about Samaria and Jerusalem that the Lord gave to me when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah.

But here is what the Lord says: "I am planning trouble for you. Your necks will be caught in a noose, and you will be disgraced in this time of disaster."

Israel, I am bringing charges against you— I call upon the mountains and the earth's firm foundation to be my witnesses.

I am the Lord , and it makes sense to respect my power to punish. So listen to my message for the city of Jerusalem:

I am Nahum from Elkosh. And this is the message that I wrote down about Nineveh.

But I, the Lord All-Powerful, am now your enemy. I will pull up your skirt and let nations and kingdoms stare at your nakedness.

I am Habakkuk the prophet. And this is the message that the Lord gave me.

I am sending the Babylonians. They are fierce and cruel— marching across the land, conquering cities and towns.