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The Lord asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” I replied, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said:

Behold, I am setting a plumb line
    in the midst of my people Israel;
    never again will I forgive their offenses.
The high places of Isaac shall be laid waste,
    and the sanctuaries of Israel will be left desolate;
with sword in hand
    I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.

10 Amos Expelled by the Priests of Bethel. Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent the following message to Jeroboam, the king of Israel: “Amos has conspired against you here in the heart of the house of Israel, and the country cannot tolerate his message.

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And the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(A) Amos?(B)

“A plumb line,(C)” I replied.

Then the Lord said, “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.(D)

“The high places(E) of Isaac will be destroyed
    and the sanctuaries(F) of Israel will be ruined;
    with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.(G)

Amos and Amaziah

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel(H) sent a message to Jeroboam(I) king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy(J) against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.(K)

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