Amos 4 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

The Women of SamariaThe Lord

said:

1You women of Samaria

are fat cows!

You mistreat and abuse

the poor and needy,

then you say to your husbands,

“Bring us more drinks!”

2I, the Lord God, have sworn

by my own name

that your time is coming.

Not one of you will be left—

you will be taken away

by sharp hooks.

3You will be dragged through holes

in your city walls,

and you will be thrown

toward Harmon.

I, the Lord, have spoken!

Israel Refuses To ObeyThe Lord

said:

4Come to Bethel and Gilgal.

Sin all you want!

Offer sacrifices the next morning

and bring a tenth of your crops

on the third day.

5Bring offerings to show me

how thankful you are.

Gladly bring more offerings

than I have demanded.

You really love to do this.

I, the Lord God, have spoken!

How the Lord

Warned Israel

6 ate your fig trees

and olive orchards,

but even then you rejected me.

I, the Lord, have spoken!

10I did terrible things to you,

just as I did to Egypt—

I killed your young men in war;

I let your horses be stolen,

and I made your camp stink

with dead bodies.

Even then you rejected me.

I, the Lord, have spoken!

11

I bring darkness at dawn

and step over hills.

I am the Lord God All-Powerful!