Quotes about Amos
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
- Amos 1:1
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
- Amos 1:4
So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
- Amos 1:7
So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
- Amos 1:14
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
- Amos 2:5
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
- Amos 2:6
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
- Amos 2:12
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
- Amos 2:14
Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.
- Amos 2:16
Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
- Amos 3:5
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
- Amos 3:11
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
- Amos 3:13