Amos
9 chapter
Amos: The whole book, chapter by chapter
Amos 1
Amos 1 opens in verse 1 with “The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 8 with “And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from…”, and closes in verse 15 with “And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD .” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, turn, devour, fire, palaces. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 2 opens in verse 1 with “Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 8 with “And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink…”, and closes in verse 16 with “And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, turn, deliver, Moab, punishment. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 3 opens in verse 1 with “Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 8 with “The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?”, and closes in verse 15 with “And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, lion, palaces, earth, house. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 4 opens in verse 1 with “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 7 with “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the…”, and closes in verse 13 with “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, returned, city, Israel, rain. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 5 opens in verse 1 with “Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 14 with “Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD , the God of hosts, shall be…”, and closes in verse 27 with “Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD , whose…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, house, Israel, Seek, hosts. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 6 opens in verse 1 with “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 7 with “Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of…”, and closes in verse 14 with “But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the…” Repeated or prominent terms include house, LORD, border, captive, chief. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 7 opens in verse 1 with “Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 9 with “And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be…”, and closes in verse 17 with “Therefore thus saith the LORD ; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, Israel, land, Amos, plumbline. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 8 opens in verse 1 with “Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 7 with “The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their…”, and closes in verse 14 with “They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, land, basket, famine, flood. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Amos 9 opens in verse 1 with “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 8 with “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from…”, and closes in verse 15 with “And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, earth, Israel, land, command. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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