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Amos 7
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Sprinkhanen

7 De Heer liet mij iets zien. Ik zag het vóór me als in een droom. Ik zag dat de Heer sprinkhanen maakte. Het was in de tijd dat het gras voor de koning al gemaaid was en voor de tweede keer hoog stond. 2 Toen de sprinkhanen het laatste groen van het land opvraten, riep ik tot de Heer: "Heer, vergeef het volk alstublieft! Hoe kan Israël anders blijven bestaan? Het is maar zo klein!" 3 Toen veranderde de Heer zijn plannen en zei: "Goed. Ik zal het niet doen."

Een grote brand

4 Toen liet de Heer mij weer iets zien alsof ik droomde. Ik zag dat de Heer een grote brand liet komen om het volk te straffen. Door de hitte van het vuur verdampte al het water in de diepte. Het vuur verbrandde een groot deel van het land. 5 Toen riep ik: "Heer, houd alstublieft op! Hoe kan Israël anders blijven bestaan? Het is maar zo klein!" 6 Toen veranderde de Heer zijn plannen en zei: "Goed. Ook dit zal Ik niet doen."

Het paslood

7 Toen liet de Heer mij weer iets zien alsof ik droomde. De Heer stond op een muur die loodrecht overeind stond. Hij had een paslood in zijn hand.[a] 8 Toen vroeg de Heer mij: "Amos, wat zie je?" Ik antwoordde: "Een paslood." Toen zei de Heer: "Ik ga met mijn paslood Israël opmeten. Alles wat niet goed is, maar slecht, zal Ik weghalen. Ik zal niet langer medelijden met hen hebben. 9 De altaren en heiligdommen in Israël zal Ik verwoesten. En Ik zal de familie van Jerobeam straffen met het zwaard."[b]

Amos wordt weggejaagd

10 Amazia, de priester van het gouden kalf in Bet-El, stuurde een boodschap naar koning Jerobeam van Israël. Hij schreef: "Amos smeedt een samenzwering tegen u. Hij stookt de mensen tegen u op. 11 Want hij zegt dat u door het zwaard zal worden gedood en dat de bewoners van Israël gevangen meegenomen zullen worden naar een ander land." 12 En tegen Amos zei Amazia: "Profeet, ga weg! Ga maar terug naar Juda. Ga daar maar je brood verdienen en profeteren. 13 Maar profeteer niet meer in Bet-El. Want dit heiligdom is van de koning. Deze tempel is van de overheid." 14 Maar Amos antwoordde hem: "Ik ben eigenlijk geen profeet. Ik ben ook geen zoon van een profeet. Ik had vee en ik verzamelde wilde vijgen. 15 Maar de Heer haalde mij bij mijn vee vandaan en zei tegen mij: 'Ik wil dat je tegen mijn volk Israël profeteert.' 16 Luister nu naar wat de Heer zegt. Jij zegt tegen mij: 'Je mag niet langer tegen Israël profeteren.' 17 Daarom zegt de Heer nu tegen jou: 'Je vrouw zal hoer worden in de stad. Je zonen en dochters zullen door het zwaard worden gedood. Je akkers zullen worden verdeeld. Jijzelf zal in een ver land sterven. En de bewoners van Israël zullen gevangen meegenomen worden naar een ander land."

Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:7 Met een paslood kun je meten of iets loodrecht overeind staat. Het is in feite een ouderwets soort waterpas.
  2. Amos 7:9 Koning Jerobeam had immers de afgodendienst met de gouden kalveren bedacht. Lees 1 Koningen 12:26-29.
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Vision of the Locusts

7 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the [a]beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. 2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said:

“O Lord God, forgive, I pray!
(A)Oh,[b] that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
3 So (B)the Lord relented concerning this.
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.

Vision of the Fire

4 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, the Lord God called [c]for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the [d]territory. 5 Then I said:

“O Lord God, cease, I pray!
(C)Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
6 So the Lord relented concerning this.
“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.

Vision of the Plumb Line

7 Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”

And I said, “A plumb line.”

Then the Lord said:

“Behold, (D)I am setting a plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel;
(E)I will not pass by them anymore.
9 (F)The [e]high places of Isaac shall be desolate,
And the [f]sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste.
(G)I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”

Amaziah’s Complaint

10 Then Amaziah the (H)priest of (I)Bethel sent to (J)Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to [g]bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said:

‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
And Israel shall surely be led away (K)captive
From their own land.’ ”

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos:

“Go, you seer!
Flee to the land of Judah.
There eat bread,
And there prophesy.
13 But (L)never again prophesy at Bethel,
(M)For it is the king’s [h]sanctuary,
And it is the royal [i]residence.”

14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:

“I was no prophet,
Nor was I (N)a son of a prophet,
But I was a (O)sheepbreeder
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
15 Then the Lord took me [j]as I followed the flock,
And the Lord said to me,
‘Go, (P)prophesy to My people Israel.’
16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord:
You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
And (Q)do not [k]spout against the house of Isaac.’

17 “Therefore(R) thus says the Lord:

(S)‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city;
Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword;
Your land shall be divided by survey line;
You shall die in a (T)defiled land;
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From his own land.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:1 Lit. beginning of the sprouting of
  2. Amos 7:2 Or How shall Jacob stand
  3. Amos 7:4 to contend
  4. Amos 7:4 Lit. portion
  5. Amos 7:9 Places of pagan worship
  6. Amos 7:9 Or holy places
  7. Amos 7:10 Or endure
  8. Amos 7:13 Or holy place
  9. Amos 7:13 Lit. house
  10. Amos 7:15 Lit. from behind
  11. Amos 7:16 Lit. drip
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Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line

7 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me:(A) He was preparing swarms of locusts(B) after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. 2 When they had stripped the land clean,(C) I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive?(D) He is so small!(E)”

3 So the Lord relented.(F)

“This will not happen,” the Lord said.(G)

4 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: The Sovereign Lord was calling for judgment by fire;(H) it dried up the great deep and devoured(I) the land. 5 Then I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!(J)”

6 So the Lord relented.(K)

“This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.(L)

7 This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb,[a] with a plumb line[b] in his hand. 8 And the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(M) Amos?(N)”

“A plumb line,(O)” I replied.

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

9 “The high places(Q) of Isaac will be destroyed
    and the sanctuaries(R) of Israel will be ruined;
    with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.(S)”

Amos and Amaziah

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel(T) sent a message to Jeroboam(U) king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy(V) against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.(W) 11 For this is what Amos is saying:

“‘Jeroboam will die by the sword,
    and Israel will surely go into exile,(X)
    away from their native land.’”(Y)

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Get out, you seer!(Z) Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.(AA) 13 Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel,(AB) because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple(AC) of the kingdom.(AD)”

14 Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet(AE) nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.(AF) 15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock(AG) and said to me, ‘Go,(AH) prophesy(AI) to my people Israel.’(AJ) 16 Now then, hear(AK) the word of the Lord. You say,

“‘Do not prophesy against(AL) Israel,
    and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.’

17 “Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“‘Your wife will become a prostitute(AM) in the city,
    and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword.
Your land will be measured and divided up,
    and you yourself will die in a pagan[c] country.
And Israel will surely go into exile,(AN)
    away from their native land.(AO)’”

Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 7:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain; also in verse 8.
  3. Amos 7:17 Hebrew an unclean
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Warning Visions

7 (A)This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, (B)he was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning to sprout, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. 2 When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said,

“O Lord God, please forgive!
    (C)How can Jacob stand?
    He is so small!”
3 (D)The Lord relented concerning this:
    “It shall not be,” said the Lord.

4 (E)This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord God was calling (F)for a judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land. 5 Then I said,

“O Lord God, please cease!
    (G)How can Jacob stand?
    He is so small!”
6 (H)The Lord relented concerning this:
    “This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.

7 (I)This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with (J)a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, (K)“Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold, I am setting (L)a plumb line
    in the midst of my people Israel;
    (M)I will never again pass by them;
9 (N)the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
    and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
    and I will rise against (O)the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Amos Accused

10 Then Amaziah (P)the priest of Bethel sent to (Q)Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has (R)conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said,

“‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
    and (S)Israel must go into exile
    away from his land.’”

12 And Amaziah said to Amos, (T)“O seer, go, flee away (U)to the land of Judah, and (V)eat bread there, and prophesy there, 13 but (W)never again prophesy at Bethel, for (X)it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (Y)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (Z)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 (AA)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16 (AB)Now therefore hear the word of the Lord.

“You say, (AC)‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
    and (AD)do not preach against the house of (AE)Isaac.’

17 (AF)Therefore thus says the Lord:

“‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city,
    and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
    and your land (AG)shall be divided up with a measuring line;
you yourself shall die in an unclean land,
    and (AH)Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”

Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse
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