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¹ Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. ² For he is small!” ³ “It shall not be,” said the Lord. ⁴ Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, the Lord God called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. ⁵ For he is small!” ⁶ “This also shall not be,” said the Lord God. 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 I will not pass by them anymore. ⁹ I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.” ¹⁰ Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. ¹¹ From their own land.’ ” ¹² And there prophesy. ¹³ And it is the royal residence.” ¹⁴ And a tender of sycamore fruit. ¹⁵ ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ ¹⁶ And do not spout against the house of Isaac.’ ¹⁷ From his own land.’ ”