{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/amos/7","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T01:45:12.444Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Amos","bookSlug":"amos","chapter":7,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":6,"nextChapter":8,"totalChapters":9,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land."}],"citation":{"inline":"Amos 7 (ASV)","markdown":"[Amos 7](https://primebible.com/asv/amos/7)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/amos/7 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}