{"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/kjv/amos/7","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T08:19:23.312Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Amos","bookSlug":"amos","chapter":7,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":6,"nextChapter":8,"totalChapters":9,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, <i>it was</i> the latter growth after the king's mowings."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it came to pass, <i>that</i> when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he <i>is</i> small."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he <i>is</i> small."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall <i>made</i> by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline 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 Bethel 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 their own land."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it <i>is</i> the king's chapel, and it <i>is</i> the king's court."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I <i>was</i> no prophet, neither <i>was</i> I a prophet's son; but I <i>was</i> an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not <i>thy word</i> against the house of Isaac."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an 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 shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land."}],"citation":{"inline":"Amos 7 (KJV)","markdown":"[Amos 7](https://primebible.com/kjv/amos/7)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/amos/7 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}