The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.