1 This is what the Almighty Lord showed me: a basket of ripe summer fruit.
2 He asked, “What do you see, Amos?”
3 On that day the songs of the temple will become loud cries,” declares the Almighty Lord. “There will be dead bodies scattered everywhere. Hush!”
4 Listen to this, those who trample on the needy
5 You say to yourselves,
6 We can buy the poor with money
7 The Lord has sworn an oath by Jacob’s pride:
8 The land will tremble because of this.
9 On that day, declares the Almighty Lord,
10 I will turn your festivals into funerals
11 The days are going to come, declares the Almighty Lord,
12 People will wander from sea to sea
13 On that day beautiful young women and strong young men
14 ⌞How horrible it will be for⌟ those who swear by Ashimah,