Amos 2 Second Summons TO HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD

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[Instrumental]

[Verse]
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,
who live on the mount of Samaria:
Who oppress the destitute
and abuse the needy;
Who say to your husbands,
“Bring us a drink!”
The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness:
Truly days are coming upon you
when they shall drag you away with ropes,
your children with fishhooks;
You shall go out through the breached walls
one in front of the other,
And you shall be exiled to Harmon—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I overthrew you
as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah;
you were like a brand plucked from the fire,
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Verse]
Come to Bethel and sin,
to Gilgal and sin all the more!
Each morning bring your sacrifices,
every third day your tithes;
Burn leavened bread as a thanksgiving sacrifice,
proclaim publicly your voluntary offerings,
For so you love to do, Israelites—
oracle of the Lord GOD.
Though I made your teeth
clean of food in all your cities,
and made bread scarce in all your dwellings,
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I overthrew you
as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah;
you were like a brand plucked from the fire,
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Verse]
 And I withheld the rain from you
when the harvest was still three months away;
I sent rain upon one city
but not upon another;
One field was watered by rain,
but the one I did not water dried up;
Two or three cities staggered to another to drink water
but were not satisfied;
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
I struck you with blight and mildew;
locusts devoured your gardens and vineyards,
the caterpillar consumed your fig trees and olive trees;
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
I sent upon you pestilence like that of Egypt;
with the sword I killed your young men and your captured horses,
and to your nostrils I brought the stench of your camps;
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I overthrew you
as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah;
you were like a brand plucked from the fire,
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[Verse]
Therefore thus I will do to you, Israel:
and since I will deal thus with you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
The one who forms mountains and creates winds,
and declares to mortals their thoughts;
Who makes dawn into darkness
and strides upon the heights of the earth,
the LORD, the God of hosts, is his name!
[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I overthrew you
as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah;
you were like a brand plucked from the fire,
Yet you did not return to me—
oracle of the LORD.
[Instrumental]

[End]

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[Instrumental] [Verse] Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who live on the mount of Samaria: Who oppress the destitute and abuse the needy; Who say to your husbands, “Bring us a drink!” The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness: Truly days are coming upon you when they shall drag you away with ropes, your children with fishhooks; You shall go out through the breached walls one in front of the other, And you shall be exiled to Harmon— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Chorus] I overthrew you as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah; you were like a brand plucked from the fire, Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Verse] Come to Bethel and sin, to Gilgal and sin all the more! Each morning bring your sacrifices, every third day your tithes; Burn leavened bread as a thanksgiving sacrifice, proclaim publicly your voluntary offerings, For so you love to do, Israelites— oracle of the Lord GOD. Though I made your teeth clean of food in all your cities, and made bread scarce in all your dwellings, Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Chorus] I overthrew you as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah; you were like a brand plucked from the fire, Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Verse] And I withheld the rain from you when the harvest was still three months away; I sent rain upon one city but not upon another; One field was watered by rain, but the one I did not water dried up; Two or three cities staggered to another to drink water but were not satisfied; Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. I struck you with blight and mildew; locusts devoured your gardens and vineyards, the caterpillar consumed your fig trees and olive trees; Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Bridge] I sent upon you pestilence like that of Egypt; with the sword I killed your young men and your captured horses, and to your nostrils I brought the stench of your camps; Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Chorus] I overthrew you as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah; you were like a brand plucked from the fire, Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [Verse] Therefore thus I will do to you, Israel: and since I will deal thus with you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel! The one who forms mountains and creates winds, and declares to mortals their thoughts; Who makes dawn into darkness and strides upon the heights of the earth, the LORD, the God of hosts, is his name! [Instrumental] [Chorus] I overthrew you as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah; you were like a brand plucked from the fire, Yet you did not return to me— oracle of the LORD. [Instrumental] [End]

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