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Amos 2:7-16

Amos 2:7-16 TPT

They trample the poor and helpless into the dirt and shove aside the rights of the destitute. A son and his father have sex with the same woman, and by doing so, they profane my holy name. They lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken as security for debts, and in the house of God they drink the wine they got from those who have been fined. “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before your very eyes. They stood as tall as cedar trees and as strong as oaks. I destroyed them root and branch. It was I who brought you up from Egypt and led you for forty years through the desert to possess the land of the Amorites. I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. People of Israel, is this not true? I, YAHWEH, have spoken! “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and break their vow. You ordered the prophets, ‘You’d better not prophesy.’ Very well! I will press you down like a cart overloaded with grain. Even the swiftest runner will not escape, physical strength will not be enough to protect the strong, nor will the mighty warrior be able to save himself. The archer will not stand his ground, the fastest runners will not escape, nor will the one who flees on horseback save his life. In that day, even the bravest of warriors will throw down his arms and run away. I, YAHWEH, have spoken.”