Amos 3:2; Amos 3:10; Amos 5:12; Amos 5:16

2 "You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

10 "But they do not know how to do what is right," declares the LORD , "these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels."

12 For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.

16 Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, the Lord , "There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, 'Alas! Alas!' They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation.