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The LORDsaid to me, "What do you see, Amos?" And I said, "A plumbline." Then the Lordsaid, "Behold I am about to put a plumbline In the midst of My peopleIsrael. I will spare them nolonger*.
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"The highplaces of Isaac will be desolated And the sanctuaries of Israellaidwaste. Then I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
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Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboamking of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspiredagainst you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable* to endureall his words.