Formation Journal Reading Plan

6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

6:2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

6:3 —ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

6:4 that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

6:5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

6:6 that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

6:7 Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.

6:8 The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

6:9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

6:10 And when a man’s uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.

6:11 For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

6:12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;

6:13 ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

6:14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.

7:1 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.

7:2 And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

7:3 Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.

7:4 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.

7:5 Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

7:6 Jehovah repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

7:7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.

7:8 And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;

7:9 and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

7:11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

7:12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

7:13 but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

7:14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:

7:15 and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

7:16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac;

7:17 therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

17:17 A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

17:18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

17:19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

17:20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

17:22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

17:23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

17:24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

17:26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

17:27 He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

2:18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass:

2:19 I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.

2:20 But I have this against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

2:21 And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.

2:22 Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works.

2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

2:24 But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who know not the deep things of Satan, as they are wont to say; I cast upon you none other burden.

2:25 Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till I come.

2:26 And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:

2:27 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father:

2:28 and I will give him the morning star.

2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.