Micah 1 1The word of theLordthat came to Micahof Moreshethin the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he sawconcerningSamaria and Jerusalem. The Coming Destruction 2Hear, you peoples, all of you;[a]pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,andlet the LordGodbe a witness against you,the Lord from his holy temple.3For behold,theL...

Jonah 3 Jonah Goes to Nineveh Then the word of theLordcame to Jonah the second time, saying,2"Arise, go toNineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you."3So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of theLord. NowNineveh was an exceedingly great city,[a]three days' journey in breadth.[b]4Jonah began to go into...

Jonah 1 Jonah Flees the Presence of theLord Now the word of theLordcame toJonah the son of Amittai, saying,2"Arise, go toNineveh, thatgreat city, and call out against it,for their evil[a]has come up before me."3But Jonahrose to flee toTarshish from the presence of theLord. He went down toJoppa and found a ship going toTarshish. So he paid the fare and wen...

Obadiah 1 1The vision of Obadiah. Edom Will Be Humbled Thus says the LordGodconcerning Edom:We have heard a report from theLord,and a messenger has been sent among the nations:"Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!"2Behold, I will make you small among the nations;you shall be utterly despised.[a]3The pride of your heart has deceived you,you who ...

Amos 8 The Coming Day of Bitter Mourning This is what the LordGodshowed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.2And he said,"Amos, what do you see?" And I said,"A basket of summer fruit." Then theLordsaid to me, "The end[a]has come upon my people Israel;I will never again pass by them.3The songs of the temple[b]shall become wailings[c]in that day,"declar...

Amos 6 Woe to Those at Ease in Zion "Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,and to those who feel secure onthe mountain of Samaria,the notable men ofthe first of the nations,to whom the house of Israel comes!2Pass over toCalneh, and see,and from there go toHamath the great;then go down toGath of the Philistines.Are you better than these kingdoms?Or is the...

Amos 4 "Hear this word,you cows of Bashan,who areon the mountain of Samaria,who oppress the poor,who crush the needy,who say to your husbands, 'Bring, that we may drink!'2The LordGodhas sworn by his holinessthat, behold, the days are coming upon you,when they shall take you away with hooks,even the last of you with fishhooks.3And you shall go out through...

Amos 2 Thus says theLord: "For three transgressions ofMoab,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]becausehe burned to limethe bones of the king of Edom.2So I will send a fire upon Moab,and it shall devour the strongholds ofKerioth,and Moab shall die amid uproar,amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;3I will cut off the ruler from its mids...

Amos 1 The words of Amos, who was among theshepherds[a]ofTekoa, which he saw concerning Israelin the days ofUzziah king of Judah and in the days ofJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years[b]beforethe earthquake. Judgment on Israel's Neighbors 2And he said: "TheLordroars from Zionand utters his voice from Jerusalem;the pastures of the sheph...

Joel 3 TheLordJudges the Nations [a]"For behold,in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. AndI will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations ...

Joel 2 The Day of theLord Blow a trumpet inZion;sound an alarm onmy holy mountain!Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,forthe day of theLordis coming; it is near,2a day of darkness and gloom,a day of clouds and thick darkness!Like blackness there is spread upon the mountainsa great and powerful people;their like has never been before,nor will be ...

Joel 1 The word of theLordthat came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: An Invasion of Locusts 2Hear this,you elders;give ear,all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days,or in the days of your fathers?3Tell your children of it,and let your children tell their children,and their children to another generation. 4Whatthe cutting locus...

Hosea 13 TheLord's Relentless Judgment on Israel When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;he was exalted in Israel,but he incurred guiltthrough Baal and died.2And now they sin more and more,andmake for themselves metal images,idols skillfully made of their silver,all of them the work of craftsmen.It is said of them,"Those who offer human sacrificekiss ca...

Hosea 11 TheLord's Love for Israel When Israel was a child,I loved him,and out of Egypt Icalledmy son.2The more they were called,the more they went away;they kept sacrificing to the Baalsand burning offerings to idols. 3Yet it wasI who taught Ephraim to walk;I took them up by their arms,but they did not know thatI healed them.4I led them with cords...

Hosea 9 TheLordWill Punish Israel Rejoice not, O Israel!Exult not like the peoples;for you have played the whore, forsaking your God.You have loved a prostitute's wageson all threshing floors.2Threshing floor and wine vat shall not feed them,andthe new wine shall fail them.3They shall not remain inthe land of theLord,butEphraim shall return to Egypt,and...

Hosea 7 when I would heal Israel,the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,and the evil deeds ofSamaria,forthey deal falsely;the thief breaks in,and the bandits raid outside.2But they do not considerthatI remember all their evil.Nowtheir deeds surround them;they are before my face.3By their evilthey makethe king glad,and the princes by their treachery.4They ar...

Hosea 5 Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah Hear this, O priests!Pay attention, O house of Israel!Give ear, O house of the king!For the judgment is for you;foryou have been a snare at Mizpahand a net spread uponTabor.2Andthe revoltershave gone deep into slaughter,butI will discipline all of them. 3I know Ephraim,and Israel is not hidden from me;...

Hosea 3 Hosea Redeems His Wife And theLordsaid to me,"Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as theLordloves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins."2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and ahomer and a lethecha]"[a]of barley.3And I said to her, "You mustdwell as mi...

Hosea 1 The word of theLordthat came to Hosea, the son of Beeri,in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days ofJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. Hosea's Wife and Children 2When theLordfirst spoke through Hosea, theLordsaid to Hosea,"Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and havechildren of whoredom, forthe...

Daniel 11 The Kings of the South and the North "And as for me,in the first year ofDarius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him. 2"And now I will show youthe truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all...

Daniel 10 Daniel's Terrifying Vision of a Man In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel,who was named Belteshazzar. Andthe word was true, and it was a great conflict.[a]Andhe understood the word andhad understanding of the vision. 2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning forthree weeks.3I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine ent...

Daniel 9 Daniel's Prayer for His People In the first year ofDarius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent aMede, who was made king over the realm of theChaldeans2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according tothe word of theLordto Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusa...