I struck you with blight and mildew;(A)
the locust devoured(B)
your many gardens and vineyards,
your fig trees and olive trees,(C)
yet you did not return to Me.(D)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

10 I sent plagues like those of Egypt;(E)
I killed your young men with the sword,(F)
along with your captured horses.(G)
I caused the stench of your camp
to fill your nostrils,(H)
yet you did not return to Me.(I)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

11 I overthrew some of you
as I[a] overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,(J)
and you were like a burning stick
snatched from a fire,(K)
yet you did not return to Me(L)
this is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:11 Lit God

“Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards,
    destroying them with blight and mildew.(A)
Locusts(B) devoured your fig and olive trees,(C)
    yet you have not returned(D) to me,”
declares the Lord.

10 “I sent plagues(E) among you
    as I did to Egypt.(F)
I killed your young men(G) with the sword,
    along with your captured horses.
I filled your nostrils with the stench(H) of your camps,
    yet you have not returned to me,”(I)
declares the Lord.(J)

11 “I overthrew some of you
    as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.(K)
You were like a burning stick(L) snatched from the fire,
    yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(M)

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