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16 The Lord roars from Zion,
    and from Jerusalem raises his voice,(A)
The heavens and the earth quake,
    but the Lord will be a shelter for his people,
    a fortress for the people of Israel.

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He said:

The Lord roars from Zion,[a]
    and raises his voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds languish,
    and the summit of Carmel withers.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 Significantly, the roar comes to the Northern Kingdom from Jerusalem. This verse, perhaps an editorial remark, sets the tone of Amos’s message.

30 As for you, prophesy against them all these words and say to them:

The Lord roars from on high,
    from his holy dwelling he raises his voice;
Mightily he roars over his sheepfold,
    a shout like that of vintagers echoes(A)
    over all the inhabitants of the earth.

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