“The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness,“Behold, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks,and the last of you with fish hooks.”
Amos 4:2 (WEB)
Context Reading
1Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!” 2The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness,“Behold, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks,and the last of you with fish hooks. 3You will go out at the breaks in the wall,everyone straight before her;and you will cast yourselves into Harmon,” says Yahweh. 4“Go to Bethel, and sin;to Gilgal, and sin more.Bring your sacrifices every morning,your tithes every three days,