1. The Lord God showed me a basket of ripe fruit
2. and asked, “Amos, what do you see?”“A basket of ripe fruit,” I replied.Then he said,“This is the endfor my people Israel.I won't forgive them again.
3. Instead of singingin the temple,they will cry and weep.Dead bodies will be everywhere.So keep silent!I, the Lord, have spoken!”
4. You people crush those in needand wipe out the poor.
5. You say to yourselves,“How much longer before the endof the New Moon Festival?When will the Sabbath be over?Our wheat is ready,and we want to sell it now.We can't wait to cheatand charge high pricesfor the grain we sell.We will use dishonest scales