Amos 4:6 “You know, don’t you, that I’m the One who emptied your pantries and cleaned out your cupboards, Who left you hungry and standing in bread lines? But you nev...

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The Message - “You know, don’t you, that I’m the One who emptied your pantries and cleaned out your cupboards, Who left you hungry and standing in bread lines? But you never got hungry for me. You continued to ignore me.” God’s Decree.
新标点和合本 - “我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净，在你们各处粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我使你们在每一座城里牙齿干净，使你们各处的粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我使你们在每一座城里牙齿干净，使你们各处的粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - “我在各城降下饥荒，使你们遍地缺粮。尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。这是耶和华说的。
圣经新译本 - “虽然我使你们各城的人牙齿干净，各处都缺乏粮食；但你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - “我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净，在你们各处粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - “我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净，在你们各处粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - “I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.
New International Reader's Version - “I made sure your stomachs were empty in every city. You did not have enough bread in any of your towns. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.
English Standard Version - “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me,” declares the Lord.
New Living Translation - “I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you would not return to me,” says the Lord.
Christian Standard Bible - I gave you absolutely nothing to eat in all your cities, a shortage of food in all your communities, yet you did not return to me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
New American Standard Bible - “But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places; Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
New King James Version - “Also I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places; Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord.
Amplified Bible - “I also gave you cleanness of teeth [because of the famine] in all your cities And lack of bread in all your places, Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
American Standard Version - And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
King James Version - And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
New English Translation - “But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!
World English Bible - “I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
新標點和合本 - 我使你們在一切城中牙齒乾淨，在你們各處糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我使你們在每一座城裏牙齒乾淨，使你們各處的糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。」這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我使你們在每一座城裏牙齒乾淨，使你們各處的糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。」這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 「我在各城降下饑荒，使你們遍地缺糧。儘管如此，你們仍不歸向我。這是耶和華說的。
聖經新譯本 - “雖然我使你們各城的人牙齒乾淨，各處都缺乏糧食；但你們仍不歸向我。” 這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 『然而是我使你們在各城牙齒乾淨、無物可嚼，使你們在各處糧食缺乏；你們仍不回來歸我』：永恆主發神諭說。
現代標點和合本 - 「我使你們在一切城中牙齒乾淨，在你們各處糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。」這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 我於諸邑中、使爾齒淨、各地乏食、然爾猶不歸我、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、我使爾邑中、糈糧匱乏、齒間絕食、爾尚不歸誠於我、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我已使爾於爾諸邑中、齒淨無食、在爾各居處絕糧、爾猶不歸誠於我、此乃主所言、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Yo les hice pasar hambre en todas sus ciudades, y los privé de pan en todos sus poblados. Con todo, ustedes no se volvieron a mí —afirma el Señor—.
현대인의 성경 - “내가 너희 모든 성에 기근이 닥치게 하여 곳곳에 양식이 떨어지게 하였으나 너희는 나에게 돌아오지 않았다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба во все ваши селения, и все-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Господь. –
Восточный перевод - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба – во все ваши селения, и всё-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба – во все ваши селения, и всё-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба – во все ваши селения, и всё-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Вечный. –
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Moi, je vous ai laissés ╵le ventre vide dans toutes vos cités, j’ai fait manquer de pain ╵dans toutes vos bourgades. Malgré cela, ╵vous ne revenez pas à moi, l’Eternel le déclare.
リビングバイブル - 主はこう言います。「あなたがたを飢えさせたが、何にもならなかった。それでも、わたしのもとに帰ろうとはしなかった。
Nova Versão Internacional - “Fui eu mesmo que dei a vocês estômagos vazios em cada cidade e falta de alimentos em todo lugar, e mesmo assim vocês não se voltaram para mim”, declara o Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich, der Herr, ließ bei euch eine Hungersnot ausbrechen, in euren Städten und Dörfern gab es nichts mehr zu essen. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Ta khiến cho mỗi thành các ngươi cạn lương thực và mang nạn đói đến mỗi thôn làng. Thế mà ngươi vẫn không quay lại với Ta,” Chúa Hằng Hữu trách.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “เราให้เจ้าท้องกิ่วไส้แห้ง ในทุกๆ นคร ไม่มีอาหารกินในทุกๆ เมือง ถึงกระนั้นเจ้าก็ไม่ยอมกลับมาหาเรา” องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “เราทำให้พวกเจ้าไม่มีอาหารเข้าปากในทุกๆ เมือง และเกิดความอดอยากทุกแห่งหน พวกเจ้าก็ยังไม่หันกลับมาหาเรา” พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศ

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1 Kings 17:1 - And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise.”
2 Chronicles 28:22 - But King Ahaz didn’t learn his lesson—at the very time that everyone was turning against him, he continued to be against God! He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus. He had just been defeated by Damascus; he thought, “If I worship the gods who helped Damascus, those gods just might help me, too.” But things only went from bad to worse: first Ahaz in ruins and then the country. He cleaned out The Temple of God of everything useful and valuable, boarded up the doors of The Temple, and then went out and set up pagan shrines for his own use all over Jerusalem. And not only in Jerusalem, but all over Judah—neighborhood shrines for worshiping any and every god on sale. And was God ever angry!
Zechariah 1:5 - “And where are your ancestors now? Dead and buried. And the prophets who preached to them? Also dead and buried. But the Message that my servants the prophets spoke, that isn’t dead and buried. That Message did its work on your ancestors, did it not? It woke them up and they came back, saying, ‘He did what he said he would do, sure enough. We didn’t get by with a thing.’”
Isaiah 26:11 - You hold your hand up high, God, but they don’t see it. Open their eyes to what you do, to see your zealous love for your people. Shame them. Light a fire under them. Get the attention of these enemies of yours. God, order a peaceful and whole life for us because everything we’ve done, you’ve done for us. O God, our God, we’ve had other masters rule us, but you’re the only Master we’ve ever known. The dead don’t talk, ghosts don’t walk, Because you’ve said, “Enough—that’s all for you,” and wiped them off the books. But the living you make larger than life. The more life you give, the more glory you display, and stretch the borders to accommodate more living!
Joel 2:12 - But there’s also this, it’s not too late— God’s personal Message!— “Come back to me and really mean it! Come fasting and weeping, sorry for your sins!”
Joel 2:13 - Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God. And here’s why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe. Who knows? Maybe he’ll do it now, maybe he’ll turn around and show pity. Maybe, when all’s said and done, there’ll be blessings full and robust for your God! * * *
Deuteronomy 28:38 - You’ll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing—the grasshoppers will devour it. You’ll plant and hoe and prune vineyards but won’t drink or put up any wine—the worms will devour them. You’ll have groves of olive trees everywhere, but you’ll have no oil to rub on your face or hands—the olives will have fallen off. You’ll have sons and daughters but they won’t be yours for long—they’ll go off to captivity. Locusts will take over all your trees and crops.
2 Kings 6:26 - One day the king of Israel was walking along the city wall. A woman cried out, “Help! Your majesty!”
2 Kings 6:27 - He answered, “If God won’t help you, where on earth canI go for help? To the granary? To the dairy?”
2 Kings 6:28 - The king continued, “Tell me your story.” She said, “This woman came to me and said, ‘Give up your son and we’ll have him for today’s supper; tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’ So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I told her, ‘Your turn—bring your son so we can have him for supper.’ But she had hidden her son away.”
Isaiah 3:1 - The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, is emptying Jerusalem and Judah Of all the basic necessities, plain bread and water to begin with. He’s withdrawing police and protection, judges and courts, pastors and teachers, captains and generals, doctors and nurses, and, yes, even the repairmen and jacks-of-all-trades. He says, “I’ll put little kids in charge of the city. Schoolboys and schoolgirls will order everyone around. People will be at each other’s throats, stabbing one another in the back: Neighbor against neighbor, young against old, the no-account against the well-respected. One brother will grab another and say, ‘You look like you’ve got a head on your shoulders. Do something! Get us out of this mess.’ And he’ll say, ‘Me? Not me! I don’t have a clue. Don’t put me in charge of anything.’
Amos 4:9 - “I hit your crops with disease and withered your orchards and gardens. Locusts devoured your olive and fig trees, but you continued to ignore me.” God’s Decree.
2 Kings 4:38 - Elisha went back down to Gilgal. There was a famine there. While he was consulting with the guild of prophets, he told his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire and cook up some stew for the prophets.”
Revelation 16:10 - The fifth Angel poured his bowl on the throne of the Beast: Its kingdom fell into sudden eclipse. Mad with pain, men and women bit and chewed their tongues, cursed the God-of-Heaven for their torment and sores, and refused to repent and change their ways.
Revelation 9:20 - The remaining men and women who weren’t killed by these weapons went on their merry way—didn’t change their way of life, didn’t quit worshiping demons, didn’t quit centering their lives around lumps of gold and silver and brass, hunks of stone and wood that couldn’t see or hear or move. There wasn’t a sign of a change of heart. They plunged right on in their murderous, occult, promiscuous, and thieving ways. * * *
2 Kings 8:1 - Years before, Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought to life, “Leave here and go, you and your family, and live someplace else. God has ordered a famine in the land; it will last for seven years.” The woman did what the Holy Man told her and left. She and her family lived as aliens in the country of Philistia for seven years. Then, when the seven years were up, the woman and her family came back. She went directly to the king and asked for her home and farm.
Isaiah 9:13 - But the people paid no mind to him who hit them, didn’t seek God-of-the-Angel-Armies. So God hacked off Israel’s head and tail, palm branch and reed, both on the same day. The bigheaded elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail. Those who were supposed to lead this people led them down blind alleys, And those who followed the leaders ended up lost and confused. That’s why the Master lost interest in the young men, had no feeling for their orphans and widows. All of them were godless and evil, talking filth and folly. And even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.
Jeremiah 5:3 - But you, God, you have an eye for truth, don’t you? You hit them hard, but it didn’t faze them. You disciplined them, but they refused correction. Hardheaded, harder than rock, they wouldn’t change. Then I said to myself, “Well, these are just poor people. They don’t know any better. They were never taught anything about God. They never went to prayer meetings. I’ll find some people from the best families. I’ll talk to them. They’ll know what’s going on, the way God works. They’ll know the score.” But they were no better! Rebels all! Off doing their own thing. The invaders are ready to pounce and kill, like a mountain lion, a wilderness wolf, Panthers on the prowl. The streets aren’t safe anymore. And why? Because the people’s sins are piled sky-high; their betrayals are past counting.

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The Message - “You know, don’t you, that I’m the One who emptied your pantries and cleaned out your cupboards, Who left you hungry and standing in bread lines? But you never got hungry for me. You continued to ignore me.” God’s Decree.
新标点和合本 - “我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净，在你们各处粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我使你们在每一座城里牙齿干净，使你们各处的粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我使你们在每一座城里牙齿干净，使你们各处的粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - “我在各城降下饥荒，使你们遍地缺粮。尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。这是耶和华说的。
圣经新译本 - “虽然我使你们各城的人牙齿干净，各处都缺乏粮食；但你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - “我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净，在你们各处粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - “我使你们在一切城中牙齿干净，在你们各处粮食缺乏，你们仍不归向我。” 这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - “I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.
New International Reader's Version - “I made sure your stomachs were empty in every city. You did not have enough bread in any of your towns. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.
English Standard Version - “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me,” declares the Lord.
New Living Translation - “I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you would not return to me,” says the Lord.
Christian Standard Bible - I gave you absolutely nothing to eat in all your cities, a shortage of food in all your communities, yet you did not return to me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
New American Standard Bible - “But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places; Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
New King James Version - “Also I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places; Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord.
Amplified Bible - “I also gave you cleanness of teeth [because of the famine] in all your cities And lack of bread in all your places, Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
American Standard Version - And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
King James Version - And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
New English Translation - “But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!
World English Bible - “I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
新標點和合本 - 我使你們在一切城中牙齒乾淨，在你們各處糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我使你們在每一座城裏牙齒乾淨，使你們各處的糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。」這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我使你們在每一座城裏牙齒乾淨，使你們各處的糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。」這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 「我在各城降下饑荒，使你們遍地缺糧。儘管如此，你們仍不歸向我。這是耶和華說的。
聖經新譯本 - “雖然我使你們各城的人牙齒乾淨，各處都缺乏糧食；但你們仍不歸向我。” 這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 『然而是我使你們在各城牙齒乾淨、無物可嚼，使你們在各處糧食缺乏；你們仍不回來歸我』：永恆主發神諭說。
現代標點和合本 - 「我使你們在一切城中牙齒乾淨，在你們各處糧食缺乏，你們仍不歸向我。」這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 我於諸邑中、使爾齒淨、各地乏食、然爾猶不歸我、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、我使爾邑中、糈糧匱乏、齒間絕食、爾尚不歸誠於我、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我已使爾於爾諸邑中、齒淨無食、在爾各居處絕糧、爾猶不歸誠於我、此乃主所言、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Yo les hice pasar hambre en todas sus ciudades, y los privé de pan en todos sus poblados. Con todo, ustedes no se volvieron a mí —afirma el Señor—.
현대인의 성경 - “내가 너희 모든 성에 기근이 닥치게 하여 곳곳에 양식이 떨어지게 하였으나 너희는 나에게 돌아오지 않았다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба во все ваши селения, и все-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Господь. –
Восточный перевод - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба – во все ваши селения, и всё-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба – во все ваши селения, и всё-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я посылал голод во все ваши города и недостаток хлеба – во все ваши селения, и всё-таки вы не обратились ко Мне, – возвещает Вечный. –
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Moi, je vous ai laissés ╵le ventre vide dans toutes vos cités, j’ai fait manquer de pain ╵dans toutes vos bourgades. Malgré cela, ╵vous ne revenez pas à moi, l’Eternel le déclare.
リビングバイブル - 主はこう言います。「あなたがたを飢えさせたが、何にもならなかった。それでも、わたしのもとに帰ろうとはしなかった。
Nova Versão Internacional - “Fui eu mesmo que dei a vocês estômagos vazios em cada cidade e falta de alimentos em todo lugar, e mesmo assim vocês não se voltaram para mim”, declara o Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich, der Herr, ließ bei euch eine Hungersnot ausbrechen, in euren Städten und Dörfern gab es nichts mehr zu essen. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Ta khiến cho mỗi thành các ngươi cạn lương thực và mang nạn đói đến mỗi thôn làng. Thế mà ngươi vẫn không quay lại với Ta,” Chúa Hằng Hữu trách.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “เราให้เจ้าท้องกิ่วไส้แห้ง ในทุกๆ นคร ไม่มีอาหารกินในทุกๆ เมือง ถึงกระนั้นเจ้าก็ไม่ยอมกลับมาหาเรา” องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “เราทำให้พวกเจ้าไม่มีอาหารเข้าปากในทุกๆ เมือง และเกิดความอดอยากทุกแห่งหน พวกเจ้าก็ยังไม่หันกลับมาหาเรา” พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศ

1 Kings 17:1 - And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise.”
2 Chronicles 28:22 - But King Ahaz didn’t learn his lesson—at the very time that everyone was turning against him, he continued to be against God! He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus. He had just been defeated by Damascus; he thought, “If I worship the gods who helped Damascus, those gods just might help me, too.” But things only went from bad to worse: first Ahaz in ruins and then the country. He cleaned out The Temple of God of everything useful and valuable, boarded up the doors of The Temple, and then went out and set up pagan shrines for his own use all over Jerusalem. And not only in Jerusalem, but all over Judah—neighborhood shrines for worshiping any and every god on sale. And was God ever angry!
Zechariah 1:5 - “And where are your ancestors now? Dead and buried. And the prophets who preached to them? Also dead and buried. But the Message that my servants the prophets spoke, that isn’t dead and buried. That Message did its work on your ancestors, did it not? It woke them up and they came back, saying, ‘He did what he said he would do, sure enough. We didn’t get by with a thing.’”
Isaiah 26:11 - You hold your hand up high, God, but they don’t see it. Open their eyes to what you do, to see your zealous love for your people. Shame them. Light a fire under them. Get the attention of these enemies of yours. God, order a peaceful and whole life for us because everything we’ve done, you’ve done for us. O God, our God, we’ve had other masters rule us, but you’re the only Master we’ve ever known. The dead don’t talk, ghosts don’t walk, Because you’ve said, “Enough—that’s all for you,” and wiped them off the books. But the living you make larger than life. The more life you give, the more glory you display, and stretch the borders to accommodate more living!
Joel 2:12 - But there’s also this, it’s not too late— God’s personal Message!— “Come back to me and really mean it! Come fasting and weeping, sorry for your sins!”
Joel 2:13 - Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God. And here’s why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe. Who knows? Maybe he’ll do it now, maybe he’ll turn around and show pity. Maybe, when all’s said and done, there’ll be blessings full and robust for your God! * * *
Deuteronomy 28:38 - You’ll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing—the grasshoppers will devour it. You’ll plant and hoe and prune vineyards but won’t drink or put up any wine—the worms will devour them. You’ll have groves of olive trees everywhere, but you’ll have no oil to rub on your face or hands—the olives will have fallen off. You’ll have sons and daughters but they won’t be yours for long—they’ll go off to captivity. Locusts will take over all your trees and crops.
2 Kings 6:26 - One day the king of Israel was walking along the city wall. A woman cried out, “Help! Your majesty!”
2 Kings 6:27 - He answered, “If God won’t help you, where on earth canI go for help? To the granary? To the dairy?”
2 Kings 6:28 - The king continued, “Tell me your story.” She said, “This woman came to me and said, ‘Give up your son and we’ll have him for today’s supper; tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’ So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I told her, ‘Your turn—bring your son so we can have him for supper.’ But she had hidden her son away.”
Isaiah 3:1 - The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, is emptying Jerusalem and Judah Of all the basic necessities, plain bread and water to begin with. He’s withdrawing police and protection, judges and courts, pastors and teachers, captains and generals, doctors and nurses, and, yes, even the repairmen and jacks-of-all-trades. He says, “I’ll put little kids in charge of the city. Schoolboys and schoolgirls will order everyone around. People will be at each other’s throats, stabbing one another in the back: Neighbor against neighbor, young against old, the no-account against the well-respected. One brother will grab another and say, ‘You look like you’ve got a head on your shoulders. Do something! Get us out of this mess.’ And he’ll say, ‘Me? Not me! I don’t have a clue. Don’t put me in charge of anything.’
Amos 4:9 - “I hit your crops with disease and withered your orchards and gardens. Locusts devoured your olive and fig trees, but you continued to ignore me.” God’s Decree.
2 Kings 4:38 - Elisha went back down to Gilgal. There was a famine there. While he was consulting with the guild of prophets, he told his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire and cook up some stew for the prophets.”
Revelation 16:10 - The fifth Angel poured his bowl on the throne of the Beast: Its kingdom fell into sudden eclipse. Mad with pain, men and women bit and chewed their tongues, cursed the God-of-Heaven for their torment and sores, and refused to repent and change their ways.
Revelation 9:20 - The remaining men and women who weren’t killed by these weapons went on their merry way—didn’t change their way of life, didn’t quit worshiping demons, didn’t quit centering their lives around lumps of gold and silver and brass, hunks of stone and wood that couldn’t see or hear or move. There wasn’t a sign of a change of heart. They plunged right on in their murderous, occult, promiscuous, and thieving ways. * * *
2 Kings 8:1 - Years before, Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought to life, “Leave here and go, you and your family, and live someplace else. God has ordered a famine in the land; it will last for seven years.” The woman did what the Holy Man told her and left. She and her family lived as aliens in the country of Philistia for seven years. Then, when the seven years were up, the woman and her family came back. She went directly to the king and asked for her home and farm.
Isaiah 9:13 - But the people paid no mind to him who hit them, didn’t seek God-of-the-Angel-Armies. So God hacked off Israel’s head and tail, palm branch and reed, both on the same day. The bigheaded elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail. Those who were supposed to lead this people led them down blind alleys, And those who followed the leaders ended up lost and confused. That’s why the Master lost interest in the young men, had no feeling for their orphans and widows. All of them were godless and evil, talking filth and folly. And even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.
Jeremiah 5:3 - But you, God, you have an eye for truth, don’t you? You hit them hard, but it didn’t faze them. You disciplined them, but they refused correction. Hardheaded, harder than rock, they wouldn’t change. Then I said to myself, “Well, these are just poor people. They don’t know any better. They were never taught anything about God. They never went to prayer meetings. I’ll find some people from the best families. I’ll talk to them. They’ll know what’s going on, the way God works. They’ll know the score.” But they were no better! Rebels all! Off doing their own thing. The invaders are ready to pounce and kill, like a mountain lion, a wilderness wolf, Panthers on the prowl. The streets aren’t safe anymore. And why? Because the people’s sins are piled sky-high; their betrayals are past counting.