"What do you see?" he asked. "A lampstand made of gold," I answered. "At the top is a bowl for the oil. On the lampstand are seven lamps, each one with places for seven wicks.

The LORD asked me, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" I answered, "A branch of an almond tree."

Then the LORD spoke to me again. "What else do you see?" he asked. I answered, "I see a pot boiling in the north, and it is about to tip over this way."

He asked me, "Amos, what do you see?" "A plumb line," I answered. Then he said, "I am using it to show that my people are like a wall that is out of line. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.

The great day of the LORD is near---very near and coming fast! That day will be bitter, for even the bravest soldiers will cry out in despair!

In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!

but everyone else was evil in God's sight, and violence had spread everywhere.

God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.

For her sins are piled up as high as heaven, and God remembers her wicked ways.