1 These things the Lord has revealed to me. And behold, a hook to draw down fruit.
2 And he said, "What do you see, Amos?" And I said, "A hook to draw down fruit." And the Lord said to me, "The end has come for my people Israel. I will no longer pass through them."
3 And the hinges of the temple will creak in that day, says the Lord God. Many will die. Silence will be thrown away in all places.
4 Hear this, you who crush the poor and who make those in need of land to do without.