Amos 2:16

2:16 Bravehearted ¹  warriors will run away naked in that day.”

The Lord is speaking!

Amos 5:17

5:17 In all the vineyards there will be wailing,

for I will pass through ²  your midst,” says the Lord.

Amos 5:24

5:24 Justice must flow like torrents of water,

righteous actions ³  like a stream that never dries up.

[2:16]  ¹ tn Or “the most stouthearted” (NAB); NRSV “those who are stout of heart.”

[5:17]  ² sn The expression pass through your midst alludes to Exod 12:12, where the Lord announced he would “pass through” Egypt and bring death to the Egyptian firstborn.

[5:24]  ³ tn Traditionally, “righteousness.”