Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions ¹  like a stream that never dries up.

As a matter of fact, ¹  Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile ²  away from its land.’”

“I have chosen ¹  you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”

When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses, ¹  pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond, “Be quiet! Don’t invoke the Lord’s name!” ²