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Amos 04 Translation Questions
Q? What name does Yahweh give the wives of the rich who live in Samaria?
A. Yahweh calls the wives of the rich, "cows of Bashan". [1:1]
Q? What are the wives of the rich in Samaria doing to the poor?
A. The wives of the rich are oppressing the poor and crushing the needy. [1:1]
Q? What does Yahweh declare will happen to the wives of the rich in Samaria?
A. Yahweh declares the wives will be taken away with hooks and driven out from the city. [1:2]
Q? What pleases the people of Israel?
A. The people of Israel are pleased to sin in Bethel and multiply sin in Gilgal, to bring sacrifices and tithes, to offer a thanksgiving sacrifice, and proclaim freewill offerings. [1:4-5]
Q? What did Yahweh do to the rain so that the people of Israel would return to him?
A. Yahweh withheld rain from Israel so that the people of Israel would return to him. [1:7]
Q? What did Yahweh do to the gardens, vineyards, and trees so that the people of Israel would return to him?
A. Yahweh afflicted the gardens, vineyards, and trees with blight and mildew, and devoured them with locusts. [1:9]
Q? What did Yahweh do to the young men so that the people of Israel would return to him?
A. Yahweh killed the young men with the sword so that the people of Israel would return to him. [1:10]
Q? What did Yahweh do to the cities so that the people of Israel would return to him?
A. Yahweh overthrew the cities so that the people of Israel would return to him. [1:11]
Q? How did the people of Israel respond to Yahweh's attempts to cause them to return?
A. The people of Israel did not return to Yahweh. [1:11]
Q? What does Yahweh tell the people of Israel they must now prepare to do?
A. Yahweh tells the people of Israel they must now prepare to meet their God. [1:12]
Q? Who formed the mountains and revealed his thoughts to mankind?
A. Yahweh, God of hosts, formed the mountains and revealed his thoughts to mankind. [1:13]