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