Amos
c. 790–c. 740 BCE · Ancient Israel
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
Famous Quotes
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:”
“Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.”
“I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:”
“The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?”
About Amos
A shepherd from Tekoa who became one of the earliest writing prophets. His fierce denunciations of social injustice and religious hypocrisy established the prophetic tradition of speaking truth to power.