KJV ORIGINAL
And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
God asked me, 'Amos, what do you see?' I said, 'A plumb line.' Then God said, 'Look, I'm going to hold a plumb line right up against my people Israel. I'm done looking the other way — no more free passes.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's pulling out the measuring tool, and the free passes are officially over.
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