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Amos 4:11

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I've completely destroyed some of your cities the same way I wiped out Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick I pulled right out of the fire at the last second — but even after all that, you still haven't come back to me, says the Lord.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God saved you from total disaster, but you're still not learning the lesson.

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