Amos 2:13
Behold, I am about to crush you in your place
What it says
The LORD declares that He will press Israel down like a cart overloaded with sheaves.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the crushing weight of coming judgment.
In context
1This is what the LORD says: 2So I will send fire against Moab 3I will cut off the ruler of Moab 4This is what the LORD says: 5So I will send fire upon Judah 6This is what the LORD says: 7They trample on the heads of the poor 8They lie down beside every altar 9Yet it was I who destroyed 10And I brought you up from the land of Egypt 11I raised up prophets from your sons 12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine 13Behold, I am about to crush you in your place 14Escape will fail the swift, 15The archer will not stand his ground, 16Even the bravest of mighty men