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Atomic Bible
Amos 2:13
Behold, I am about to crush you in your place
from Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel, Amos 2:1-16
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