Passage

Israel is summoned

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹²“Therefore I will do this to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

Amos 4:12World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Amos addresses Israel with the command to prepare to meet its God.

To understand

The preceding verse recalls people rescued like a burning stick, yet still not returning to God. The next names the one who forms mountains and creates the wind.

A question

Who receives the command to prepare in this passage?