Amos 4:12 (DRB)

Passage

Therefore I will do these things to thee, O Israel: and after I shall have done these things to thee, be prepared to meet thy God, O Israel.

Nearby Context

Amos 4:10 I sent death upon you in the way of Egypt, I slew your young men with the sword, even to the captivity of your horses: and I made the stench of your camp to come up into your nostrils: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.

Amos 4:11 I destroyed some of you, as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, and you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.

Amos 4:12 Therefore I will do these things to thee, O Israel: and after I shall have done these things to thee, be prepared to meet thy God, O Israel.

Amos 4:13 For behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth his word to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and walketh upon the high places of the earth: the Lord the God of hosts is his name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "things", "thee", "israel", "after", "shall", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "I destroyed some of you as God..." into verse 13's "For behold he that formeth the mountains...", so "therefore" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.