And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? the purpose of the question being to impress the importance of the vision upon the prophet's mind. And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of My people Israel, the object, in this case, like in 2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 34:11, being to tear down a building. I will not again pass by them any more, He was determined not to show lenience any longer;

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