Amos' Plumb Line

Amos saw the LORD standing beside a wall with a plumb line in His hand. Israel had been measured against God's straight standard, and the wall was crooked.

Amos was shown the LORD standing on a wall built true by a plumbline, with a plumbline in His hand. When God asked, 'Amos, what seest thou?' the prophet answered, 'A plumbline.' Then the LORD declared that He would set a plumbline in the midst of His people Israel and would not pass by them any more. Just as a builder checks a wall against the line and tears down what is crooked, God had measured Israel against His standard and found it out of true. The high places of Isaac would be made desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel laid waste, and the house of Jeroboam would face the sword.

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Category: Prophets
Dreamer: Amos
Interpretation: God had measured Israel by His standard and found it crooked; judgment would now fall without further delay.

Key Chapters

Amos 7 Visions of Judgment 3 min read God measures His people by His own straight standard, and what is crooked cannot...

Key Passages

A Plumbline in the Midst of My People

Amos 7:7-9

God measures His people by His own straight standard, and what is crooked cannot stand.

T⁷hus he shewed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

⁸ And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: ⁹ And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.