The following is the standard Haftorah for this week's Torah reading. However, various calendar-based considerations occasionally cause different Haftorahs to be substituted for the standard ones.
Amos
Chapter 2
| 6. So said the Lord: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not return them; For selling an innocent man for money, and a poor man in order to lock [the fields]. |
| 7. Who aspire on the dust of the earth concerning the head of the poor, and they pervert the way of the humble, and a man and his father go to the maid, in order to profane My Holy Name. |
| 8. And they recline on pledged garments beside every altar, and the wine of the fined ones they drink in the house of their gods. |
| 9. And I destroyed the Amorites from before them, whose height is as the height of the cedar trees, and they are as strong as oaks, and I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from below. |
| 10. And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the desert for forty years, to inherit the land of the Amorites. |
| 11. And I raised up some of your sons as prophets and some of your young men as Nazirites; is this not so, O children of Israel? says the Lord. |
| 12. And you gave the Nazirites to drink wine, and you commanded the prophets saying, "Do not prophesy." |
| 13. Behold, I will oppress your dwelling place, as a wagon full of sheaves is oppressed. |
| 14. And escape shall be lost to the swift, and the strong shall not gain strength, nor shall the mighty man deliver himself. |
| 15. And he who holds the bow shall not stand, and the fleetfooted shall not deliver, and the rider of the horse shall not deliver himself. |
| 16. And the stout-hearted among the mighty shall flee naked on that day, says the Lord. |
Chapter 3
| 1. Hearken to this word which the Lord spoke about you, O children of Israel, about the entire family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: |
| 2. Only you did I love above all the families of the earth; therefore, I will visit upon you all your iniquities. |
| 3. Will two walk together unless they agreed? |
| 4. Will a lion roar in the forest if he has no prey? Will a young lion let out a cry from his den unless he has taken something? |
| 5. Will a bird fall on a net upon the ground unless it has a snare? Will a net ascend from the ground and have taken nothing? |
| 6. Will a shophar be sounded in the city and the people not quake? Will there be evil in the city if the Lord has not done it? |
| 7. For the Lord God does nothing unless He has revealed His secret to His servants, the prophets. |
| 8. A lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who will not prophesy? |
Please note: These Haftorah texts follow Chabad custom. Other communities could possibly read more, less, or a different section of the Prophets altogether. Please consult with your rabbi.
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