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   ocr: otreet-corner Prophet - Amos 4 - I - gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me, - l declares the LORD. Amos 4:6) Amos appeared on the scene when srael, the Northern Kingdom, was booming. They had beaten back all their traditional enemies and even invaded neighboring Judah, taking land and prisoners. For a change, the government was stable: King Jeroboam II presided over a half-century of prosperity and strength. People were too pusy enjoying the good life to listen to the rantings of a prophet, and for precisely that reason Amos spok ...