The Stench of Death

“I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town.  But still you wouldn’t return to me,” says the LORD.

“I kept the rain from falling when you needed it the most, ruining all your crops.  I sent rain on one town but withheld it from another.  Rain fell on one field, while another field withered away.  People staggered from one town to another for a drink of water, but there was never enough.  But still you wouldn’t return to me,” says the LORD.

“I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew.  Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees.  But still you wouldn’t return to me,” says the LORD.

“I sent plagues against you like the plagues I sent against Egypt long ago.  I killed your young men in war and slaughtered all your horses.  The stench of death filled the air!  But still you wouldn’t return to me,” says the LORD.

“I destroyed some of your cities, as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.  Those of you who survived were like half-burned sticks snatched from a fire.  But still you wouldn’t return to me,” says the LORD.  (Amos 4:6-11 NLT)