The wickedness of Israel will result in military defeat and exile. The Lord afflicts His people in order to lead them back to Him.
BibleGateway: Amos 4 ESV Text: Amos 4 Amos 4 (Listen) 4:1 “Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, ‘Bring,… The wickedness of Israel will result in military defeat and exile. The Lord afflicts His people in order to lead them back to Him.