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To Amos, Israel's expectation of the Day of the Lord would be a day of punishment. Amos, one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible, warned the Israelites about their social injustice and religious hypocrisy. He prophesied that God would punish them for their sins, and the Day of the Lord would be a day of reckoning for their wrongdoing. The people of Israel had been eagerly anticipating the Day of the Lord, but Amos warned them that it would not be a day of joy and celebration but a day of punishment and judgment. Therefore, Amos called for repentance and urged the people to turn away from their sinful ways and seek forgiveness from God.