Amos 1
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1The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa – the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash#1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash was king of Israel.
2He said:
‘The Lord roars from Zion
and thunders from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel withers.’
Judgment on Israel’s neighbours
3This is what the Lord says:
‘For three sins of Damascus,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,
4I will send fire on the house of Hazael
that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
5I will break down the gate of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in#1:5 Or the inhabitants of the Valley of Aven#1:5 Aven means wickedness.
and the one who holds the sceptre in Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,’
says the Lord.
6This is what the Lord says:
‘For three sins of Gaza,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,
7I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8I will destroy the king#1:8 Or inhabitants of Ashdod
and the one who holds the sceptre in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines are dead,’
says the Sovereign Lord.
9This is what the Lord says:
‘For three sins of Tyre,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,
10I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses.’
11This is what the Lord says:
‘For three sins of Edom,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,
12I will send fire on Teman
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.’
13This is what the Lord says:
‘For three sins of Ammon,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
14I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah
that will consume her fortresses
amid war cries on the day of battle,
amid violent winds on a stormy day.
15Her king#1:15 Or / Molek will go into exile,
he and his officials together,’
says the Lord.
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Amos 1
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1The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders#1:1 Or the shepherds#2Kg 3:4; Am 7:14–15 from Tekoa#2Sm 14:2; Jr 6:1 — what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah#2Kg 15:1–7; 2Ch 26:1–23; Is 1:1; Hs 1:1 of Judah and Jeroboam#2Kg 14:23–29 son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.#Zch 14:5
2He said:
The Lord roars#Is 42:13; Jr 25:30; Jl 3:16; Am 3:8 from Zion
and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,#1:2 Or dry up#Is 24:4–7; Jr 12:4; 23:10; Jl 1:10,18–19
and the summit of Carmel#Am 9:3 withers.
Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Damascus#Is 17:1–3
for three crimes, even four,#Pr 30:15–29; Am 2:1,4,6
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
4Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s#2Kg 8:11–15; 13:3,22,24 citadels.
5I will break down the gates#1:5 Lit gate bars#Gn 22:17; Neh 1:3; Lm 2:9; Hs 11:6; Nah 3:13 of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.#2Kg 16:9; Am 9:7
The Lord has spoken.
6The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Gaza#Jr 47:1,4–5; Ezk 25:15–17
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
7Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
8I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,#2Ch 26:6; Am 3:9; Zch 9:6
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.#Jr 47:5; Zph 2:4
I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines#Is 14:29–31; Ezk 25:16 will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.
9The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Tyre#Is 23; Ezk 26:1–28:19
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke#1:9 Lit and did not remember a treaty of brotherhood.#1Kg 5:1,12; 9:11–14
10Therefore, I will send fire#Zch 9:4 against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.
11The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Edom#Jr 49:8–22; Ezk 25:12–14
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.#Nm 20:14; Dt 2:4; 23:7; Ob 10–14
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at him#Gn 37:33; Ps 7:2; Hs 5:14 continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
12Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,#Jr 49:7,20
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.
13The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites#Jr 49:1–6; Ezk 25:1–7; Zph 2:8–11
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead#2Kg 8:12; 15:16; Hs 13:16
in order to enlarge their territory.#Is 5:8; Ezk 35:10
14Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,#1Ch 20:1; Jr 49:2
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle#Ezk 21:22; Am 2:2
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.#Is 29:6; 30:30
15Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.#Jr 49:3
The Lord has spoken.
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