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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Introduction
1The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash, two years before#Literally “to the face of” the earthquake.
Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
2And he said, “Yahweh roars from Zion and he utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither and the top of Carmel dries up.” 3Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke the punishment,#Or “it” because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron! 4So I will send fire against Hazael’s house and it will consume the citadel fortresses of Ben-Hadad. 5I will break the gate bars of Damascus and I will cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Beth Eden, and the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” says Yahweh.
6Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke the punishment,#Or “it” because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom! 7So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses. 8And I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Ashkelon. I will also turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord Yahweh.
9Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke the punishment,#Or “it” because they delivered up a whole community to Edom and they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood! 10So I will send a fire against the wall of Tyre and it will devour its citadel fortresses.”
11Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke the punishment,#Or “it” because he pursued his brother with the sword! He stifled his compassion and his anger tore them apart continually,#Literally “forever” and he kept his rage forever. 12So I will send a fire against Teman and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Bozrah.”
13Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Ammon and for four I will not revoke the punishment,#Or “it” because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory! 14So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah and it will devour its citadel fortresses with a war cry on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the violent tempest. 15And their king will go into exile, he and his commanders together,” says Yahweh.
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