Amos 1
1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa. He saw this concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel dries up.”
3 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn back my anger, because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
4 I will send fire against the house of Hazael, and it will consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break the bar of Damascus, wipe out the inhabitant of the Valley of Aven and the one who holds the scepter in Beth-eden; and the people of Aram will go into exile in Kir,” says the LORD.
6 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn back my anger, because they carried an entire population into exile to hand them over to Edom.
7 I will send fire against the wall of Gaza, and it will consume its palaces.
8 I will wipe out the inhabitant of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
9 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn back my anger, because they handed an entire population over to Edom and did not remember the treaty between brothers.
10 I will send fire against the wall of Tyre, and it will consume its palaces.”
11 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Edom, and for four, I will not turn back my anger, because he pursued his brother with the sword and crushed his compassion; his anger tore at him without end, and he kept his fury forever.
12 I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not turn back my anger, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead to enlarge their territory.
14 I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume its palaces, amid a battle cry on the day of fighting, amid a storm on the day of the whirlwind.
15 Their king will go into exile, he and his officials together,” says the LORD.
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