| 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he
saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of
Carmel shall wither. 3 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of
Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because
they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 but I will
send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of
Ben-hadad. 5 And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the
inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the
house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir,
saith Jehovah. 6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza,
yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they
carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom: 7 but I
will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces
thereof. 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that
holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and
the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.
9 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the
whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: 10 but I
will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces
thereof. 11 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for
four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his
brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear
perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 12 but I will send a fire
upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 13 Thus saith
Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the
women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border. 14 But I
will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces
thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the
whirlwind; 15 and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes
together, saith Jehovah.
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