Amos 1
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.