Amos 1
1 The
words of
Amos, who was among the
herdmen 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, The
LORD will
roar from
Zion, and
utter his
voice from
Jerusalem; and the
habitations of the
shepherds shall
mourn, and the
top of
Carmel shall
wither.
3 Thus
saith the
LORD; For
three transgressions of
Damascus, and 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, which shall
devour the
palaces of
Benhadad. 5 I will
break also the
bar of
Damascus, and cut
off the
inhabitant from the
plain 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 the
LORD. 6 Thus
saith the
LORD; For
three transgressions of
Gaza, and for
four, I will not turn
away the punishment thereof; because they carried away
captive the
whole captivity, to deliver them
up to
Edom: 7 But I will
send a
fire on the
wall of
Gaza, which 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 mine
hand against
Ekron: and the
remnant of the
Philistines shall
perish,
saith the
Lord GOD. 9 Thus
saith the
LORD; For
three transgressions of
Tyrus, and for
four, I will not turn
away the punishment thereof; because they delivered
up the
whole captivity to
Edom, and
remembered not the
brotherly covenant: 10 But I will
send a
fire on the
wall of
Tyrus, which shall
devour the
palaces thereof.
11 Thus
saith the
LORD; For
three transgressions of
Edom, and 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, which shall
devour the
palaces of
Bozrah. 13 Thus
saith the
LORD; For
three transgressions of the
children of
Ammon, and for
four, I will not turn
away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped
up the women with
child of
Gilead, that they might
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 the
LORD.