Amos 1

1The 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.

2And 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.

3Thus 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:footnote afootnote b

4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

5I 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.footnote cfootnote d

6Thus 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:footnote e

7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

8And 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.

9Thus 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:footnote f

10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

11Thus 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:footnote g

12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13Thus 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:footnote h

14But 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:

15And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

1These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherdersfootnote a of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two yearsfootnote b before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoashfootnote c was king of Israel. 2He said:“The LORD roars from Zionand raises His voice from Jerusalem;the pastures of the shepherds mourn,and the summit of Carmel withers.”

3This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Damascus, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,footnote dbecause they threshed Gileadwith sledges of iron. 4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazaelto consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. 5I will break down the gates of Damascus;I will cut off the rulerfootnote efrom the Valley of Avenfootnote fand the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden.The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,”says the LORD.

6This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Gaza, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they exiled a whole population,delivering them up to Edom. 7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza,to consume its citadels. 8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdodand the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon.I will turn My hand against Ekron,and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,”says the Lord GOD.

9This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Tyre, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edomand broke a covenant of brotherhood. 10So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyreto consume its citadels.”

11This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Edom, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because he pursued his brother with the swordand stifled all compassion;his anger raged continually,and his fury flamed incessantly. 12So I will send fire upon Temanto consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gileadin order to enlarge their territory. 14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbahto consume its citadelsamid war cries on the day of battleand a violent wind on the day of tempest. 15Their king will go into exilefootnote g—he and his princes together,”says the LORD.