Amos 1:1-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
Judgment on Neighbor Nations
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)sheepherders from (B)Tekoa, which he [a]envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of (C)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of (D)Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the (E)earthquake.
2 He said,
“The (F)Lord roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ (G)pasture grounds mourn,
And the [b](H)summit of Carmel dries up.”
3 Thus says the Lord,
“For (I)three transgressions of (J)Damascus and for four
I will not [c]revoke its punishment,
Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
4 “So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
And it will consume the citadels of (K)Ben-hadad.
5 “I will also (L)break the gate bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the [d]valley of Aven,
And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go exiled to (M)Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (N)Gaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
To (O)deliver it up to Edom.
7 “So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.
8 “I will also cut off the inhabitant from (P)Ashdod,
And him who holds the scepter, from (Q)Ashkelon;
I will even [e]unleash My [f]power upon Ekron,
And the remnant of the (R)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord [g]God.
9 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (S)Tyre and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of [h](T)brotherhood.
10 “So I will (U)send fire upon the wall of Tyre
And it will consume her citadels.”
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