Amos 1:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷That's why I will burn down
the walls and fortresses
    of the city of Gaza.
⁸I will destroy the king^[a] of Ashdod
    and the ruler of Ashkelon.
I will strike down Ekron,^[b]
and that will be the end
    of the Philistines.
I, the Lord, have spoken!

Judgment on Phoenicia

⁹^(A) The Lord said:

I will punish Phoenicia^[c]
for countless crimes,
    and I won't change my mind.
They broke their treaty
and dragged off my people^[d]
    from town after town
to sell them as slaves
    to the Edomites.

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Footnotes

1.8 king: Or “people.”
1.8 Ashdod … Ashkelon … Ekron: Philistine cities.
1.9 Phoenicia: The Hebrew text has “Tyre,” which was one of the two Phoenician cities; the other was Sidon, which is not mentioned by Amos.
1.9 my people: See the note at 1.6.