Amos 1
International Children’s Bible
God Warns Israel to Stop Sinning
1 Amos was one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa. God showed him this vision about Israel. It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. This happened two years before the earthquake.
2 Amos said,
“The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem.
His loud voice will sound like a growl from Jerusalem.
The green pastures of the shepherds will become dry.
Even Mount Carmel will dry up.”
Israel’s Neighbors Are Punished
The People of Aram
3 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes Damascus is doing,
I will punish them.
They beat the people of Gilead
with threshing boards that had iron teeth.
4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael.
That fire will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad.
5 I will break down the gate of Damascus.
I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven.
I will also destroy the king of Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir,” says the Lord.
The People of Philistia
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes Gaza is doing,
I will punish them.
They sold all the people of one area
as slaves to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza.
That fire will destroy the city’s strong towers.
8 I will destroy the king of the city of Ashdod.
I will destroy the king of the city of Ashkelon.
Then I will turn against the people of the city of Ekron.
I will punish the Philistines until they are all dead,” says the Lord God.
The People of Phoenicia
9 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes Tyre is doing,
I will punish them.
They sold all the people of one area
as slaves to Edom.
They forgot the brotherly agreement they had made with Israel.
10 So I will send fire on the walls of Tyre.
That fire will destroy the city’s strong towers.”
The People of Edom
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes Edom is doing,
I will punish them.
They hunted down their brothers, the Israelites, with the sword.
They showed them no mercy.
The people of Edom were continually angry.
And they did not hold back their great anger.
12 So I will send fire on the city of Teman.
That fire will even destroy the strong towers of Bozrah.”[a]
The People of Ammon
13 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes Ammon is doing,
I will punish them.
They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead.
They did this so they could take over that land
and make their own country larger.
14 So I will send fire on the walls of Rabbah.
That fire will destroy the city’s strong towers.
It will come during a day of battle.
There will be strong winds on a stormy day.
15 Then their king and leaders will be captured.
They will all be taken away together,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1:12 Teman . . . Bozrah Teman was in northern Edom, and Bozrah was in southern Edom. So this means the whole country will be destroyed.
Amos 1
King James Version
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.
Amos 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
1 Ord av Amos, en av herdarna från Tekoa. Detta är vad han skådade angående Israel, när Ussia var kung i Juda och Jerobeam, Joas son, var kung i Israel, två år före jordbävningen.
2 Han sade:
Herren skall ryta från Sion,
från Jerusalem skall han låta höra sin röst.
Då skall herdarnas betesmarker sörja,
Karmels höjd skall torka bort.
Profetia om Damaskus
3 Så säger Herren:
För tre överträdelser av Damaskus, ja fyra,
skall jag inte ta tillbaka mitt beslut:
De har ju tröskat Gilead
med sina tröskvagnar av järn.
4 Jag skall sända en eld mot Hazaels hus,
och den skall förtära Ben-Hadads palats.
5 Jag skall bryta sönder bommarna i Damaskus
och utrota dem som bor i Bikat-Aven
och den som bär spiran i Bet-Eden.
Arams folk skall föras bort till Kir,
säger Herren.
Profetia om Gaza
6 Så säger Herren:
För tre överträdelser av Gaza, ja fyra,
skall jag inte ta tillbaka mitt beslut:
De har ju fört bort allt folket som fångar
och överlämnat dem åt Edom.
7 Jag skall sända en eld mot Gazas murar,
och den skall förtära dess palats.
8 Jag skall utrota dem som bor i Asdod
och den som bär spiran i Askelon.
Jag skall vända min hand mot Ekron,
så att filisteernas kvarleva går under,
säger Herren, Herren.
Profetia om Tyrus
9 Så säger Herren:
För tre överträdelser av Tyrus, ja fyra,
skall jag inte ta tillbaka mitt beslut:
De har ju överlämnat allt folket som fångar åt Edom
utan att tänka på sitt brödraförbund.
10 Jag skall sända en eld mot Tyrus murar,
och den skall förtära dess palats.
Profetia om Edom
11 Så säger Herren:
För tre överträdelser av Edom, ja fyra,
skall jag inte ta tillbaka mitt beslut:
Han har ju förföljt sin bror med svärd
och förkvävt all barmhärtighet,
han har utan uppehåll låtit sin vrede rasa
och ständigt hållit fast vid sin förbittring.
12 Jag skall sända en eld mot Teman,
och den skall förtära Bosras palats.
Profetia om Ammon
13 Så säger Herren:
För tre överträdelser av Ammons folk, ja fyra,
skall jag inte ta tillbaka mitt beslut:
De har ju ristat upp havande kvinnor i Gilead
när de ville utvidga sitt område.
14 Jag skall tända upp en eld mot Rabbas murar,
och den skall förtära dess palats
under härskri på stridens dag,
under storm på ovädrets dag.
15 Deras kung skall vandra bort i fångenskap,
han själv och hans furstar med honom,
säger Herren.
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