1:1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa–what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
1:2 He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.”
1:3 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth,
1:4 I will send fire upon the house of Hazael that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
1:5 I will break down the gate of Damascus; I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden. The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” says the LORD.
1:6 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom,
1:7 I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza that will consume her fortresses.
1:8 I will destroy the king of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines is dead,” says the Sovereign LORD.
1:9 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,
1:10 I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre that will consume her fortresses.”
1:11 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he pursued his brother with a sword, stifling all compassion, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked,
1:12 I will send fire upon Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”
1:13 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders,
1:14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.
1:15 Her king will go into exile, he and his officials together,” says the LORD.
1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep tenders from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, the king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
1:2 And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, / And from Jerusalem He will utter His voice; / And the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, / And the top of Carmel will dry up.
1:3 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Damascus, / Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; / Because they have threshed Gilead / With sharp threshing tools of iron.
1:4 And I will send fire into the house of Hazael, / And it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
1:5 And I will break the bar of Damascus, / And I will cut off the inhabitant of the valley of Aven And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; / And the people of Aram will go into captivity unto Kir, / Says Jehovah.
1:6 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Gaza, / Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; / Because they carried away captive the entire captivity / In order to deliver them up to Edom.
1:7 And I will send fire to the wall of Gaza, / And it will devour its palaces.
1:8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod / And him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon, / And I will turn My hand against Ekron; / And the remnant of the Philistines will perish, / Says the Lord Jehovah.
1:9 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Tyre, / Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; / Because they delivered up the entire captivity to Edom / And did not remember a covenant among brothers.
1:10 And I will send fire to the wall of Tyre, / And it will devour its palaces.
1:11 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Edom, / Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; / Because he pursued his brother with the sword / And stifled his compassions; / And his anger raged continually, / And he kept his overflowing wrath perpetually.
1:12 And I will send fire upon Teman, / And it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.
1:13 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of the children of Ammon, / Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; Because they ripped up the pregnant women of Gilead / In order to enlarge their border.
1:14 And I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah, / And it will devour its palaces / With shouting in the day of battle, / With a tempest in the day of the storm wind.
1:15 And their king will go into captivity, / He and his princes together, / Says Jehovah.