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Judgment on Neighbor Nations

The words of Amos, who was among the ^asheepherders from ^bTekoa, which he ¹envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^dJeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^eearthquake.

2 He said,“The ^aLORD roars from ZionAnd from Jerusalem He utters His voice;And the shepherds’ ^bpasture grounds mourn,And the ¹^csummit of Carmel dries up.”

3 Thus says the LORD,“For ^athree transgressions of ^bDamascus and for fourI will not ¹revoke its punishment,Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.4 “So I will send fire upon the house of HazaelAnd it will consume the citadels of ^aBen-hadad.5 “I will also ^abreak the gate bar of Damascus,And cut off the inhabitant from the ¹valley of Aven,And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;So the people of Aram will go exiled to ^bKir,”Says the LORD.

6 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ^aGaza and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they deported an entire populationTo ^bdeliver it up to Edom.7 “So I will send fire upon the wall of GazaAnd it will consume her citadels.8 “I will also cut off the inhabitant from ^aAshdod,And him who holds the scepter, from ^bAshkelon;I will even ¹unleash My ²power upon Ekron,And the remnant of the ^cPhilistines will perish,”Says the Lord ³GOD.

9 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ^aTyre and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they delivered up an entire population to EdomAnd did not remember the covenant of ¹^bbrotherhood.10 “So I will ^asend fire upon the wall of TyreAnd it will consume her citadels.”

11 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ^aEdom and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because he ^bpursued his brother with the sword,While he ¹stifled his compassion;His anger also ^ctore continually,And he maintained his fury forever.12 “So I will send fire upon ^aTemanAnd it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of the sons of ^aAmmon and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they ^bripped open the pregnant women of GileadIn order to ^cenlarge their borders.14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^aRabbahAnd it will consume her citadelsAmid ¹^bwar cries on the day of battle,And a ^cstorm on the day of tempest.15 “Their ^aking will go into exile,He and his princes together,” says the LORD.

Amos’ Vision of Yahweh’s Fire

The words of Amos, who was among the ^asheepherders from ^bTekoa, which he beheld in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^dJeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^eearthquake. 2 And he said,“¹^aYahweh roars from ZionAnd from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;And the shepherds’ ^bpasture grounds mourn,And the ²^ctop of Carmel dries up.”

3 Thus says Yahweh,“For ^athree transgressions of ^bDamascus and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause 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 ^aBen-hadad.5 “I will also ^abreak the gate bar of DamascusAnd cut off the inhabitant from the ¹valley of AvenAnd him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;So the people of Aram will go into exile to ^bKir,”Says Yahweh.

6 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of ^aGaza and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they took away into exile the whole community of exilesTo ^bdeliver 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 ^aAshdodAnd him who holds the scepter from ^bAshkelon;I will even turn My hand against Ekron,And the remnant of the ^cPhilistines will perish,”Says Lord Yahweh.

9 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of ^aTyre and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they delivered up the whole community of exiles to EdomAnd did not remember the covenant of ¹^bbrotherhood.

10 “So I will ^asend fire upon the wall of Tyre,And it will consume her citadels.”

11 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of ^aEdom and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause he ^bpursued his brother with the swordWhile he corrupted his compassion;And his anger also ^ctore continually,And he kept his wrath forever.

12 “So I will send fire upon ^aTeman,And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of the sons of ^aAmmon and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they ^bripped open the pregnant women of GileadIn order to ^cenlarge their borders.

14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^aRabbah,And it will consume her citadelsAmid a ^bloud shout on the day of battleAnd a ^cstorm on the day of tempest.15 “And their ^aking will go into exile,He and his princes together,”Says Yahweh.