Judgment on Neighbor Nations
The words of Amos, who was among the asheepherders from bTekoa, which he saw 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.Amos 7:142 Sam 14:2; Jer 6:12 Chr 26:1-23; Is 1:12 Kin 14:23-29; Hos 1:1; Amos 7:10, 11Zech 14:5
2 And he said,“The aLORD roars from Zion,And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;And the shepherds’ bpasture grounds mourn,And the 1csummit of Carmel dries up.”Lit headIs 42:13; Jer 25:30; Joel 3:16Jer 12:4; Joel 1:18, 19Amos 9:3
3 This is what the LORD says:“For athree offenses of bDamascus, and for four,I will not 1revoke its punishment,Because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the chAmos 2:1, 4, 6Is 8:4; 17:1-3; Jer 49:23-27; Zech 9:14 “So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,And it will consume the citadels of aBen-hadad.1 Kin 20:1; 2 Kin 6:245 “I will also abreak the gate bar of Damascus,And eliminate every inhabitant from the 1Valley of Aven,As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;So the people of Aram will be exiled to bKir,”Says the LORD.Possibly BaalbekJer 51:30; Lam 2:92 Kin 16:9; Amos 9:7
6 This is what the LORD says:“For three offenses of aGaza, and for four,I will not revoke its punishment,Because they led into exile an entire populationTo bturn them over to Edom.1 Sam 6:17; Jer 47:1, 5; Zeph 2:4Ezek 35:5; Obad 117 “So I will send fire on the wall of GazaAnd it will consume her citadels.8 “I will also eliminate every inhabitant from aAshdod,As well as him who holds the scepter, from bAshkelon;And I will direct My 1power against Ekron,And the remnant of the cPhilistines will perish,”Says the Lord 2GOD.Lit handHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD2 Chr 26:6; Amos 3:9; Zech 9:6Jer 47:5; Zeph 2:4Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:16; Joel 3:4-8; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:5-7
9 This is what the LORD says:“For three offenses of aTyre, and for four,I will not revoke its punishment,Because they turned an entire population over to EdomAnd did not remember the covenant of 1bbrotherhood.Lit brothersIs 23:1-18; Jer 25:22; Ezek 26:2-4; Joel 3:4-8; Zech 9:1-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 141 Kin 9:11-1410 “So I will asend fire on the wall of Tyre,And it will consume her citadels.”Zech 9:4
11 This is what the LORD says:“For three offenses of aEdom, and for four,I will not revoke its punishment,Because he bpursued his brother with the swordAnd stifled his compassion;His anger also ctore continually,And he maintained his fury forever.Is 34:5, 6; 63:1-6; Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 25:12-14; 35:1-15; Obad 1-14; Mal 1:2-5Num 20:14-21; 2 Chr 28:17; Obad 10-12Is 57:16; Mic 7:1812 “So I will send fire upon aTemanAnd it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”Jer 49:7, 20; Obad 9
13 This is what the LORD says:“For three offenses of the sons of aAmmon, and for four,I will not revoke its punishment,Because they bripped open the pregnant women of GileadIn order to cenlarge their borders.Jer 49:1-6; Ezek 21:28-32; 25:2-7; Zeph 2:8, 92 Kin 15:16; Hos 13:16Is 5:8; Ezek 35:1014 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of aRabbah,And it will consume her citadelsAmid 1bwar cries on the day of battle,And amid a cstorm on the day of tempest.Or shoutsDeut 3:11; 1 Chr 20:1; Jer 49:2Ezek 21:22; Amos 2:2Is 29:6; 30:3015 “Their aking will go into exile,He and his princes together,” says the LORD.Jer 49:3