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.Lit saw concerningAmos 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 He said,“The aLORD roars from ZionAnd 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 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.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 HazaelAnd 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 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.Possibly, BaalbekJer 51:30; Lam 2:92 Kin 16:9; Amos 9:7
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.1 Sam 6:17; Jer 47:1, 5; Zeph 2:4Ezek 35:5; Obad 117 “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.Lit cause to returnLit 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 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 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 upon the wall of TyreAnd it will consume her citadels.”Zech 9:4
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.Lit corruptedIs 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 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.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 aRabbahAnd it will consume her citadelsAmid 1bwar cries on the day of battle,And 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