1:1 These are the words of Amos, a shepherd of Tekoa, concerning visions in regard to Israel during the reigns of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel, two years prior to the earthquake.
1:2 He said: “The Lord roars from Zion, and his name thunders forth from Jerusalem. The pastures of the shepherds will wither and the summit of Carmel will be arid.”
1:3 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke my decree. Because they threshed Gilead with threshing-sledges of iron,
1:4 I will send fire on the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
1:5 I will demolish the gate bars of Damascus and destroy the inhabitants in the Valley of Aven, as well as the sceptered ruler of Beth-eden; the people of Aram will be exiled to Kir, says the Lord.
1:6 Thus says the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke my decree. Because they deported entire communities and sent them in exile to Edom,
1:7 I will send fire down on the walls of Gaza to devour its palaces.
1:8 I will destroy the inhabitants of Ashdod and the sceptered ruler at Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish, says the Lord God.
1:9 Thus says the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke my decree. Because they delivered entire communities to slavery in Edom and ignored the covenant of brotherhood,
1:10 I will send fire down on the walls of Tyre to devour its palaces.
1:11 Thus says the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke my decree. Because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled any semblance of pity, because he was unceasing in his anger and constantly nurtured his wrath,
1:12 I will send down fire on Teman to devour the palaces of Bozrah.
1:13 Thus says the Lord: For three crimes of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke my decree. Because they ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead in their determination to enlarge their territory,
1:14 I will send down fire upon the walls of Rabbah to devour its palaces amid war cries on the day of battle and violent storms on the day of the whirlwind.
1:15 Then their king will go into exile, accompanied by his chief advisors, says the Lord.
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