“1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days
of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the
earthquake. 2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his
voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn,
and the top of Carmel shall wither.”
“3 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for
four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have
threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 But I will send a
fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of
Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the
inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from
the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto
Kir, saith the LORD. 6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of
Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;
because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them]
up to Edom: 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall
devour the palaces thereof: 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from
Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn
mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall
perish, saith the Lord GOD. 9 Thus saith the LORD; For three
transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away [the
punishment] thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to
Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: 10 But I will send a
fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. 11
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I
will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because he did pursue his
brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did
tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 12 But I will send a
fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 13 Thus saith
the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for
four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have
ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their
border: 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall
devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a
tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 15 And their king shall go into
captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.” (Amos 1:1-15
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