Amos 1

CHAPTER 1

Amos’ Vision of Yahweh’s Fire

¹The 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.

²And he said,

“^1aYahweh roars from Zion

And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;

And the shepherds’ ^bpasture grounds mourn,

And the ^2ctop of Carmel dries up.”

³Thus says Yahweh,

“For ^athree transgressions of ^bDamascus and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because 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 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 into exile to ^bKir,”

Says Yahweh.

⁶Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of ^aGaza and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles

To ^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 ^aAshdod

And 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.

⁹Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of ^aTyre and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they delivered up the whole community of exiles to Edom

And did not remember the covenant of ^1bbrotherhood.

¹⁰“So I will ^asend fire upon the wall of Tyre,

And it will consume her citadels.”

¹¹Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of ^aEdom and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because he ^bpursued his brother with the sword

While 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.”

¹³Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of the sons of ^aAmmon and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they ^bripped open the pregnant women of Gilead

In order to ^cenlarge their borders.

¹⁴“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^aRabbah,

And it will consume her citadels

Amid a ^bloud shout on the day of battle

And a ^cstorm on the day of tempest.

¹⁵“And their ^aking will go into exile,

He and his princes together,”

Says Yahweh.