Amos 1:11–2:3

The People of Edom

¹¹This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Edom,

I will punish them.

They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword,

showing them no mercy.

They were angry all the time

and kept on being very angry.

¹²So I will send fire on the city of Teman

that will even destroy the strong buildings of Bozrah.” ⁿ

The People of Ammon

¹³This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Ammon,

I will punish them.

They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead

so they could take over that land

and make their own country larger.

¹⁴So I will send fire on the city wall of Rabbah

that will destroy its strong buildings.

It will come during a day of battle,

during a stormy day with strong winds.

¹⁵Then their king and leaders will be taken captive;

they will all be taken away together,” says the Lord.

The People of Moab

2This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Moab,

I will punish them.

They burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.

²So I will send fire on Moab

that will destroy the strong buildings of the city of Kerioth.

The people of Moab will die in a great noise,

in the middle of the sounds of war and trumpets.

³So I will bring an end to the king of Moab,

and I will kill all its leaders with him,” says the Lord.