Amos 1

1The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa^a—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,^b when Uzziah^c was king of Judah and Jeroboam^d son of Jehoash^a was king of Israel.^e

²He said:

“The Lord roars^f from Zion

and thunders^g from Jerusalem;^h

the pastures of the shepherds dry up,

and the top of Carmelⁱ withers.”^j

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

³This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,^k

even for four, I will not relent.^l

Because she threshed Gilead

with sledges having iron teeth,

⁴I will send fire^m on the house of Hazaelⁿ

that will consume the fortresses^o of Ben-Hadad.^p

⁵I will break down the gate^q of Damascus;

I will destroy the king who is in^b the Valley of Aven^c

and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.^r

The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,^s”

says the Lord.^t

⁶This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,^u

even for four, I will not relent.^v

Because she took captive whole communities

and sold them to Edom,^w

⁷I will send fire on the walls of Gaza

that will consume her fortresses.

⁸I will destroy the king^d of Ashdod^x

and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.

I will turn my hand^y against Ekron,

till the last of the Philistines^z are dead,”^a

says the Sovereign Lord.^b

⁹This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,^c

even for four, I will not relent.^d

Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,

disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,^e

¹⁰I will send fire on the walls of Tyre

that will consume her fortresses.^f”

¹¹This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,^g

even for four, I will not relent.

Because he pursued his brother with a sword^h

and slaughtered the women of the land,

because his anger raged continually

and his fury flamed unchecked,ⁱ

¹²I will send fire on Teman^j

that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.^k”

¹³This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,^l

even for four, I will not relent.

Because he ripped open the pregnant women^m of Gilead

in order to extend his borders,

¹⁴I will set fire to the walls of Rabbahⁿ

that will consume^o her fortresses

amid war cries^p on the day of battle,

amid violent winds^q on a stormy day.

¹⁵Her king^e will go into exile,

he and his officials together,^r”

says the Lord.^s