Amos 1

The 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 was king of Israel.^e

He 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

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,^a

even for four, I will not turn back ^⌈my wrath^⌈.^b

Because she threshed Gilead

with sledges having iron teeth,

I will send fire^c on the house of Hazael^d

that will consume the fortresses^e of Ben-Hadad.^f

I will break down the gate^g of Damascus;

I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven

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

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

says the Lord.^j

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,^k

even for four, I will not turn back ^⌈my wrath^⌈.^l

Because she took captive whole communities

and sold them to Edom,^m

I will send fire on the walls of Gaza

that will consume her fortresses.

I will destroy the king of Ashdodⁿ

and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.

I will turn my hand^o against Ekron,

till the last of the Philistines^p are dead,”^q

says the Sovereign Lord.^r

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,^s

even for four, I will not turn back ^⌈my wrath^⌈.^t

Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,

disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,^u

I will send fire on the walls of Tyre

that will consume her fortresses.^v”

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,^w

even for four, I will not turn back ^⌈my wrath^⌈.

Because he pursued his brother with a sword^x

and slaughtered the women of the land,

because his anger raged continually

and his fury flamed unchecked,^y

I will send fire on Teman^z

that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.^a”

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,^b

even for four, I will not turn back ^⌈my wrath^⌈.

Because he ripped open the pregnant women^c of Gilead

in order to extend his borders,

I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah^d

that will consume^e her fortresses

amid war cries^f on the day of battle,

amid violent winds^g on a stormy day.

Their king will go into exile,

he and his officials together,^h”

says the Lord.ⁱ