1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders a b from Tekoa c—what he saw regarding Israel in the days of Uzziah, d king of Judah, and Jeroboam e son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. f

2 He said:

The Lord roars g from * Zion

and raises His voice from Jerusalem;

the pastures of the shepherds mourn, h i

and the summit of Carmel j withers.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

3 The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus k

for three crimes, even four, l

because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

4 Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,

and it will consume Ben-hadad’s m citadels.

5 I will break down the gates n o of Damascus.

I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,

and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.

The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. p

The Lord has spoken.

6 The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Gaza q

for three crimes, even four,

because they exiled a whole community,

handing them over to Edom.

7 Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,

and it will consume its citadels.

8 I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod, r

and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon. s

I will also turn My hand against Ekron,

and the remainder of the Philistines t will perish.

The Lord God has spoken.

9 The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre u

for three crimes, even four,

because they handed over

a whole community of exiles to Edom

and broke v a treaty of brotherhood. w

10 Therefore, I will send fire x against the walls of Tyre,

and it will consume its citadels.

11 The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom y

for three crimes, even four,

because he pursued his brother with the sword. z

He stifled his compassion,

his anger tore at them a continually,

and he harbored his rage incessantly.

12 Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, b

and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

13 The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites c

for three crimes, even four,

because they ripped open

the pregnant women of Gilead d

in order to enlarge their territory. e

14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, f

and it will consume its citadels.

There will be shouting on the day of battle g

and a violent wind on the day of the storm. h

15 Their king and his princes

will go into exile together. i

The Lord has spoken.