The Book of the Prophet Amos 1 Threats against various nations and against Judah

 The Book of the Prophet Amos 1

Threats against various nations and against Judah

1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

2 And he said: “The Lord will roar from Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; in the dwellings of the shepherds there will be weeping, and the top of Carmel will wither.”

3 Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.

4 Therefore I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.” 5 I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant of Bikeath-aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre out of Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.

6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment, because they carried away captive all the captives, to deliver them up to Edom.

7 Therefore I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall consume the palaces thereof.

8 And I will cut off the inhabitant of Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre out of Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

9 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment, because they delivered up all the captives to Edom, and remembered not the covenant of the brethren.

10 Therefore I will send fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will consume its palaces.

11 Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and banished all mercy; and his anger tears forever, and retains his indignation forever.

12 Therefore I will send fire on Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.

13 Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, to enlarge their territory.

14 Therefore I will send fire on the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume its palaces, with a shout on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the tempest.

15 And its king will go into captivity, he and his princes together, says the Lord.