- The words of Amos, one of the shepherds
of Tekoa -- what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,
when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
- He said: "The LORD roars from Zion
and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the
top of Carmel withers."
- This is what the LORD says: "For three
sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because
she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth,
- I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
- I will break down the gate of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven and the one who holds
the scepter in Beth Eden. The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,"
says the LORD.
- This is what the LORD says: "For three
sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she
took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom,
- I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
- I will destroy the king of Ashdod and the
one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines is dead," says the Sovereign LORD.
- This is what the LORD says: "For three
sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she
sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,
- I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses."
- This is what the LORD says: "For three
sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he pursued
his brother with a sword, stifling all compassion, because his anger raged
continually and his fury flamed unchecked,
- I will send fire upon Teman that will consume
the fortresses of Bozrah."
- This is what the LORD says: "For three
sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he
ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders,
- I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah
that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid
violent winds on a stormy day.
- Her king will go into exile, he and his
officials together," says the LORD.
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