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Amos 1:5-7
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Amos 1:5-7
Contemporary English Version
5 I will break through
the gates of Damascus.
I will destroy the people[a]
of Wicked Valley[b]
and the ruler of Beth-Eden.[c]
Then the Syrians will be dragged
as prisoners to Kir.[d]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Judgment on Philistia
6 (A) The Lord said:
I will punish Philistia[e]
for countless crimes,
and I won't change my mind.
They dragged off my people[f]
from town after town
to sell them as slaves
to the Edomites.
7 That's why I will burn down
the walls and fortresses
of the city of Gaza.
Footnotes
- 1.5 people: Or “king.”
- 1.5 Wicked Valley: The Hebrew text has “Aven Valley,” probably the fertile valley between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountains.
- 1.5 I will … Beth-Eden: Or “I will destroy the people of Wicked Valley and the king who rules from Beth-Eden.” Beth-Eden was a city-state on the banks of the Euphrates River.
- 1.5 Kir: The exact location of this country is not known; in 9.7 Amos refers to Kir as the original home of the Syrians, and so the verse probably means that the Syrians will lose everything they have gained as a people.
- 1.6 Philistia: The Hebrew text has “Gaza,” one of the main Philistine cities.
- 1.6 my people: The people of Israel.
Amos 1:5-7
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Amos 1:5-7
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