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Amos 1:7-9
Contemporary English Version
Amos 1:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 That's why I will burn down
the walls and fortresses
of the city of Gaza.
8 I will destroy the king[a] of Ashdod
and the ruler of Ashkelon.
I will strike down Ekron,[b]
and that will be the end
of the Philistines.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Judgment on Phoenicia
9 (A) The Lord said:
I will punish Phoenicia[c]
for countless crimes,
and I won't change my mind.
They broke their treaty
and dragged off my people[d]
from town after town
to sell them as slaves
to the Edomites.
Amos 1:7-9
New International Version
Amos 1:7-9
New International Version
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8 I will destroy the king[a] of Ashdod(A)
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(B) against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines(C) are dead,”(D)
says the Sovereign Lord.(E)
9 This is what the Lord says:
Footnotes
- Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
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