Amos 1

Christian Standard Bible

1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders^[a]^(A) from Tekoa^(B)—what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah^(C) of Judah and Jeroboam^(D) son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.^(E)

²He said:

The Lord roars^(F) from Zion
and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,^[b]^(G)
and the summit of Carmel^(H) withers.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

³The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus^(I)
for three crimes, even four,^(J)
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
⁴Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s^(K) citadels.
⁵I will break down the gates^[c]^(L) 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.^(M)
The Lord has spoken.

⁶The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(N)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
⁷Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
⁸I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(O)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(P)
I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(Q) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

⁹The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre^(R)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke^[d] a treaty of brotherhood.^(S)
¹⁰Therefore, I will send fire^(T) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

¹¹The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom^(U)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.^(V)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at him^(W) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
¹²Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,^(X)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

¹³The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(Y)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(Z)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(AA)
¹⁴Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(AB)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(AC)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(AD)
¹⁵Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(AE)
The Lord has spoken.

Footnotes

1:1 Or the shepherds
1:2 Or dry up
1:5 Lit gate bars
1:9 Lit and did not remember

Amos 1

New International Version

1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa^(A)—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,^(B) when Uzziah^(C) was king of Judah and Jeroboam^(D) son of Jehoash^[a] was king of Israel.^(E)

²He said:

“The Lord roars^(F) from Zion
and thunders^(G) from Jerusalem;^(H)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel^(I) withers.”^(J)

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

³This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,^(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(L)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
⁴I will send fire^(M) on the house of Hazael^(N)
    that will consume the fortresses^(O) of Ben-Hadad.^(P)
⁵I will break down the gate^(Q) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in^[b] the Valley of Aven^[c]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.^(R)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,^(S)”
says the Lord.^(T)

⁶This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,^(U)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(V)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,^(W)
⁷I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
⁸I will destroy the king^[d] of Ashdod^(X)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand^(Y) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines^(Z) are dead,”^(AA)
says the Sovereign Lord.^(AB)

⁹This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,^(AC)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(AD)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,^(AE)
¹⁰I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.^(AF)”

¹¹This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,^(AG)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword^(AH)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,^(AI)
¹²I will send fire on Teman^(AJ)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.^(AK)”

¹³This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,^(AL)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women^(AM) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
¹⁴I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah^(AN)
    that will consume^(AO) her fortresses
amid war cries^(AP) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds^(AQ) on a stormy day.
¹⁵Her king^[e] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,^(AR)”
says the Lord.^(AS)

Footnotes

Amos 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash
Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
Amos 1:15 Or / Molek

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