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1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw about 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.
1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen 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 from Jerusalem he will utter his voice. And the beautiful pastures have mourned, and the top of Carmel has become dry.
2 He said: “Yahweh will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither.”
3 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Damascus, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have threshed Gilead into iron wagons.
3 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;
4 And I will send fire onto the house of Hazael, and it will devour the houses of Ben-hadad.
4 but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.
5 And I will shatter the crowbar of Damascus, and I will destroy the inhabitants of the camp of the idol and the holder of the scepter of the house of pleasure; and the people of Syria will be transferred to Cyrene, says the Lord.
5 I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,” says Yahweh.
6 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Gaza, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have carried out an excellent captivity, so as to enclose them in Idumea.
6 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;
7 And I will send a fire onto the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its buildings.
7 but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.
8 And I will destroy the inhabitant from Ashdod, and the holder of the scepter of Ashkelon. And I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remainder of the Philistines will perish, says the Lord God.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord Yahweh.
9 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Tyre, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have completed an excellent captivity in Idumea and have not considered the bond among brothers.
9 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;
10 And I will send a fire onto the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its buildings.
10 but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces.”
11 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Edom, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has been pursuing his brother with the sword and has outraged his brother’s compassion, and he has gone beyond his anger and has held onto his indignation until the end.
11 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
12 I will send a fire onto Teman, and it will devour the buildings of Bozrah.
12 but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of the sons of Ammon, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has cut up the pregnant women of Gilead, so as to expand his limits.
13 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
14 And I will ignite a fire on the wall of Rabbah. And it will devour its buildings, with wailing on the day of war, and with a whirlwind on the day of commotion.
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;
15 And Melchom will go into captivity, he and his leaders together, says the Lord.
15 and their king will go into captivity, he and his princes together,” says Yahweh.
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Amos
A sheep breeder from Tekoa whose words concerned Israel in the days of Uzziah and Jeroboam, whom Amaziah the priest told to go flee to Judah.
Cited in the guide: Amos 1:1; Amos 7:8; Amos 7:10
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- 1 Zechariah 14:5; 2 Chronicles 26:1–23; Amos 7:14; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Samuel 14:2
- 2 Joel 3:16; Jeremiah 25:30; Isaiah 42:13; Amos 9:3; Jeremiah 12:4
- 3 2 Kings 10:32–33; Isaiah 8:4; Jeremiah 49:23–27; Amos 2:6; 2 Kings 8:12
- 4 2 Kings 13:3; Jeremiah 49:27; 2 Kings 13:25; 2 Kings 8:7–15; 2 Kings 6:24
- 5 2 Kings 16:9; Amos 9:7; Jeremiah 51:30; Lamentations 2:9; Isaiah 43:14
- 6 Amos 1:11; 2 Chronicles 28:18; Obadiah 11; Amos 1:9; 1 Samuel 6:17
- 7 Zephaniah 2:4; 2 Kings 18:8; Jeremiah 47:1; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 75:7–8
- 8 Ezekiel 25:16; Isaiah 14:29–31; Zephaniah 2:4–7; Jeremiah 47:4–5; Isaiah 20:1
- 9 1 Kings 9:11–14; Isaiah 23:1–18; Joel 3:4–8; Zechariah 9:2–4; 2 Chronicles 2:8–16
- 10 Zechariah 9:4; Amos 1:7; Ezekiel 26:12; Amos 1:4
- 11 Ezekiel 25:12–14; Numbers 20:14–21; 2 Chronicles 28:17; Joel 3:19; Malachi 1:4
- 12 Jeremiah 49:7; Obadiah 9–10; Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 49:22; Jeremiah 49:13
- 13 Hosea 13:16; Ezekiel 25:2–7; Jeremiah 49:1–6; Zephaniah 2:8–9; Isaiah 5:8
- 14 Jeremiah 49:2; Deuteronomy 3:11; Amos 2:2; Isaiah 30:30; 2 Samuel 12:26
- 15 Jeremiah 49:3
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