1 The words of Amos, who was among thesheepbreeders ofTekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days ofUzziah king of Judah, and in the days ofJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before theearthquake.
2 And he said:
# “TheLordroars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
# And the top ofCarmel withers.”
Judgment on the Nations
3 Thus says theLord:
# “For three transgressions ofDamascus, and for four,
I will not turn away itspunishment,
# Because they havethreshed Gilead with implements of iron.
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
# Which shall devour the palaces ofBen-Hadad.
5 I will also break thegatebar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who holds the scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says theLord.
6 Thus says theLord:
# “For three transgressions ofGaza, and for four,
I will not turn away itspunishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliverthemup to Edom.
7 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
Which shall devour its palaces.
8 I will cut off the inhabitantfrom Ashdod,
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
# I willturn My hand against Ekron,
# Andthe remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the LordGod.
9 Thus says theLord:
# “For three transgressions ofTyre, and for four,
I will not turn away itspunishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
10 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre,
Which shall devour its palaces.”
11 Thus says theLord:
# “For three transgressions ofEdom, and for four,
I will not turn away itspunishment,
# Because he pursued hisbrother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 ButI will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says theLord:
# “For three transgressions ofthe people of Ammon, and for four,
I will not turn away itspunishment,
Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead,
That they might enlarge their territory.
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall ofRabbah,
And it shall devour its palaces,
# Amid shouting in the day of battle,
And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
15 Their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together,”
Says theLord.