Amos - 1

1 - The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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 utter his voice from Jerusalem - ; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

3 - Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus - , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead - with threshing instruments of iron:

4 - But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

5 - I will break also the bar of Damascus - , and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden - : and the people of Syria - shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

6 - Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza - , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom - :

7 - But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza - , which shall devour the palaces thereof:

8 - And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

9 - Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom - , and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

10 - But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

11 - Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom - , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

12 - But I will send a fire upon Teman - , which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah - .

13 - Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead - , that they might enlarge their border:

14 - But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

15 - And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.