CHAPTER 1
These are the words
of Amos,
who
was
among the sheepherders
of Tekoa—
what
he saw
concerning
Israel
two years
before
the earthquake,
in the days
when Uzziah
was king
of Judah
and Jeroboam
son
of Jehoash
was king
of Israel.
He said:
“The LORD
roars
from Zion
and raises
His voice
from Jerusalem;
the pastures
of the shepherds
mourn,
and the summit
of Carmel
withers.”
This is what
the LORD
says:
“For
three
transgressions
of Damascus,
even
four,
I will not
revoke My judgment,
because
they threshed
Gilead
with sledges
of iron.
I will break down
the gates
of Damascus
and cut off
the ruler
of the Valley of Aven
and him who wields
the scepter
from
Beth-eden.
The people
of Aram
will be exiled
to Kir,”
says
the LORD.
This is what
the LORD
says:
“For
three
transgressions
of Gaza,
even
four,
I will not
revoke My judgment,
because
they exiled
a whole
population
to deliver them up
to Edom.
I will cut off
the ruler
from Ashdod
and him who wields
the scepter
from Ashkelon.
And I will turn
My hand
against
Ekron,
and the remnant
of the Philistines
will perish,”
says
the Lord
GOD.
This is what
the LORD
says:
“For
three
transgressions
of Tyre,
even
four,
I will not
revoke My judgment,
because
they delivered up
a whole
congregation of exiles
to Edom
and broke
a covenant
of brotherhood.
This is what
the LORD
says:
“For
three
transgressions
of Edom,
even
four,
I will not
revoke My judgment,
because
he pursued
his brother
with the sword
and stifled
all compassion;
his anger
raged
continually,
and his fury
flamed
incessantly.
This is what
the LORD
says:
“For
three
transgressions
of the Ammonites,
even
four,
I will not
revoke My judgment,
because
they ripped open
the pregnant
women of Gilead
in order to
enlarge
their territory.
So I will kindle
a fire
in the walls
of Rabbah
to consume
its citadels
amid war cries
on the day
of battle
and a violent wind
on the day
of tempest.