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1 : 1 The words of Amos, who was among theshepherdsofTekoa, which he saw concerning Israelin the days ofUzziah king of Judah and in the days ofJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two yearsbeforethe earthquake.
1 : 2 And he said:TheLordroars from Zionand utters his voice from Jerusalem;the pastures of the shepherds mourn,and thetop ofCarmel withers.
1 : 3 Thus says theLord:For three transgressions ofDamascus,and for four,I will not revoke the punishment,because they have threshedGileadwith threshing sledges of iron.
1 : 4 So I will send a fire upon the house ofHazael,and it shall devour the strongholds ofBen-hadad.
1 : 5 I willbreak the gate-bar ofDamascus,and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley ofAven,and him who holds the scepter fromBeth-eden;and the people ofSyria shall go into exile toKir,says theLord.
1 : 6 Thus says theLord:For three transgressions ofGaza,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,becausethey carried into exile a whole peopleto deliver them up to Edom.
1 : 7 So I will send a fire upon the wall ofGaza,and it shall devour her strongholds.
1 : 8 I will cut off the inhabitants fromAshdod,and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;I will turn my hand against Ekron,and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,says the LordGod.
1 : 9 Thus says theLord:For three transgressions ofTyre,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
1 : 10 So I will send a fire upon the wall ofTyre,and it shall devour her strongholds.
1 : 11 Thus says theLord:For three transgressions ofEdom,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because he pursued his brother with the swordand cast off all pity,and his anger tore perpetually,and he kept his wrath forever.
1 : 12 So I will send a fire uponTeman,and it shall devour the strongholds ofBozrah.
1 : 13 Thus says theLord:For three transgressions of theAmmonites,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,becausethey have ripped open pregnant women inGilead,that they might enlarge their border.
1 : 14 So I will kindle a fire in the wall ofRabbah,and it shall devour her strongholds,with shouting on the day of battle,with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
1 : 15 andtheir king shall go into exile,he and his princestogether,says theLord.