Amos 1

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Amos 1

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1} The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders^(a)^(A) from Tekoa^(B)—what he saw regarding Israel in the days of Uzziah,^(C) king of Judah, and Jeroboam^(D) son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.^(E)

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2} He said:

The Lord roars^(F) from Zion
and raises His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,^(b)^(G)
and the summit of Carmel^(H) withers.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

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3} The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus^(I)
for three crimes, even four,^(J)
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

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Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s^(K) citadels.

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I will break down the gates^(c)^(L) of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.^(M)
The Lord has spoken.

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6} The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(N)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.

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Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.

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I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(O)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(P)
I will also turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(Q) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

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9} The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre^(R)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke^(d) a treaty of brotherhood.^(S)

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Therefore, I will send fire^(T) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

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11} The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom^(U)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.^(V)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them^(W) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.

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Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,^(X)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

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13} The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(Y)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(Z)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(AA)

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Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(AB)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(AC)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(AD)

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Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(AE)
The Lord has spoken.

Footnotes:

a. Amos 1:1: Or the shepherds

b. Amos 1:2: Or dry up

c. Amos 1:5: Lit gate bars

d. Amos 1:9: Lit and did not remember

Cross references:

A. Amos 1:1: Amos 7:14-15

B. Amos 1:1: Jeremiah 6:1

C. Amos 1:1: 2 Chronicles 26:1-23; Isaiah 1:1

D. Amos 1:1: 2 Kings 14:23-29

E. Amos 1:1: Zechariah 14:5

F. Amos 1:2: Isaiah 42:13; Jeremiah 25:30; Joel 3:16; Amos 3:8

G. Amos 1:2: Isaiah 24:4-7; Jeremiah 12:4; Jeremiah 23:10; Joel 1:10; Joel 1:18-19

H. Amos 1:2: Amos 9:3

I. Amos 1:3: Isaiah 17:1-3

J. Amos 1:3: Proverbs 30:15-29; Amos 2:1; Amos 2:4; Amos 2:6

K. Amos 1:4: 2 Kings 8:11-15; 2 Kings 13:3; 2 Kings 13:22; 2 Kings 13:24

L. Amos 1:5: Genesis 22:17; Nehemiah 1:3; Nahum 3:13

M. Amos 1:5: Amos 9:7

N. Amos 1:6: Jeremiah 47:1; Jeremiah 47:4-5; Ezekiel 25:15-17

O. Amos 1:8: 2 Chronicles 26:6; Amos 3:9

P. Amos 1:8: Jeremiah 47:5

Q. Amos 1:8: Isaiah 14:29-31; Ezekiel 25:16

R. Amos 1:9: Isaiah 1:23; Ezekiel 26:1-28

S. Amos 1:9: 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:12; 1 Kings 9:11-14

T. Amos 1:10: Zechariah 9:4

U. Amos 1:11: Jeremiah 49:8-22; Ezekiel 25:12-14

V. Amos 1:11: Numbers 20:14; Deuteronomy 2:4; Deuteronomy 23:7; Obadiah 1:10-14

W. Amos 1:11: Genesis 37:33; Psalm 7:2

X. Amos 1:12: Jeremiah 49:7; Jeremiah 49:20

Y. Amos 1:13: Jeremiah 49:1-6; Ezekiel 25:1-7

Z. Amos 1:13: 2 Kings 8:12; 2 Kings 15:16; Hosea 13:16

AA. Amos 1:13: Isaiah 5:8; Ezekiel 35:10

AB. Amos 1:14: 1 Chronicles 20:1; Jeremiah 49:2

AC. Amos 1:14: Ezekiel 21:22; Amos 2:2

AD. Amos 1:14: Isaiah 29:6; Isaiah 30:30

AE. Amos 1:15: Jeremiah 49:3