1 The words of Amos, who was among the asheepbreeders of bTekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of dJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the eearthquake.
2 And he said:
“The Lord aroars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of bCarmel withers.”
“The Lord aroars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of bCarmel withers.”
Judgment on the Nations
3 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of aDamascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have bthreshed Gilead with implements of iron.
“For three transgressions of aDamascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have bthreshed Gilead with implements of iron.
5 I will also break the gate abar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who1 holds the scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord.
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who1 holds the scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of aGaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
“For three transgressions of aGaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant afrom Ashdod,
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will bturn My hand against Ekron,
And cthe remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God.
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will bturn My hand against Ekron,
And cthe remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God.
9 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of aTyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
“For three transgressions of aTyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
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.”
Which shall devour its palaces.”
11 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of aEdom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his bbrother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
“For three transgressions of aEdom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his bbrother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 But aI will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of athe people of Ammon, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead,
That they might enlarge their territory.
“For three transgressions of athe people of Ammon, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
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 of aRabbah,
And it shall devour its palaces,
bAmid shouting in the day of battle,
And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
And it shall devour its palaces,
bAmid shouting in the day of battle,
And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Amos 1:1.
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