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 Lordaroars 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.
4aBut I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, Which shall devour the palaces of bBen-Hadad.
5 I will also break the gateabar 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.
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.
7aBut I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, Which shall devour its palaces.
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.
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.
10 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, 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.
12 But aI will send a fire upon Teman, 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.
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.
15aTheir king shall go into captivity, He and his princes together,” Says the Lord.
GOD'S JUDGMENTS ON SYRIA, PHILISTIA, TYRE, EDOM, AND AMMON. (Amos 1:1-15)
The words of Amos—that is, Amos' oracular communications. A heading found only in Jeremiah 1:1.
among the herdmen—rather, "shepherds"; both owning and tending sheep; from an Arabic root, "to mark with pricks," namely, to select the best among a species of sheep and goats ill-shapen and short-footed (as others explain the name from an Arabic root), but distinguished by their wool [MAURER]. God chooses "the weak things of the world to confound the mighty," and makes a humble shepherd reprove the arrogance of Israel and her king arising from prosperity (compare I Samuel 17:40).
two years before the earthquake—mentioned in Zechariah 14:5. The earthquake occurred in Uzziah's reign, at the time of his being stricken with leprosy for usurping the priest's functions [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 9:10.4]. This clause must have been inserted by Ezra and the compilers of the Jewish canon.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 1:1:
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