Amos 1:5

Amos 1:5

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.

4 ^aBut I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of ^bBen-Hadad.

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.

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.

7 ^aBut 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.”

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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The bar - Literally the bar with which the city gates were shut, and fastened. Of Eden - Some royal seat, of the kings of Syria. Kir - Kir of Media, Isaiah 22:6, thither did Tiglath - Pilneser carry the conquered Syrians, II Kings 16:9, and placed them captives in that barren mountainous country, about fifteen years after it was foretold by Amos.

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