Amos 1

¹[These are] the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa — what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days [when] Uzziah [was] king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash [was] king of Israel.

²He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

³This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke [My judgment], because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.

⁴So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

⁵I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.

⁶This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke [My judgment], because they exiled a whole population, delivering [them] up to Edom.

⁷So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.

⁸I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

⁹This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke [My judgment], because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

¹⁰So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”

¹¹This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke [My judgment], because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

¹²So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

¹³This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke [My judgment], because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

¹⁴So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.

¹⁵Their king will go into exile — he and his princes together,” says the LORD.