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 King Uzziah c of Judah and Jeroboam d son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. e
The LORD roars f from Zion
and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn, B,g
and the summit of Carmel h withers.
Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
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.
4 Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s k citadels.
5 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.
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.
7 Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
8 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.
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
10 Therefore, I will send fire t against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.
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 him w continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
12 Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, x
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.
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. a
14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, b
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle c
and a violent wind on the day of the storm. d
will go into exile together. e
The LORD has spoken.