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Amos 1
New International Version

1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa(A)—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,(B) when Uzziah(C) was king of Judah and Jeroboam(D) son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel.(E)

2 He said:

“The Lord roars(F) from Zion
and thunders(G) from Jerusalem;(H)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel(I) withers.”(J)

### Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

3 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(K)
even for four, I will not relent.(L)
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,
4 I will send fire(M) on the house of Hazael(N)
that will consume the fortresses(O) of Ben-Hadad.(P)
5 I will break down the gate(Q) of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in[b] the Valley of Aven[c]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(R)
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(S)”
says the Lord.(T)

6 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(U)
even for four, I will not relent.(V)
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,(W)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8 I will destroy the king[d] of Ashdod(X)
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(Y) against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines(Z) are dead,”(AA)
says the Sovereign Lord.(AB)

9 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(AC)
even for four, I will not relent.(AD)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(AE)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses.(AF)”

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(AG)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(AH)
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,(AI)
12 I will send fire on Teman(AJ)
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(AK)”

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(AL)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AM) of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AN)
that will consume(AO) her fortresses
amid war cries(AP) on the day of battle,
amid violent winds(AQ) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[e] will go into exile,
he and his officials together,(AR)”
says the Lord.(AS)

#### Footnotes

1. Amos 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash
2. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
3. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
4. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
5. Amos 1:15 Or / Molek

#### Cross references

1. Amos 1:1 : S 2Sa 14:2
2. Amos 1:1 : Zec 14:5
3. Amos 1:1 : S 2Ki 14:21; S 2Ch 26:23
4. Amos 1:1 : S 2Ki 14:23
5. Amos 1:1 : S Hos 1:1
6. Amos 1:2 : S Isa 42:13
7. Amos 1:2 : S Ps 29:3
8. Amos 1:2 : Joel 3:16
9. Amos 1:2 : Am 9:3
10. Amos 1:2 : S Jer 12:4
11. Amos 1:3 : Isa 7:8; 8:4; 17:1-3
12. Amos 1:3 : ver 6, 9, 11, 13; Am 2:6
13. Amos 1:4 : S Jer 49:27; S Eze 30:8
14. Amos 1:4 : S 1Ki 19:17; 2Ki 8:7-15
15. Amos 1:4 : Jer 17:27
16. Amos 1:4 : 1Ki 20:1; 2Ki 6:24; Jer 49:23-27
17. Amos 1:5 : Jer 51:30
18. Amos 1:5 : S Isa 37:12
19. Amos 1:5 : S 2Ki 16:9; S Isa 22:6; Zec 9:1
20. Amos 1:5 : S Isa 7:16; Jer 49:27
21. Amos 1:6 : S Ge 10:19; 1Sa 6:17; Zep 2:4
22. Amos 1:6 : S ver 3
23. Amos 1:6 : S Ge 14:6; Ob 1:11
24. Amos 1:8 : S 2Ch 26:6
25. Amos 1:8 : Ps 81:14
26. Amos 1:8 : S Eze 25:16
27. Amos 1:8 : S Isa 34:8
28. Amos 1:8 : Isa 14:28-32; Zep 2:4-7
29. Amos 1:9 : 1Ki 5:1; 9:11-14; Jer 25:22; Joel 3:4; S Mt 11:21
30. Amos 1:9 : ver 3
31. Amos 1:9 : S 1Ki 5:12
32. Amos 1:10 : Isa 23:1-18; S 34:8; S Jer 47:4; Eze 26:2-4; Zec 9:1-4
33. Amos 1:11 : Nu 20:14-21; S 2Ch 28:17; S Ps 83:6
34. Amos 1:11 : S Ps 63:10
35. Amos 1:11 : S Eze 25:12-14; Zec 1:15
36. Amos 1:12 : S Ge 36:11, 15
37. Amos 1:12 : S Isa 34:5; 63:1-6; Jer 25:21; Eze 25:12-14; 35:1-15; Ob 1:1; Mal 1:2-5
38. Amos 1:13 : S Ge 19:38; S Eze 21:28
39. Amos 1:13 : S Ge 34:29; S 2Ki 8:12; S Hos 13:16
40. Amos 1:14 : S Dt 3:11
41. Amos 1:14 : Isa 30:30
42. Amos 1:14 : S Job 39:25
43. Amos 1:14 : Jer 23:19
44. Amos 1:15 : S Jer 25:21
45. Amos 1:15 : 1Ch 20:1; S Jer 49:1; Eze 21:28-32; 25:2-7

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