Amos 1 (New International Version)

Amos 1

 ¹ The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash ^[a] was king of Israel.

 ² He said:
       "The LORD roars from Zion
       and thunders from Jerusalem;
       the pastures of the shepherds dry up, ^[b]
       and the top of Carmel withers."

Judgment on Israel's Neighbors

 ³ This is what the LORD says:
       "For three sins of Damascus,
       even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
       Because she threshed Gilead
       with sledges having iron teeth,

 ⁴ I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
       that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

 ⁵ I will break down the gate of Damascus;
       I will destroy the king who is in ^[c] the Valley of Aven ^[d]
       and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.
       The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,"
       says the LORD.

 ⁶ This is what the LORD says:
       "For three sins of Gaza,
       even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
       Because she took captive whole communities
       and sold them to Edom,

 ⁷ I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza
       that will consume her fortresses.

 ⁸ I will destroy the king ^[e] of Ashdod
       and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
       I will turn my hand against Ekron,
       till the last of the Philistines is dead,"
       says the Sovereign LORD.

 ⁹ This is what the LORD says:
       "For three sins of Tyre,
       even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
       Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
       disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,

 ¹⁰ I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre
       that will consume her fortresses."

 ¹¹ This is what the LORD says:
       "For three sins of Edom,
       even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
       Because he pursued his brother with a sword,
       stifling all compassion, ^[f]
       because his anger raged continually
       and his fury flamed unchecked,

 ¹² I will send fire upon Teman
       that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah."

 ¹³ This is what the LORD says:
       "For three sins of Ammon,
       even for four, I will not turn back {my wrath}.
       Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
       in order to extend his borders,

 ¹⁴ I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah
       that will consume her fortresses
       amid war cries on the day of battle,
       amid violent winds on a stormy day.

 ¹⁵ Her king ^[g] will go into exile,
       he and his officials together,"
       says the LORD.