Amos 1:3-2
New American Standard Bible
3 This is what the Lord says:
“For (A)three offenses of (B)Damascus, and for four,
I will not [a]revoke its punishment,
Because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of (C)Ben-hadad.
5 I will also (D)break the gate bar of Damascus,
And eliminate every inhabitant from the [b]Valley of Aven,
As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will be exiled to (E)Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (F)Gaza, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they led into exile an entire population
To (G)turn them over to Edom.
7 So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.
8 I will also eliminate every inhabitant from (H)Ashdod,
As well as him who holds the scepter, from (I)Ashkelon;
And I will direct My [c]power against Ekron,
And the remnant of the (J)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord [d]God.
9 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (K)Tyre, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they turned an entire population over to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of [e](L)brotherhood.
10 So I will (M)send fire on the wall of Tyre,
And it will consume her citadels.”
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (N)Edom, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he (O)pursued his brother with the sword
And stifled his compassion;
His anger also (P)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 So I will send fire upon (Q)Teman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
13 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of the sons of (R)Ammon, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (S)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to (T)enlarge their borders.
14 So I will kindle a fire on the wall of (U)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid [f](V)war cries on the day of battle,
And amid a (W)storm on the day of tempest.
15 Their (X)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.
Judgment on Moab
2 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (Y)Moab, and for four,
I will not [g]revoke its punishment,
Because he (Z)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of (AA)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid the (AB)panic of battle,
Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 I will also eliminate the [h](AC)judge from her midst
And slay all her (AD)leaders with him,” says the Lord.
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