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Amos 1:1-8
English Standard Version Anglicised
Amos 1:1-8
English Standard Version Anglicised
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)shepherds[a] of (B)Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel (C)in the days of (D)Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of (E)Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years[b] before (F)the earthquake.
Judgement on Israel's Neighbours
2 And he said:
(G)“The Lord roars from Zion
and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
(H)the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
and the (I)top of (J)Carmel withers.”
3 Thus says the Lord:
(K)“For three transgressions of (L)Damascus,
and for four, (M)I will not revoke the punishment,[c]
because they have threshed (N)Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 (O)So I will send a fire upon the house of (P)Hazael,
and it shall devour the strongholds of (Q)Ben-hadad.
5 I will (R)break the gate-bar of (S)Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of (T)Aven,[d]
and him who holds the sceptre from (U)Beth-eden;
and the people of (V)Syria shall go into exile to (W)Kir,”
says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord:
(X)“For three transgressions of (Y)Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (Z)they carried into exile a whole people
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire upon the wall of (AA)Gaza,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
8 I will cut off the inhabitants from (AB)Ashdod,
and him who holds the sceptre from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord God.
Amos 1:1-8
New International Version
Amos 1:1-8
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)
Amos 2:4-16
English Standard Version Anglicised
Amos 2:4-16
English Standard Version Anglicised
Judgement on Judah
4 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (B)they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept his statutes,
but (C)their lies have led them astray,
those after which their fathers walked.
5 So (D)I will send a fire upon Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
Judgement on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
(E)“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (F)they sell the righteous for (G)silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals—
7 those who trample the head of the poor (H)into the dust of the earth
and (I)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(J)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
8 they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments (K)taken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet (L)it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
(M)whose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
(N)I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
10 (O)Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt
(P)and led you for forty years in the wilderness,
(Q)to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for (R)Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites (S)drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, (T)‘You shall not prophesy.’
13 “Behold, I will press you down in your place,
as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
14 (U)Flight shall perish from the swift,
(V)and the strong shall not retain his strength,
(W)nor shall the mighty save his life;
15 he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is (X)swift of foot shall not save himself,
(Y)nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”
declares the Lord.
Amos 2:4-16
New International Version
Amos 2:4-16
New International Version
4 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Judah,(A)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(B) of the Lord
and have not kept his decrees,(C)
because they have been led astray(D) by false gods,[a](E)
the gods[b] their ancestors followed,(F)
5 I will send fire(G) on Judah
that will consume the fortresses(H) of Jerusalem.(I)”
Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(J)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(K)
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(L)
8 They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.(M)
In the house of their god
they drink wine(N) taken as fines.(O)
9 “Yet I destroyed the Amorites(P) before them,
though they were tall(Q) as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.(R)
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots(S) below.
10 I brought you up out of Egypt(T)
and led(U) you forty years in the wilderness(V)
to give you the land of the Amorites.(W)
11 “I also raised up prophets(X) from among your children
and Nazirites(Y) from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(Z)
13 “Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(AA)
14 The swift will not escape,(AB)
the strong(AC) will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.(AD)
15 The archer(AE) will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman(AF) will not save his life.(AG)
16 Even the bravest warriors(AH)
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
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