11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (A)Edom, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he (B)pursued his brother with the sword
And stifled his compassion;
His anger also (C)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 So I will send fire upon (D)Teman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of the sons of (E)Ammon, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (F)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to (G)enlarge their borders.
14 So I will kindle a fire on the wall of (H)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid [a](I)war cries on the day of battle,
And amid a (J)storm on the day of tempest.
15 Their (K)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.

Judgment on Moab

This is what the Lord says:

“For three offenses of (L)Moab, and for four,
I will not [b]revoke its punishment,
Because he (M)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of (N)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid the (O)panic of battle,
Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
I will also eliminate the [c](P)judge from her midst
And slay all her (Q)leaders with him,” says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:14 Or shouts
  2. Amos 2:1 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch
  3. Amos 2:3 Or executive officer

11 This is what the Lord says:

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

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(F)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(G) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(H)
    that will consume(I) her fortresses
amid war cries(J) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds(K) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[a] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,(L)
says the Lord.(M)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(N)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(O)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[b](P)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(Q) and the blast of the trumpet.(R)
I will destroy her ruler(S)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(T)
says the Lord.(U)

Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:15 Or / Molek
  2. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities