Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

Read full chapter

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
I will send fire(C) on the house of Hazael(D)
    that will consume the fortresses(E) of Ben-Hadad.(F)
I will break down the gate(G) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in[a] the Valley of Aven[b]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(H)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(I)
says the Lord.(J)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.(L)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(M)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[c] of Ashdod(N)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(O) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(P) are dead,”(Q)
says the Sovereign Lord.(R)

This is what the Lord says:

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

Read full chapter

Notas al pie

  1. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
  2. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
  3. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants