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Amos 1:3-15
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Amos 1:3-15
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Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3 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,
4 I will send fire(C) on the house of Hazael(D)
that will consume the fortresses(E) of Ben-Hadad.(F)
5 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)
6 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)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8 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)
9 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)”
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Edom,(W)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(X)
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,(Y)
12 I will send fire on Teman(Z)
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(AA)”
13 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Ammon,(AB)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AC) of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AD)
that will consume(AE) her fortresses
amid war cries(AF) on the day of battle,
amid violent winds(AG) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[d] will go into exile,
he and his officials together,(AH)”
says the Lord.(AI)
Amos 1:3-15
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Amos 1:3-15
King James Version
3 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:
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
5 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.
6 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:
7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8 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.
9 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.
11 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
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