Amos 1:1-2:3

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1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders^[a]^(A) from Tekoa^(B)—what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah^(C) of Judah and Jeroboam^(D) son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.^(E)

²He said:

The Lord roars^(F) from Zion
and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,^[b]^(G)
and the summit of Carmel^(H) withers.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

³The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus^(I)
for three crimes, even four,^(J)
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
⁴Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s^(K) citadels.
⁵I will break down the gates^[c]^(L) of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.^(M)
The Lord has spoken.

⁶The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(N)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
⁷Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
⁸I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(O)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(P)
I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(Q) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

⁹The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre^(R)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke^[d] a treaty of brotherhood.^(S)
¹⁰Therefore, I will send fire^(T) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

¹¹The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom^(U)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.^(V)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at him^(W) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
¹²Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,^(X)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

¹³The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(Y)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(Z)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(AA)
¹⁴Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(AB)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(AC)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(AD)
¹⁵Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(AE)
The Lord has spoken.

2 The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Moab^(AF)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.^(AG)
²Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.^(AH)
Moab will die with a tumult,^(AI)
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
³I will cut off the judge^(AJ) from the land
and kill all its officials^(AK) with him.
The Lord has spoken.

Footnotes

1:1 Or the shepherds
1:2 Or dry up
1:5 Lit gate bars
1:9 Lit and did not remember

Psalm 33:13-22

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¹³The Lord looks down from heaven;
he observes everyone.^(A)
¹⁴He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from his dwelling place.^(B)
¹⁵He forms the hearts of them all;
he considers all their works.^(C)
¹⁶A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.^(D)
¹⁷The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.^(E)

¹⁸But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—
those who depend on his faithful love^(F)
¹⁹to rescue them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.^(G)

²⁰We wait for the Lord;^(H)
he is our help and shield.^(I)
²¹For our hearts rejoice in him^(J)
because we trust in his holy name.^(K)
²²May your faithful love rest on us, Lord,
for we put our hope in you.^(L)

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Romans 1:16-23

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The Righteous Will Live by Faith

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel,^[a]^(A) because it is the power of God for salvation^(B) to everyone who believes, first to the Jew,^(C) and also to the Greek.^(D) ¹⁷For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith,^[b]^(E) just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.^[c]^[d]^(F)

The Guilt of the Gentile World

¹⁸For God’s wrath^(G) is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,^(H) ¹⁹since what can be known^[e] about God is evident among them,^(I) because God has shown it to them. ²⁰For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world,^(J) being understood through what he has made.^(K) As a result, people are without excuse. ²¹For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.^(L) ²²Claiming to be wise, they became fools^(M) ²³and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.^(N)

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Footnotes

1:16 Other mss add of Christ
1:17 Or revealed out of faith into faith
1:17 Or The one who is righteous by faith will live
1:17 Hab 2:4
1:19 Or what is known

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