He said:

“The Lord roars(A) from Zion
    and thunders(B) from Jerusalem;(C)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
    and the top of Carmel(D) withers.”(E)

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(F)
    even for four, I will not relent.(G)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
I will send fire(H) on the house of Hazael(I)
    that will consume the fortresses(J) of Ben-Hadad.(K)

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Judgment on Israel's Neighbors

And he said:

(A)“The Lord roars from Zion
    and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
(B)the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
    and the (C)top of (D)Carmel withers.”

Thus says the Lord:

(E)“For three transgressions of (F)Damascus,
    and for four, (G)I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because they have threshed (H)Gilead
    with threshing sledges of iron.
(I)So I will send a fire upon the house of (J)Hazael,
    and it shall devour the strongholds of (K)Ben-hadad.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:3 Hebrew I will not turn it back; also verses 6, 9, 11, 13

And he said:

“The Lord (A)roars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of (B)Carmel withers.”

Judgment on the Nations

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (C)Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have (D)threshed Gilead with implements of iron.
(E)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of (F)Ben-Hadad.

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And he said,
“The (A)Lord roars from Zion,
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ (B)pasture grounds mourn,
And the [a](C)summit of Carmel dries up.”

This is what the Lord says:
“For (D)three offenses of (E)Damascus, and for four,
I will not [b]revoke its punishment,
Because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of (F)Ben-hadad.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:2 Lit head
  2. Amos 1:3 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch