Amos 1:2-4
English Standard Version
Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
2 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.”
3 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.
4 (I)So I will send a fire upon the house of (J)Hazael,
and it shall devour the strongholds of (K)Ben-hadad.
Footnotes
- Amos 1:3 Hebrew I will not turn it back; also verses 6, 9, 11, 13
Amos 1:2-4
New King James Version
2 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
3 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.
4 (E)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of (F)Ben-Hadad.
Amos 1:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 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.”
3 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.
4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of (F)Ben-hadad.
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