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Amos 1
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Amos 1
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Inleiding
1 Dit is wat de Heer aan Amos liet zien over wat er met Israël zou gaan gebeuren. Dat was twee jaar voor de aardbeving. In die tijd was Uzzia koning van Juda.[a] Jerobeam, de zoon van Joas, was toen koning van Israël. Amos was een herder uit Tekoa.
De Heer spreekt
2 Amos zei: De Heer brult als een leeuw vanuit Jeruzalem. Hij laat zijn machtige stem vanuit Jeruzalem horen. Daardoor verdorren de graslanden en verdroogt de top van de Karmel.
Gods woorden over de landen rond Israël
3 De Heer zegt: Ik ga de bewoners van Damaskus straffen,[b] omdat ze zóveel vreselijke dingen hebben gedaan. Mijn besluit staat vast. Want ze hebben de bewoners van Gilead overwonnen en op een gruwelijke manier vermoord. 4 Daarom zal Ik het paleis van koning Hazaël door oorlog verwoesten.[c] De paleizen van koning Benhadad zullen afbranden.[d] 5 En Ik zal de grendels op de poortdeuren van Damaskus stukbreken. Ik zal de bewoners van de Avan-vlakte allemaal doden. Ook de koning in Bet-Eden. De bewoners van Aram zullen gevangen door Assur worden meegenomen naar Kir, zegt de Heer.
6 De Heer zegt: Ik ga de bewoners van Gaza straffen,[e] omdat ze zóveel vreselijke dingen hebben gedaan. Mijn besluit staat vast. Want ze hebben bewoners van mijn land[f] gevangen meegenomen en als slaven verkocht aan Edom. 7 Daarom zal Ik Gaza door oorlog verwoesten. De paleizen zullen afbranden. 8 Ik zal alle bewoners van Asdod doden. Ook de koning in Askelon. Ook Ekron zal Ik verwoesten. Er zal geen Filistijn overblijven, zegt de Heer.
9 De Heer zegt: Ik ga de bewoners van Tyrus straffen, omdat ze zóveel vreselijke dingen hebben gedaan. Mijn besluit staat vast. Want ze hebben alle bewoners van mijn land gevangen meegenomen en als slaven verkocht aan Edom. Ze hebben zich niets aangetrokken van het verbond dat ze hadden gesloten.[g] 10 Daarom zal Ik Tyrus door oorlog verwoesten. De paleizen zullen afbranden.
11 De Heer zegt: Ik ga de bewoners van Edom straffen, omdat ze zóveel vreselijke dingen hebben gedaan. Mijn besluit staat vast. Want Edom heeft aldoor oorlog gevoerd met zijn broer.[h] Hij heeft geen medelijden met hem gehad. Altijd heeft hij gestreden tegen Israël. 12 Daarom zal Ik de streek Teman door oorlog verwoesten. De paleizen van Bosra zullen afbranden.
13 De Heer zegt: Ik ga de Ammonieten straffen, omdat ze zóveel vreselijke dingen hebben gedaan. Mijn besluit staat vast. Want toen ze Gilead veroverden om hun eigen land groter te maken, hebben ze zelfs vrouwen die in verwachting waren gruwelijk vermoord. 14 Daarom zal Ik de stad Rabba door oorlog verwoesten. De paleizen zullen afbranden. Er zal krijgsgeschreeuw te horen zijn, bij zwaar onweer en een orkaan. 15 Hun koning zal gevangen meegenomen worden naar een ander land, samen met zijn leiders, zegt de Heer. (lees verder)
Footnotes
- Amos 1:1 Lees 2 Kronieken 26. Uzzia wordt op andere plaatsen in de bijbel ook wel 'Azarja' genoemd.
- Amos 1:3 Damaskus was de hoofdstad van Aram.
- Amos 1:4 Hazaël vermoordde koning Benhadad van Aram en werd in zijn plaats koning van Aram. Lees 2 Koningen 8:7-15. Later veroverde hij Gilead van Israël. Lees 2 Koningen 10:32 en 33. Hij deed daar de vreselijke dingen die de profeet in 2 Koningen 8:12 al van tevoren over hem had gezegd.
- Amos 1:4 Benhadad was vóór Hazaël koning van Aram. Hij was door Hazaël vermoord.
- Amos 1:6 Gaza, Ekron, Askelon en Asdod waren Filistijnse steden. Ze hadden alle vier een eigen stadskoning.
- Amos 1:6 Bedoeld worden de bewoners van de Judeese steden en dorpen langs de grens met Filistea.
- Amos 1:9 Koning Hiram van Tyrus had ooit een verbond gesloten met koning David. Lees 1 Koningen 5:12. Maar later trok hij zich daar niets meer van aan.
- Amos 1:11 Edom is een andere naam van Ezau (Lees Genesis 25:21-26 en Genesis 36:1). Ezau was de tweelingbroer van Jakob, die later de naam Israël kreeg. Uit Israël is het volk Israël ontstaan, uit Ezau is het volk Edom ontstaan. Daarom was het volk Edom de 'broer' van het volk Israël. Edom voerde altijd oorlog tegen Israël.
Amos 1
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Amos 1
New International Version
1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa(A)—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,(B) when Uzziah(C) was king of Judah and Jeroboam(D) son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel.(E)
2 He said:
“The Lord roars(F) from Zion
and thunders(G) from Jerusalem;(H)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel(I) withers.”(J)
Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Damascus,(K)
even for four, I will not relent.(L)
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,
4 I will send fire(M) on the house of Hazael(N)
that will consume the fortresses(O) of Ben-Hadad.(P)
5 I will break down the gate(Q) of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in[b] the Valley of Aven[c]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(R)
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(S)”
says the Lord.(T)
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Gaza,(U)
even for four, I will not relent.(V)
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,(W)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8 I will destroy the king[d] of Ashdod(X)
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(Y) against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines(Z) are dead,”(AA)
says the Sovereign Lord.(AB)
9 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Tyre,(AC)
even for four, I will not relent.(AD)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(AE)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses.(AF)”
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Edom,(AG)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(AH)
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,(AI)
12 I will send fire on Teman(AJ)
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(AK)”
13 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Ammon,(AL)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AM) of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AN)
that will consume(AO) her fortresses
amid war cries(AP) on the day of battle,
amid violent winds(AQ) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[e] will go into exile,
he and his officials together,(AR)”
says the Lord.(AS)
Amos 1
English Standard Version
Amos 1
English Standard Version
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)shepherds[a] of (B)Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel (C)in the days of (D)Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of (E)Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years[b] before (F)the earthquake.
Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
2 And he said:
(G)“The Lord roars from Zion
and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
(H)the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
and the (I)top of (J)Carmel withers.”
3 Thus says the Lord:
(K)“For three transgressions of (L)Damascus,
and for four, (M)I will not revoke the punishment,[c]
because they have threshed (N)Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 (O)So I will send a fire upon the house of (P)Hazael,
and it shall devour the strongholds of (Q)Ben-hadad.
5 I will (R)break the gate-bar of (S)Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of (T)Aven,[d]
and him who holds the scepter from (U)Beth-eden;
and the people of (V)Syria shall go into exile to (W)Kir,”
says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord:
(X)“For three transgressions of (Y)Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (Z)they carried into exile a whole people
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire upon the wall of (AA)Gaza,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
8 I will cut off the inhabitants from (AB)Ashdod,
and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord God.
9 Thus says the Lord:
(AC)“For three transgressions of (AD)Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
10 So I will send a fire upon the wall of (AE)Tyre,
and it shall devour her strongholds.”
11 Thus says the Lord:
(AF)“For three transgressions of (AG)Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
(AH)because he pursued his brother with the sword
(AI)and cast off all pity,
(AJ)and his anger tore perpetually,
(AK)and he kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send a fire upon (AL)Teman,
and it shall devour the strongholds of (AM)Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord:
(AN)“For three transgressions of the (AO)Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (AP)they have ripped open pregnant women in (AQ)Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border.
14 So I will kindle a fire in the wall of (AR)Rabbah,
(AS)and it shall devour her strongholds,
with shouting on the day of battle,
(AT)with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
15 and (AU)their king shall go into exile,
he and his princes[e] together,”
says the Lord.
Amos 1
New King James Version
Amos 1
New King James Version
Judgments on Israel’s Neighbors
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)sheepbreeders of (B)Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of (C)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of (D)Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the (E)earthquake.
2 And he said:
“The Lord (F)roars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of (G)Carmel withers.”
Judgment on the Nations
3 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (H)Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have (I)threshed Gilead with implements of iron.
4 (J)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of (K)Ben-Hadad.
5 I will also break the gate (L)bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who [a]holds the scepter from [b]Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (M)Gaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
7 (N)But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
Which shall devour its palaces.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant (O)from Ashdod,
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will (P)turn My hand against Ekron,
And (Q)the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God.
9 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (R)Tyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
10 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre,
Which shall devour its palaces.”
11 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (S)Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his (T)brother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 But (U)I will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (V)the people of Ammon, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead,
That they might enlarge their territory.
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of (W)Rabbah,
And it shall devour its palaces,
(X)Amid shouting in the day of battle,
And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
15 (Y)Their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together,”
Says the Lord.
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