Amos 1:2-2:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 He said:
The Lord roars(A) from Zion
and raises His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,[a](B)
and the summit of Carmel(C) withers.
Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Damascus(D)
for three crimes, even four,(E)
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
4 Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s(F) citadels.
5 I will break down the gates[b](G) 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.(H)
The Lord has spoken.
6 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Gaza(I)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
7 Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
8 I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,(J)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.(K)
I will also turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines(L) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.
9 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Tyre(M)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke[c] a treaty of brotherhood.(N)
10 Therefore, I will send fire(O) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.
11 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Edom(P)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.(Q)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them(R) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
12 Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,(S)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.
13 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites(T)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead(U)
in order to enlarge their territory.(V)
14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,(W)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle(X)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.(Y)
15 Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.(Z)
The Lord has spoken.
2 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Moab(AA)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.(AB)
2 Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.(AC)
Moab will die with a tumult,(AD)
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
3 I will cut off the judge(AE) from the land
and kill all its officials(AF) with him.
The Lord has spoken.
Amos 1:2-2:3
New Living Translation
2 This is what he saw and heard:
“The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem!
The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”
God’s Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,[a]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They beat down my people in Gilead
as grain is threshed with iron sledges.
4 So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace,
and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
5 I will break down the gates of Damascus
and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.
I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,
and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”
says the Lord.
6 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.
7 So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
8 I will slaughter the people of Ashdod
and destroy the king of Ashkelon.
Then I will turn to attack Ekron,
and the few Philistines still left will be killed,”
says the Sovereign Lord.
9 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,
selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.
10 So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”
11 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Edom have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,
showing them no mercy.
In their rage, they slashed them continually
and were unrelenting in their anger.
12 So I will send down fire on Teman,
and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”
13 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,
they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.
14 So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
15 And their king[b] and his princes will go into exile together,”
says the Lord.
2 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Moab have sinned again and again,[c]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king,
burning them to ashes.
2 So I will send down fire on the land of Moab,
and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed.
The people will fall in the noise of battle,
as the warriors shout and the ram’s horn sounds.
3 And I will destroy their king
and slaughter all their princes,”
says the Lord.
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