Amos 1:2-2:3
Legacy Standard Bible
2 And he said,
“[a](A)Yahweh roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;
And the shepherds’ (B)pasture grounds mourn,
And the [b](C)top of Carmel dries up.”
3 Thus says Yahweh,
“For (D)three transgressions of (E)Damascus and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of (F)Ben-hadad.
5 I will also (G)break the gate bar of Damascus
And cut off the inhabitant from the [c]valley of Aven
And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go into exile to (H)Kir,”
Says Yahweh.
6 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (I)Gaza and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles
To (J)deliver it up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,
And it will consume her citadels.
8 I will also cut off the inhabitant from (K)Ashdod
And him who holds the scepter from (L)Ashkelon;
I will even turn My hand against Ekron,
And the remnant of the (M)Philistines will perish,”
Says Lord Yahweh.
9 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (N)Tyre and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they delivered up the whole community of exiles to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of [d](O)brotherhood.
10 So I will (P)send fire upon the wall of Tyre,
And it will consume her citadels.”
11 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (Q)Edom and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (R)pursued his brother with the sword
While he corrupted his compassion;
And his anger also (S)tore continually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send fire upon (T)Teman,
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of the sons of (U)Ammon and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (V)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to (W)enlarge their borders.
14 So I will kindle a fire on the wall of (X)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid a (Y)loud shout on the day of battle
And a (Z)storm on the day of tempest.
15 And their (AA)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,”
Says Yahweh.
2 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (AB)Moab and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (AC)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 So I will send fire upon Moab,
And it will consume the citadels of (AD)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid great (AE)rumbling,
Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.
3 I will also cut off the [e](AF)judge from her midst
And kill all her (AG)princes with him,” says Yahweh.
Amos 1:2-2:3
International Standard Version
2 He said, “From Zion the Lord roars,
and from Jerusalem he shouts aloud.
The shepherds’ pastures will languish,
and Carmel’s summit will wither.”
A Warning to Damascus
3 This is what the Lord says:
“For three transgressions of Damascus
—and now for a fourth—
I will not turn away;
because they have trampled down[a] Gilead
with ironclad threshing sleds.
4 So I will send down fire upon the house of Hazael,
and it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
5 I will shatter the gate bars of Damascus,
and I will cut off the residents of the Aven Valley,
along with the one who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
and the people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,”
says the Lord.
A Warning to Gaza
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three transgressions of Gaza
—and now for a fourth—
I will not turn away;
because they exiled the entire population,
delivering them to Edom.
7 So I will send down fire upon the wall of Gaza,
and it will devour their fortified citadels;
8 and I will cut off the inhabitants of Ashdod,
along with Ashkelon’s ruler.[b]
I will turn to attack[c] Ekron,
and the rest of the Philistines will die,”
says the Lord God.
A Warning to Tyre
9 This is what the Lord says:
“For three transgressions of Tyre
—and now for a fourth—
I will not turn away;
because they delivered the entire population to Edom,
and did not remember their covenant with their relatives.[d]
10 So I will send down fire upon the wall of Tyre,
and it will devour their fortified citadels.”
A Warning to Edom
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three transgressions of Edom
—and now for a fourth—
I will not turn away;
because he[e] pursued his brother with a sword,
refusing to be compassionate.[f]
His anger was raging[g] continuously;
he kept up his unending wrath.
12 So I will send down fire upon Teman,
and it will devour the fortified citadels of Bozrah.”
A Warning to Ammon
13 This is what the Lord says:
“For three transgressions of the Ammonites
—and now for a fourth—
I will not turn away;
because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to enlarge their national borders.[h]
14 So I will send down fire upon the wall of Rabbah,
and it will devour their fortified citadels
with an alarm sounding in the time of battle,
and with a whirlwind in the time of storm.
15 Their king will go into captivity—
he and his princes together,”
says the Lord.
A Warning to Moab
2 This is what the Lord says:
“For three transgressions of Moab
because they[i] cremated the bones of the king of Edom,
burning them[j] to lime.
2 So I will send down fire upon Moab,
and it will devour the fortified citadels of Kerioth.
Moab will die in the uproar of battle,[k]
with a war cry
and with the trumpeting of the ram’s horn.
3 I will execute their rulers among them,
killing all of their officials as well,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Amos 1:3 Or have threshed
- Amos 1:8 Lit. with the one who holds the scepter of Ashkelon
- Amos 1:8 Lit. turn my hand against
- Amos 1:9 Or brothers
- Amos 1:11 I.e. the nation personified as an individual
- Amos 1:11 Lit. sword, abandoning his compassion
- Amos 1:11 Lit. anger was tearing away
- Amos 1:13 Or their boundary
- Amos 2:1 Lit. he; i.e. the nation personified as an individual
- Amos 2:1 The Heb. lacks burning them
- Amos 2:2 The Heb. lacks of battle
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