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)
I will break down the gate(L) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in[a] the Valley of Aven[b]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(M)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(N)
says the Lord.(O)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(P)
    even for four, I will not relent.(Q)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(R)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[c] of Ashdod(S)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(T) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(U) are dead,”(V)
says the Sovereign Lord.(W)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(X)
    even for four, I will not relent.(Y)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(Z)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.(AA)

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(AB)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(AC)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,(AD)
12 I will send fire on Teman(AE)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(AF)

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(AG)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AH) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AI)
    that will consume(AJ) her fortresses
amid war cries(AK) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds(AL) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[d] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,(AM)
says the Lord.(AN)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(AO)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(AP)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[e](AQ)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(AR) and the blast of the trumpet.(AS)
I will destroy her ruler(AT)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(AU)
says the Lord.(AV)

Notas al pie

  1. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
  2. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
  3. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
  4. Amos 1:15 Or / Molek
  5. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities

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

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.
So I will send down fire upon the house of Hazael,
    and it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
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

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.
So I will send down fire upon the wall of Gaza,
    and it will devour their fortified citadels;
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

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

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.
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.
I will execute their rulers among them,
    killing all of their officials as well,”
        says the Lord.

Notas al pie

  1. Amos 1:3 Or have threshed
  2. Amos 1:8 Lit. with the one who holds the scepter of Ashkelon
  3. Amos 1:8 Lit. turn my hand against
  4. Amos 1:9 Or brothers
  5. Amos 1:11 I.e. the nation personified as an individual
  6. Amos 1:11 Lit. sword, abandoning his compassion
  7. Amos 1:11 Lit. anger was tearing away
  8. Amos 1:13 Or their boundary
  9. Amos 2:1 Lit. he; i.e. the nation personified as an individual
  10. Amos 2:1 The Heb. lacks burning them
  11. Amos 2:2 The Heb. lacks of battle