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Amos 1:2-2:3
World English Bible
Amos 1:2-2:3
World English Bible
2 He said:
“Yahweh[a] will roar from Zion,
and utter his voice from Jerusalem;
and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn,
and the top of Carmel will wither.”
3 Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;
4 but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.
5 I will break the bar of Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven,
and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden;
and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,”
says Yahweh.
6 Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because they carried away captive the whole community,
to deliver them up to Edom;
7 but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,
and it will devour its palaces.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,
and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
and I will turn my hand against Ekron;
and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,”
says the Lord[b] Yahweh.
9 Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because they delivered up the whole community to Edom,
and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;
10 but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre,
and it will devour its palaces.”
11 Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because he pursued his brother with the sword,
and cast off all pity,
and his anger raged continually,
and he kept his wrath forever;
12 but I will send a fire on Teman,
and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
that they may enlarge their border.
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
and it will devour its palaces,
with shouting in the day of battle,
with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;
15 and their king will go into captivity,
he and his princes together,”
says Yahweh.
2 Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;
2 but I will send a fire on Moab,
and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth;
and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;
3 and I will cut off the judge from among them,
and will kill all its princes with him,”
says Yahweh.
Amos 1:2-2:3
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Amos 1:2-2:3
New International Version
2 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
3 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,
4 I will send fire(H) on the house of Hazael(I)
that will consume the fortresses(J) of Ben-Hadad.(K)
5 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)
6 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)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8 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)
9 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)
2 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,
2 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)
3 I will destroy her ruler(AT)
and kill all her officials with him,”(AU)
says the Lord.(AV)
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