Amos 1:2-2:3
New King James Version
2 And he said:
“The Lord (A)roars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of (B)Carmel withers.”
Judgment on the Nations
3 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (C)Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have (D)threshed Gilead with implements of iron.
4 (E)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of (F)Ben-Hadad.
5 I will also break the gate (G)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 (H)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 (I)But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
Which shall devour its palaces.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant (J)from Ashdod,
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will (K)turn My hand against Ekron,
And (L)the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God.
9 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (M)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 (N)Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his (O)brother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 But (P)I will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of (Q)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 (R)Rabbah,
And it shall devour its palaces,
(S)Amid shouting in the day of battle,
And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
15 (T)Their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together,”
Says the Lord.
Judgment on Israel
2 Thus says the Lord:
(U)“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he (V)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 But I will send a fire upon Moab,
And it shall devour the palaces of (W)Kerioth;
Moab shall die with tumult,
With shouting and trumpet sound.
3 And I will cut off (X)the judge from its midst,
And slay all its princes with him,”
Says the Lord.
Amos 1:2-2:3
Authorized (King James) Version
2 And he said,
The Lord will roar from Zion,
and utter his voice from Jerusalem;
and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn,
and the top of Carmel shall wither.
3 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing instruments of iron:
4 but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven,
and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:
and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir,
saith the Lord.
6 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because they carried away captive the whole captivity,
to deliver them up to Edom:
7 but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,
which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8 and I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,
and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon,
and I will turn mine hand against Ekron:
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,
saith the Lord God.
9 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Tyrus,
and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
10 but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus,
which shall devour the palaces thereof.
11 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because he did pursue his brother with the sword,
and did cast off all pity,
and his anger did tear perpetually,
and he kept his wrath for ever:
12 but I will send a fire upon Teman,
which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of the children of Ammon,
and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border:
14 but I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
and it shall devour the palaces thereof,
with shouting in the day of battle,
with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
15 and their king shall go into captivity,
he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
2 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
2 but I will send a fire upon Moab,
and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth:
and Moab shall die with tumult,
with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
3 and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof,
and will slay all the princes thereof with him,
saith the Lord.
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