Amos 1:3-2:6
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 Thus says the Lord,
“For (A)three transgressions of (B)Damascus and for four
I will not [a]revoke 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 (C)Ben-hadad.
5 “I will also (D)break the gate bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the [b]valley of Aven,
And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go exiled to (E)Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (F)Gaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
To (G)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 (H)Ashdod,
And him who holds the scepter, from (I)Ashkelon;
I will even [c]unleash My [d]power upon Ekron,
And the remnant of the (J)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord [e]God.
9 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (K)Tyre and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of [f](L)brotherhood.
10 “So I will (M)send fire upon the wall of Tyre
And it will consume her citadels.”
11 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (N)Edom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he (O)pursued his brother with the sword,
While he [g]stifled his compassion;
His anger also (P)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 “So I will send fire upon (Q)Teman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of the sons of (R)Ammon and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (S)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to (T)enlarge their borders.
14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of (U)Rabbah
And it will consume her citadels
Amid [h](V)war cries on the day of battle,
And a (W)storm on the day of tempest.
15 “Their (X)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.
Judgment on Judah and Israel
2 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (Y)Moab and for four
I will not [i]revoke its punishment,
Because he (Z)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 (AA)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid (AB)tumult,
With [j]war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also cut off the [k](AC)judge from her midst
And slay all her (AD)princes with him,” says the Lord.
4 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (AE)Judah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (AF)rejected the law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [l](AG)lies also have led them astray,
Those after which their (AH)fathers walked.
5 “So I will (AI)send fire upon Judah
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (AJ)Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (AK)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
Footnotes
- Amos 1:3 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch
- Amos 1:5 Possibly, Baalbek
- Amos 1:8 Lit cause to return
- Amos 1:8 Lit hand
- Amos 1:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Amos 1:9 Lit brothers
- Amos 1:11 Lit corrupted
- Amos 1:14 Or shouts
- Amos 2:1 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch
- Amos 2:2 Or shouts
- Amos 2:3 Or executive officer
- Amos 2:4 Or false gods
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