Amo 1 | ESV | STEP | The words of Amos , who was among the shepherds of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash , king of Israel , two years before the earthquake .

1 The words of Amos, who was among the ^ashepherds ^{▼▼Or sheep breeders} of ^cTekoa, which he saw concerning Israel ^din the days of ^eUzziah king of Judah and in the days of ^fJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years ^{▼▼Or during two years} before ^hthe earthquake.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

2 And he said:

ⁱ“The Lord roars from Zion
and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
^jthe pastures of the shepherds mourn,
and the ^ktop of ^lCarmel withers.”

3 Thus says the Lord:

^m“For three transgressions of ⁿDamascus,
and for four, ^oI will not revoke the punishment, ^{▼▼Hebrew I will not turn it back; also verses 6, 9, 11, 13}
because they have threshed ^qGilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 ^rSo I will send a fire upon the house of ^sHazael,
and it shall devour the strongholds of ^tBen-hadad.
5 I will ^ubreak the gate-bar of ^vDamascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of ^wAven, ^{▼▼Or On}
and him who holds the scepter from ^yBeth-eden;
and the people of ^zSyria shall go into exile to ^aaKir,”

says the Lord.

6 Thus says the Lord:

^ab“For three transgressions of ^acGaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because ^adthey carried into exile a whole people
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire upon the wall of ^aeGaza,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
8 I will cut off the inhabitants from ^afAshdod,
and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”

says the Lord God.

9 Thus says the Lord:

^ag“For three transgressions of ^ahTyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
10 So I will send a fire upon the wall of ^aiTyre,
and it shall devour her strongholds.”

11 Thus says the Lord:

^aj“For three transgressions of ^akEdom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
^albecause he pursued his brother with the sword
^amand cast off all pity,
^anand his anger tore perpetually,
^aoand he kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send a fire upon ^apTeman,
and it shall devour the strongholds of ^aqBozrah.”

13 Thus says the Lord:

^ar“For three transgressions of the ^asAmmonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because ^atthey have ripped open pregnant women in ^auGilead,
that they might enlarge their border.
14 So I will kindle a fire in the wall of ^avRabbah,
^awand it shall devour her strongholds,
with shouting on the day of battle,
^axwith a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
15 and ^aytheir king shall go into exile,
he and his princes ^{▼▼Or officials} together,”

says the Lord.