Amo 1 | NASB1995 | STEP | The words of Amos , who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa , which he envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash , king of Israel , two years before the earthquake .

Amos 1

Judgment on Neighbor Nations

1 The words of Amos, who was among the ^asheepherders from ^bTekoa, which he ^{▼▼ Lit saw concerning}envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^dUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^eJeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^fearthquake. 2 He said,
“The ^gLord roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ ^hpasture grounds mourn,
And the ^{▼▼ Lit head
,} ^jsummit of Carmel dries up.”

3 Thus says the Lord,
“For ^kthree transgressions of ^lDamascus and for four
I will not ^{▼▼ Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch}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 ⁿBen-hadad.
5 “I will also ^obreak the gate bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the ^{▼▼ Possibly, Baalbek}valley of Aven,
And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go exiled to ^qKir,”
Says the Lord.

6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of ^rGaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
To ^sdeliver 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 ^tAshdod,
And him who holds the scepter, from ^uAshkelon;
I will even ^{▼▼ Lit cause to return}unleash My ^{▼▼ Lit hand}power upon Ekron,
And the remnant of the ^xPhilistines will perish,”
Says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God.

9 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of ^zTyre 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 ^{▼▼ Lit brothers
,} ^abbrotherhood.
10 “So I will ^acsend fire upon the wall of Tyre
And it will consume her citadels.”

11 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of ^adEdom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he ^aepursued his brother with the sword,
While he ^{▼▼ Lit corrupted}stifled his compassion;
His anger also ^agtore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 “So I will send fire upon ^ahTeman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of the sons of ^aiAmmon and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^ajripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to ^akenlarge their borders.
14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^alRabbah
And it will consume her citadels
Amid ^{▼▼ Or shouts
,} ^anwar cries on the day of battle,
And a ^aostorm on the day of tempest.
15 “Their ^apking will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.