Amo 1 | NASB2020 | STEP | The words of Amos , who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa , which he saw 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 saw in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^dJeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^eearthquake.

2 And he said,
“The ^fLord roars from Zion,
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ ^gpasture grounds mourn,
And the ^{▼▼Lit head
,} ⁱsummit of Carmel dries up.”

3 This is what the Lord says:
“For ^jthree offenses of ^kDamascus, 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 iron sledges.
4 “So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of ^mBen-hadad.
5 “I will also ⁿbreak the gate bar of Damascus,
And eliminate every inhabitant from the ^{▼▼Possibly Baalbek}Valley of Aven,
As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will be exiled to ^pKir,”
Says the Lord.

6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^qGaza, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they led into exile an entire population
To ^rturn them over to Edom.
7 “So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.
8 “I will also eliminate every inhabitant from ^sAshdod,
As well as him who holds the scepter, from ^tAshkelon;
And I will direct My ^{▼▼Lit hand}power against Ekron,
And the remnant of the ^vPhilistines will perish,”
Says the Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God.

9 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^xTyre, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they turned an entire population over to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of ^{▼▼Lit brothers
,} ^zbrotherhood.
10 “So I will ^aasend fire on the wall of Tyre,
And it will consume her citadels.”

11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^abEdom, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he ^acpursued his brother with the sword
And stifled his compassion;
His anger also ^adtore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 “So I will send fire upon ^aeTeman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of the sons of ^afAmmon, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^agripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to ^ahenlarge their borders.
14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^aiRabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid ^{▼▼Or shouts
,} ^akwar cries on the day of battle,
And amid a ^alstorm on the day of tempest.
15 “Their ^amking will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.