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Amos 1

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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Introduction

¹ The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders [1] ⓐ from Tekoa ⓑ — what he saw regarding Israel in the days of Uzziah, ⓒ king of Judah, and Jeroboam ⓓ son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. ⓔ

² He said: The LORD roars ⓕ from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, [2] ⓖ and the summit of Carmel ⓗ withers.

³ The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Damascus ⓘ for three crimes, even four, ⓙ because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

⁴ Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace, and it will consume Ben-hadad’s ⓚ citadels.

⁵ I will break down the gates [3] ⓛ of Damascus. I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven, and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. ⓜ The LORD has spoken.

⁶ The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Gaza ⓝ for three crimes, even four, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom.

⁷ Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza, and it will consume its citadels.

⁸ I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod, ⓞ and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon. ⓟ I will also turn My hand against Ekron, and the remainder of the Philistines ⓠ will perish. The Lord GOD has spoken.

⁹ The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Tyre ⓡ for three crimes, even four, because they handed over a whole community of exiles to Edom and broke [4] a treaty of brotherhood. ⓢ

¹⁰ Therefore, I will send fire ⓣ against the walls of Tyre, and it will consume its citadels.

¹¹ The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Edom ⓤ for three crimes, even four, because he pursued his brother with the sword. ⓥ He stifled his compassion, his anger tore at them ⓦ continually, and he harbored his rage incessantly.

¹² Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, ⓧ and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

¹³ The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites ⓨ for three crimes, even four, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead ⓩ in order to enlarge their territory. ⓐ

¹⁴ Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, ⓑ and it will consume its citadels. There will be shouting on the day of battle ⓒ and a violent wind on the day of the storm. ⓓ

¹⁵ Their king and his princes will go into exile together. ⓔ The LORD has spoken.

#	HCSB
1	The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders [1] ⓐ from Tekoa ⓑ — what he saw regarding Israel in the days of Uzziah, ⓒ king of Judah, and Jeroboam ⓓ son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. ⓔ
2	He said: The LORD roars ⓕ from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, [2] ⓖ and the summit of Carmel ⓗ withers.
3	The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Damascus ⓘ for three crimes, even four, ⓙ because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
4	Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace, and it will consume Ben-hadad’s ⓚ citadels.
5	I will break down the gates [3] ⓛ of Damascus. I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven, and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. ⓜ The LORD has spoken.
6	The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Gaza ⓝ for three crimes, even four, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom.
7	Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza, and it will consume its citadels.
8	I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod, ⓞ and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon. ⓟ I will also turn My hand against Ekron, and the remainder of the Philistines ⓠ will perish. The Lord GOD has spoken.
9	The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Tyre ⓡ for three crimes, even four, because they handed over a whole community of exiles to Edom and broke [4] a treaty of brotherhood. ⓢ
10	Therefore, I will send fire ⓣ against the walls of Tyre, and it will consume its citadels.
11	The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Edom ⓤ for three crimes, even four, because he pursued his brother with the sword. ⓥ He stifled his compassion, his anger tore at them ⓦ continually, and he harbored his rage incessantly.
12	Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, ⓧ and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.
13	The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites ⓨ for three crimes, even four, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead ⓩ in order to enlarge their territory. ⓐ
14	Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, ⓑ and it will consume its citadels. There will be shouting on the day of battle ⓒ and a violent wind on the day of the storm. ⓓ
15	Their king and his princes will go into exile together. ⓔ The LORD has spoken.

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^{Amos 1:1 [1]} Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash

^{Amos 1:5 [2]} Or the inhabitants of

^{Amos 1:5 [3]} Aven means wickedness.

^{Amos 1:8 [4]} Or inhabitants

^{Amos 1:15 [5]} Or / Molek

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