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Amos 1

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

² He said: The LORD roars ⓒ from Zion and makes his voice heard 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 him ⓕ 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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1	The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders [1] ⓛ from Tekoa ⓜ — what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah ⓝ of Judah and Jeroboam ⓐ son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. ⓑ
2	He said: The LORD roars ⓒ from Zion and makes his voice heard 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 him ⓕ 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 1:5 [1]} Or chose

^{Amos 1:12 [2]} The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.

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