Judgment on Neighbor Nations
1 The words of Amos, who was among the (A)sheepherders from (B)Tekoa, which he [a]envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of (C)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of (D)Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the (E)earthquake.
2 He said,
“The (F)Lord roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ (G)pasture grounds mourn,
And the [b](H)summit of Carmel dries up.”
3 Thus says the Lord,
“For (I)three transgressions of (J)Damascus and for four
I will not [c]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 (K)Ben-hadad.
5 “I will also (L)break the gate bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the [d]valley of Aven,
And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go exiled to (M)Kir,”
Says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (N)Gaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
To (O)deliver 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 (P)Ashdod,
And him who holds the scepter, from (Q)Ashkelon;
I will even [e]unleash My [f]power upon Ekron,
And the remnant of the (R)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord [g]God.
9 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (S)Tyre 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 [h](T)brotherhood.
10 “So I will (U)send fire upon the wall of Tyre
And it will consume her citadels.”
11 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (V)Edom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he (W)pursued his brother with the sword,
While he [i]stifled his compassion;
His anger also (X)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 “So I will send fire upon (Y)Teman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of the sons of (Z)Ammon and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (AA)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to (AB)enlarge their borders.
14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of (AC)Rabbah
And it will consume her citadels
Amid [j](AD)war cries on the day of battle,
And a (AE)storm on the day of tempest.
15 “Their (AF)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Amos 1:1 Lit saw concerning
- Amos 1:2 Lit head
- Amos 1:3 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch
- Amos 1:5 Possibly, Baalbek
- Amos 1:8 Lit cause to return
- Amos 1:8 Lit hand
- Amos 1:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Amos 1:9 Lit brothers
- Amos 1:11 Lit corrupted
- Amos 1:14 Or shouts
Cross references
- Amos 1:1 : Amos 7:14
- Amos 1:1 : 2 Sam 14:2; Jer 6:1
- Amos 1:1 : 2 Chr 26:1-23; Is 1:1
- Amos 1:1 : 2 Kin 14:23-29; Hos 1:1; Amos 7:10, 11
- Amos 1:1 : Zech 14:5
- Amos 1:2 : Is 42:13; Jer 25:30; Joel 3:16
- Amos 1:2 : Jer 12:4; Joel 1:18, 19
- Amos 1:2 : Amos 9:3
- Amos 1:3 : Amos 2:1, 4, 6
- Amos 1:3 : Is 8:4; 17:1-3; Jer 49:23-27; Zech 9:1
- Amos 1:4 : 1 Kin 20:1; 2 Kin 6:24
- Amos 1:5 : Jer 51:30; Lam 2:9
- Amos 1:5 : 2 Kin 16:9; Amos 9:7
- Amos 1:6 : 1 Sam 6:17; Jer 47:1, 5; Zeph 2:4
- Amos 1:6 : Ezek 35:5; Obad 11
- Amos 1:8 : 2 Chr 26:6; Amos 3:9; Zech 9:6
- Amos 1:8 : Jer 47:5; Zeph 2:4
- Amos 1:8 : Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:16; Joel 3:4-8; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:5-7
- Amos 1:9 : Is 23:1-18; Jer 25:22; Ezek 26:2-4; Joel 3:4-8; Zech 9:1-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 14
- Amos 1:9 : 1 Kin 9:11-14
- Amos 1:10 : Zech 9:4
- Amos 1:11 : Is 34:5, 6; 63:1-6; Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 25:12-14; 35:1-15; Obad 1-14; Mal 1:2-5
- Amos 1:11 : Num 20:14-21; 2 Chr 28:17; Obad 10-12
- Amos 1:11 : Is 57:16; Mic 7:18
- Amos 1:12 : Jer 49:7, 20; Obad 9
- Amos 1:13 : Jer 49:1-6; Ezek 21:28-32; 25:2-7; Zeph 2:8, 9
- Amos 1:13 : 2 Kin 15:16; Hos 13:16
- Amos 1:13 : Is 5:8; Ezek 35:10
- Amos 1:14 : Deut 3:11; 1 Chr 20:1; Jer 49:2
- Amos 1:14 : Ezek 21:22; Amos 2:2
- Amos 1:14 : Is 29:6; 30:30
- Amos 1:15 : Jer 49:3