The words of Amos, who was among the ^asheepbreeders of ^bTekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of ^cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^dJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^eearthquake.
2 And he said:

“The Lord ^aroars from Zion,

And utters His voice from Jerusalem;

The pastures of the shepherds mourn,

And the top of ^bCarmel withers.”

Judgment on the Nations

3 Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of ^aDamascus, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because they have ^bthreshed Gilead with implements of iron.

4

^aBut I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,

Which shall devour the palaces of ^bBen‑Hadad.

5

I will also break the gate ^abar of Damascus,

And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,

And the one who ¹holds the scepter from ²Beth Eden.

The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”

Says the Lord.

6 Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of ^aGaza, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because they took captive the whole captivity

To deliver them up to Edom.

7

^aBut I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,

Which shall devour its palaces.

8

I will cut off the inhabitant ^afrom Ashdod,

And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;

I will ^bturn My hand against Ekron,

And ^cthe remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”

Says the Lord God.

9 Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of ^aTyre, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,

And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

10

But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre,

Which shall devour its palaces.”

11 Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of ^aEdom, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because he pursued his ^bbrother with the sword,

And cast off all pity;

His anger tore perpetually,

And he kept his wrath forever.

12

But ^aI will send a fire upon Teman,

Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of ^athe people of Ammon, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead,

That they might enlarge their territory.

14

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of ^aRabbah,

And it shall devour its palaces,

^bAmid shouting in the day of battle,

And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.

15

^aTheir king shall go into captivity,

He and his princes together,”

Says the Lord.