Amos 1

1The words of Amos, one of the sheep breeders from Tekoa, which he saw 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.

2He said: Yahweh roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the shepherds’ pastures mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.

3This is what Yahweh says: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke it, because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.

4So I will send fire on the house of Hazael, and it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.

5I will break the gate bar of Damascus and cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir, says Yahweh.

6This is what Yahweh says: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke it, because they took whole communities into exile and handed them over to Edom.

7So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will consume its fortresses.

8I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish, says Lord Yahweh.

9This is what Yahweh says: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke it, because they handed over whole communities of exiles to Edom and did not remember the covenant of brothers.

10So I will send fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will consume its fortresses.

11This is what Yahweh says: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke it, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled his compassion. His anger raged continually, and he kept his fury forever.

12So I will send fire on Teman, and it will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.

13This is what Yahweh says: For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke it, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

14So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume its fortresses, with war cries on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the whirlwind.

15Their king will go into exile, he and his officials together, says Yahweh.