Amos 1
1 The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel , two years before the earthquake.
2 And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion , and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
3 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus , and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven , and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden : and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir , saith the Lord.
6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom :
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod , and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon , and I will turn mine hand against Ekron : and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
9 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyre , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom , and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
11 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
13 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead , that they might enlarge their border:
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah , and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.