1: The words of Amos, who was among the herdman 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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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4: But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall
devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. |
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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. |
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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: |
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7: But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour
the palaces thereof: |
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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. |
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9: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, 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: |
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10: But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall
devour the palaces thereof. |
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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: |
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12: But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the
palaces of Bozrah. |
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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: |
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14: But I will kindle a fire in the wall of bbah, and it shall
devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a
tempest in the day of the whirlwind: |
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15: And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes
together, saith the LORD. |