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1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep farmers from Tekoa, and had visions about Israel, in the time of Uzziah King of Judah and of Jeroboam son of Joash King of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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2 He said:
Adonai roars from Zion,
and from Jerusalem
gives voice;
the shepherds' pastures wither,
and Carmel's crest dries.
comments section 1:3-2:16
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3 Thus
says Adonai:
Because of three
rebellions by Damascus,
because of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
they have threshed Gilead
with iron
implements.
4 I will send
fire on the house
of Hazael,
and it will consume
the citadels of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break
the gate bars of Damascus,
and cut off
the ruler from the Valley
of Aven,
and the one who grasps
the sceptre from Beth-eden;
and the people
of Aram
shall go into exile
to Kir.
Says Adonai.
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6 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions by Gaza,
because of four...
I will not call it
back;
because
they carried into exile an entire
people,
to hand
over to Edom.
7 I will send
fire on the wall
of Gaza,
and it will consume
its citadels.
8 I will cut off
the ruler from Ashdod,
and the one who grasps
the sceptre from Ashkelon;
I will turn
my hand against Ekron,
and the remains
of the Philistines will perish.
Says my
Lord Adonai.
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9 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Tyre, because
of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
they handed over an entire people
to Edom,
and did not remember
the fraternal covenant.
10 I
will send fire on
the wall of Tyre,
and it will consume
its citadels.
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11 Thus says
Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Edom, because
of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
he pursued his kin
with sword
and perverted
his compassion.
His anger
burned forever,
and he kept
his rage permanently.
12 I
will send fire on
Teman,
and it will consume
the citadels of Bozrah.
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13 Thus says
Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by the Ammonites, because
of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
for
the sake of enlarging
their territory.
14 I will light
a fire against the wall of Rabbah,
and it will consume
its citadels,
with shouting
on a day of battle,
with a whirlwind
on a day of storms;
15 then their king
shall go into exile,
he
and his officials together.
Says Adonai.
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1 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Moab, because of four...
I will not call it
back;
because
of burning the king
of Edom's bones to make lime.
2 I will send
fire on Moab,
and it will consume
the citadels of Kerioth,
and Moab shall die
in the uproar,
in the shouting,
to the sound of trumpet;
3 I will cut off
the leader from among
them,
and will kill
all their officials
with him,
Says Adonai.
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