1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa - the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash 1 was king of Israel.
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He said:
"The Lord roars from Zion
and thunders from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel withers."
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This is what the Lord says:
"For three sins of Damascus,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,
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I will send fire on the house of Hazael
that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
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I will break down the gate of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in 2 the Valley of Aven 3
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,"
says the Lord.
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This is what the Lord says:
"For three sins of Gaza,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,
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I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
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I will destroy the king 4 of Ashdod
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines are dead,"
says the Sovereign Lord.
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This is what the Lord says:
"For three sins of Tyre,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,
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I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses."
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This is what the Lord says:
"For three sins of Edom,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,
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I will send fire on Teman
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah."
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This is what the Lord says:
"For three sins of Ammon,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
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I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah
that will consume her fortresses
amid war cries on the day of battle,
amid violent winds on a stormy day.
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Her king 5 will go into exile,
he and his officials together,"
says the Lord.