Amos 1
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The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen 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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And he said, YHWH will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the
pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
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Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn
away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments
of iron:
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but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of
Ben-hadad.
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And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of
Aven, and him whom holds the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria
shall go into captivity to Kir, says YHWH.
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Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away
its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver
them up to Edom:
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but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour its palaces.
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And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him whom holds the sceptre from
Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines
shall perish, says the Lord YHWH.
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Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away
its punishment; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered
not the brotherly covenant:
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but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour its palaces.
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Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away
its punishment; 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 anger for ever:
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but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
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Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped up the women
with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
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But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces,
with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
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and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, says YHWH.