Holy Bible
(King James Version)

Amos: Chapter 1

1. THE words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Te-ko-a, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uz-zi-ah king of Judah, and in the days of Jer-o-bo-am 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 Gil-e-ad with threshing instruments of iron:
4. But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-ha-dad.
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:
7. But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8. And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ash-ke-lon, 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 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:
10. But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
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 the sword, and did cast off all pity and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
12. But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
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 Gil-e-ad, 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.
 
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