Amos 1 — Legacy Standard Bible

Amos’ Vision of Yahweh’s Fire

1The words of Amos, who was among the ^asheepherders from ^bTekoa, which he beheld in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^dJeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^eearthquake. ²And he said, “¹^,^aYahweh roars from ZionAnd from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;And the shepherds’ ^bpasture grounds mourn,And the ²^,^ctop of Carmel dries up.”

³Thus says Yahweh, “For ^athree transgressions of ^bDamascus and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

⁴“So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,And it will consume the citadels of ^aBen-hadad.⁵“I will also ^abreak the gate bar of DamascusAnd cut off the inhabitant from the ¹valley of AvenAnd him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;So the people of Aram will go into exile to ^bKir,”Says Yahweh.

⁶Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of ^aGaza and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they took away into exile the whole community of exilesTo ^bdeliver it up to Edom.

⁷“So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,And it will consume her citadels.⁸“I will also cut off the inhabitant from ^aAshdodAnd him who holds the scepter from ^bAshkelon;I will even turn My hand against Ekron,And the remnant of the ^cPhilistines will perish,”Says Lord Yahweh.

⁹Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of ^aTyre and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they delivered up the whole community of exiles to EdomAnd did not remember the covenant of ¹^,^bbrotherhood.

¹⁰“So I will ^asend fire upon the wall of Tyre,And it will consume her citadels.”

¹¹Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of ^aEdom and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause he ^bpursued his brother with the swordWhile he corrupted his compassion;And his anger also ^ctore continually,And he kept his wrath forever.

¹²“So I will send fire upon ^aTeman,And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

¹³Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of the sons of ^aAmmon and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they ^bripped open the pregnant women of GileadIn order to ^cenlarge their borders.

¹⁴“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^aRabbah,And it will consume her citadelsAmid a ^bloud shout on the day of battleAnd a ^cstorm on the day of tempest.¹⁵“And their ^aking will go into exile,He and his princes together,”Says Yahweh.