1The words of Amos, who was among the sheep-breeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2And he said: Yahweh roars from Zion, and from Jerusalem he gives forth his voice; and the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.
3Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn it back — because they threshed Gilead with iron threshing sledges.
4So I will send fire against the house of Hazael, and it will devour the citadels of Ben-Hadad.
5I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-Eden; and the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir, says Yahweh.
6Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn it back — because they carried into exile an entire population, to hand them over to Edom.
7So I will send fire against the wall of Gaza, and it will devour her citadels.
8I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish, says the Lord Yahweh.
9Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn it back — because they handed over an entire population to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brothers.
10So I will send fire against the wall of Tyre, and it will devour her citadels.
11Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn it back — because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled his compassion, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his fury forever.
12So I will send fire against Teman, and it will devour the citadels of Bozrah.
13Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn it back — because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their border.
14So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour her citadels amid a war cry on the day of battle, in a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
15And their king will go into exile, he and his officials together, says Yahweh.
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