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Amos 1 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders[fn] from Tekoa ​— ​what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 -

He said:

The LORD roars from Zion

and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem;

the pastures of the shepherds mourn,[fn]

and the summit of Carmel withers.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 -

The LORD says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus

for three crimes, even four,

because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

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Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,

and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.

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I will break down the gates[fn] of Damascus.

I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,

and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.

The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.

The LORD has spoken.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 -

The LORD says:

I will not relent from punishing Gaza

for three crimes, even four,

because they exiled a whole community,

handing them over to Edom.

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Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,

and it will consume its citadels.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 -

I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,

and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.

I will also turn my hand against Ekron,

and the remainder of the Philistines will perish.

The Lord GOD has spoken.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:9 -

The LORD says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre

for three crimes, even four,

because they handed over

a whole community of exiles to Edom

and broke[fn] a treaty of brotherhood.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:10 -

Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Tyre,

and it will consume its citadels.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 -

The LORD says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom

for three crimes, even four,

because he pursued his brother with the sword.

He stifled his compassion,

his anger tore at him continually,

and he harbored his rage incessantly.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:12 -

Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,

and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

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The LORD says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites

for three crimes, even four,

because they ripped open

the pregnant women of Gilead

in order to enlarge their territory.

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Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,

and it will consume its citadels.

There will be shouting on the day of battle

and a violent wind on the day of the storm.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:15 -

Their king and his princes

will go into exile together.

The LORD has spoken.

CSB Footnotes
Or the shepherds
Or dry up
Lit gate bars
Lit and did not remember
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