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Amos 1 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 - Words of Amos -- who hath been among herdsmen of Tekoa -- that he hath seen 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 shaking;
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 - and he saith: Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And mourned have pastures of the shepherds, And withered hath the top of Carmel!
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - And thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their threshing Gilead with sharp-pointed irons,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:4 - And I have sent a fire against the house of Hazael, And it hath consumed the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:5 - And I have broken the bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-Aven, And a holder of a sceptre from Beth-Eden, And removed have been the people of Aram to Kir, said Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 - Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their removing a complete captivity, To deliver up to Edom,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 - And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 - And I have cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And a holder of a sceptre from Ashkelon, And have turned back My hand against Ekron, And perished have the remnant of the Philistines, Said the Lord Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:9 - Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their delivering up a complete captivity to Edom, And they remembered not the brotherly covenant,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:10 - And I have sent a fire against the wall of Tyre, And it hath consumed her palaces.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 - Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of his pursuing with a sword his brother, And he hath destroyed his mercies, And tear perpetually doth his anger, And his wrath -- he hath kept it for ever,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:12 - And I have sent a fire against Teman, And it hath consumed palaces of Bozrah.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:13 - Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their ripping up the pregnant ones of Gilead, To enlarge their border,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Rabbah, And it hath consumed her palaces, With a shout in a day of battle, With a whirlwind in a day of hurricane,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:15 - And gone hath their king in a removal, He and his heads together, said Jehovah!
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