Amos 1
New International Version

1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa^(A)—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,^(B)when Uzziah^(C)was king of Judah and Jeroboam^(D)son of Jehoash^[a]was king of Israel.^(E)

²He said:

“TheLordroars^(F)from Zion
and thunders^(G)from Jerusalem;^(H)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel^(I)withers.”^(J)

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

³This is what theLordsays:

“For three sins of Damascus,^(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(L)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
⁴I will send fire^(M)on the house of Hazael^(N)
    that will consume the fortresses^(O)of Ben-Hadad.^(P)
⁵I will break down the gate^(Q)of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in^[b]the Valley of Aven^[c]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.^(R)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,^(S)”
says theLord.^(T)

⁶This is what theLordsays:

“For three sins of Gaza,^(U)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(V)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,^(W)
⁷I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
⁸I will destroy the king^[d]of Ashdod^(X)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand^(Y)against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines^(Z)are dead,”^(AA)
says the SovereignLord.^(AB)

⁹This is what theLordsays:

“For three sins of Tyre,^(AC)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(AD)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,^(AE)
¹⁰I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.^(AF)”

¹¹This is what theLordsays:

“For three sins of Edom,^(AG)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword^(AH)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,^(AI)
¹²I will send fire on Teman^(AJ)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.^(AK)”

¹³This is what theLordsays:

“For three sins of Ammon,^(AL)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women^(AM)of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
¹⁴I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah^(AN)
    that will consume^(AO)her fortresses
amid war cries^(AP)on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds^(AQ)on a stormy day.
¹⁵Her king^[e]will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,^(AR)”
says theLord.^(AS)