עמוס אAmos 1

The words of Amos, a sheep breeder from Tekoa, who prophesied concerning Israel in the reigns of Kings Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

He proclaimed:
GOD roars from Zion,
Shouts aloud from Jerusalem;
And the pastures of the shepherds shall languish,
And the summit of Carmel shall wither.

Thus said GOD:
For three transgressions of Damascus,
For four, I will not revoke the decree:
Because they threshed Gilead
With threshing boards of iron.

I will send down fire upon the palace of Hazael,
And it shall devour the fortresses of Ben-hadad.

I will break the gate bars of Damascus,
And wipe out the inhabitants from the Vale of Aven
And the sceptered ruler of Beth-eden;
And the people of Aram shall be exiled to Kir
—said GOD.

Thus said GOD:
For three transgressions of Gaza,
For four, I will not revoke the decree:
Because they exiled an entire population,
Which they delivered to Edom.

I will send down fire upon the wall of Gaza,
And it shall devour its fortresses;

And I will wipe out the inhabitants of Ashdod
And the sceptered ruler of Ashkelon;
And I will turn My hand against Ekron,
And the Philistines shall perish with no remnant
—said the Sovereign GOD.

Thus said GOD:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
For four, I will not revoke the decree:
Because they handed over
An entire population to Edom,
Ignoring the covenant of brotherhood.

I will send down fire upon the wall of Tyre,
And it shall devour its fortresses.

Thus said GOD:
For three transgressions of Edom,
For four, I will not revoke the decree:
Because he pursued his brother with the sword
And repressed all pity,
Because his anger raged unceasing
And his fury stormed and Jer. 3.5. unchecked.

I will send down fire upon Teman,
And it shall devour the fortresses of Bozrah.

Thus said GOD:
For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
For four, I will not revoke the decree:
Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to enlarge their own territory.

I will set fire to the wall of Rabbah,
And it shall devour its fortresses,
Amid shouting on a day of battle,
On a day of violent tempest.

Their king and his officers shall go
Into exile together
—said GOD.