Chapter 1
1 The words of Amos , who was amongst the herdsmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash , king of Israel , two years before the earthquake .
2 He said: " The LORD ", usually pronounced Yahweh). will roar from Zion , and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither ."
3 The LORD says : " For three transgressions of Damascus , yes, for four , I will not turn away its punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron ;
4 but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael , and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.
5 I will break the bar of Damascus , and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the sceptre from the house of Eden ; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir ," says the LORD .
6 The LORD says : " For three transgressions of Gaza , yes, for four , I will not turn away its punishment, because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;
7 but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza , and it will devour its palaces.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron ; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish ," says the Lord GOD .
9 The LORD says : " For three transgressions of Tyre , yes, for four , I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant ;
10 but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre , and it will devour its palaces."
11 The LORD says : " For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four , I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity , and his anger raged continually , and he kept his wrath forever ;
12 but I will send a fire on Teman , and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah ."
13 The LORD says : " For three transgressions of the children of Ammon , yes, for four , I will not turn away its punishment, because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead , that they may enlarge their border .
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah , and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle , with a storm in the day of the whirlwind ;
15 and their king will go into captivity , he and his princes together ," says the LORD .