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Amos 1

Judgment on Neighbor Nations

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The words of Amos, who was among the  asheepherders from  bTekoa, which he  1envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of  cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of  dJeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the  eearthquake.

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He said, "The  aLORD roars from Zion And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds'  bpasture grounds mourn, And the  1 csummit of Carmel dries up."

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Thus says the LORD, "For  athree transgressions of  bDamascus and for four I will not  1revoke its punishment, Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

4

"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael And it will consume the citadels of  aBen-hadad.

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"I will also  abreak the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the  1valley of Aven, And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go exiled to  bKir," Says the LORD.

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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of  aGaza and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they deported an entire population To  bdeliver it up to Edom.

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"So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza And it will consume her citadels.

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"I will also cut off the inhabitant from  aAshdod, And him who holds the scepter, from  bAshkelon; I will even  1unleash My  2power upon Ekron, And the remnant of the  cPhilistines will perish," Says the Lord  3GOD.

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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of  aTyre and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom And did not remember the covenant of  1 bbrotherhood.

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"So I will  asend fire upon the wall of Tyre And it will consume her citadels."

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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of  aEdom and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he  bpursued his brother with the sword, While he  1stifled his compassion; His anger also  ctore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.

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"So I will send fire upon  aTeman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah."

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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of the sons of  aAmmon and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they  bripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to  cenlarge their borders.

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"So I will kindle a fire on the wall of  aRabbah And it will consume her citadels Amid  1 bwar cries on the day of battle, And a  cstorm on the day of tempest.

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"Their  aking will go into exile, He and his princes together," says the LORD.



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