1 The words of Amos, who was among 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. Compare verse5 commentaries
2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Compare verse1 commentary
3 Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: Compare verse3 commentaries
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. Compare verse1 commentary
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holds the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, said the LORD. Compare verse1 commentary
6 Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: Compare verse1 commentary
7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: Compare verse1 commentary
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holds the scepter from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, said the Lord GOD. Compare verse1 commentary
9 Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: Compare verse1 commentary
10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. Compare verse1 commentary
11 Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: Compare verse1 commentary
12 But I will send a fire on Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. Compare verse1 commentary
13 Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: Compare verse2 commentaries
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: Compare verse1 commentary
15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, said the LORD. Compare verse2 commentaries