1The 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 . 2And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion , and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither . 3Thus saith Jehovah : For three transgressions of Damascus , yea, for four , I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron . 4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael , and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad . 5And I will break the bar of Damascus , and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden ; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir , saith Jehovah .
The Call to Repentance
6Thus saith Jehovah : For three transgressions of Gaza , yea, for four , I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people , to deliver them up to Edom. 7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza , and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron ; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish , saith the Lord Jehovah . 9Thus saith Jehovah : For three transgressions of Tyre , yea, for four , I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant . 10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre , and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 11Thus saith Jehovah : For three transgressions of Edom, yea, 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 . 12But I will send a fire upon Teman , and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah . 13Thus saith Jehovah : For three transgressions of the children of Ammon , yea, for four , I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead , that they may enlarge their border . 14But 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 ; 15and their king shall go into captivity , he and his princes together , saith Jehovah .