Amos:1

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* The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen 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 . * 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 . * Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Damascus , and for four , I will not turn away its ; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron : (note :)and …: or , yea , for four (:note )turn …: or , convert it , or , let it be quiet * But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael , which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad . * I will break also the bar of Damascus , and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven , and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden : and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir , saith the LORD . (note :)the plain …: or , Bikathaven (:note )the house …: or , Betheden * Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Gaza , and for four , I will not turn away its ; because they carried away captive the whole captivity , to deliver up to Edom : (note :)away captive …: or , them away with an entire (:note ) * But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza , which shall devour its palaces : * And 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 GOD . * Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Tyre , and for four , I will not turn away its ; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom , and remembered not the brotherly covenant : (note :)the brotherly …: Hebrews . the covenant of brethren (:note ) * But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre , which shall devour its palaces . * Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Edom , and for four , I will not turn away its ; because he pursued his brother with the sword , and cast off all pity , and his anger did tear perpetually , and he kept his wrath for ever : (note :)did cast …: Hebrews . corrupted his compassions (:note ) * But I will send a fire upon Teman , which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah . * Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon , and for four , I will not turn away ; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead , that they might enlarge their border : (note :)ripped …: or , divided the mountains (:note ) * But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah , and it shall devour its palaces , with shouting in the day of battle , with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind : * And their king shall go into captivity , he and his princes together , saith the LORD .

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