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 Yisra #el #, two years before the earthquake ra #ash #. * 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 the punishment thereof ; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron : * But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael Chaza #el #, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad Ben-Hadad #. * 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 #E Beyth : and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir , saith the LORD . * Thus saith 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 : * But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza , which shall devour the palaces thereof : * And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod , and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon #Ashq @lown #, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron : and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish , saith the Lord GOD . * Thus saith 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 : * But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus , which shall devour the palaces thereof . * Thus saith 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 : * 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 the punishment thereof ; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead Gil #ad #, that they might enlarge (8687 their border : * 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 : * And their king shall go into captivity , he and his princes together , saith the LORD .

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