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The words of Amos, who was among the ^(C1)sheepherders from ^(C2)Tekoa, which he saw in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^(C3)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^(C4)Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^(C5)earthquake.

And he said, "The ^(C1)LORD roars from Zion, And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds' ^(C2)pasture grounds mourn, And the ^(F1)(C3)summit of Carmel dries up."

This is what the LORD says: "For ^(C1)three offenses of ^(C2)Damascus, and for four, I will not ^(F1)revoke its punishment, Because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

-"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, And it will consume the citadels of ^(C1)Ben-hadad.

-"I will also ^(C1)break the gate bar of Damascus, And eliminate every inhabitant from the ^(F1)Valley of Aven, As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will be exiled to ^(C2)Kir," Says the LORD.

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they led into exile an entire population To ^(C2)turn them over to Edom.

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

-"I will also eliminate every inhabitant from ^(C1)Ashdod, As well as him who holds the scepter, from ^(C2)Ashkelon; And I will direct My ^(F1)power against Ekron, And the remnant of the ^(C3)Philistines will perish," Says the Lord ^(F2)GOD.

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they turned an entire population over to Edom And did not remember the covenant of ^(F1)(C2)brotherhood.

-"So I will ^(C1)send fire on the wall of Tyre, And it will consume her citadels."

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because he ^(C2)pursued his brother with the sword And stifled his compassion; His anger also ^(C3)tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.

-"So I will send fire upon ^(C1)Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah."

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of the sons of ^(C1)Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ^(C2)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to ^(C3)enlarge their borders.

-"So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^(C1)Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid ^(F1)(C2)war cries on the day of battle, And amid a ^(C3)storm on the day of tempest.

-"Their ^(C1)king will go into exile, He and his princes together," says the LORD.

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Moab, and for four, I will not ^(F1)revoke its punishment, Because he ^(C2)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

-"So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of ^(C1)Kerioth; And Moab will die amid the ^(C2)panic of battle, Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.

-"I will also eliminate the ^(F1)(C1)judge from her midst And slay all her ^(C2)leaders with him," says the LORD.

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ^(C2)rejected the Law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their ^(F1)(C3)lies also have led them astray, Those which their ^(C4)fathers followed.

-"So I will ^(C1)send fire upon Judah, And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem."

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ^(C2)sell the righteous for ^(F1)money, And the needy for a pair of sandals.

-"These who ^(F1)trample the head of the ^(C1)helpless to the dust of the earth Also ^(C2)divert the way of the humble; And a ^(C3)man and his father ^(F2)resort to the same ^(F3)girl So as to profane My holy name.

-"And on garments ^(C1)seized as pledges they stretch out beside ^(C2)every altar, And in the house of their God they ^(C3)drink the wine of those who have been fined.

"Yet it was I who destroyed the ^(C1)Amorite before them, ^(F1)Though his ^(C2)height was like the height of cedars And he was as strong as the oaks; I also destroyed his ^(C3)fruit above and his roots below.

-"And it was I who ^(C1)brought you up from the land of Egypt, And led you in the wilderness for ^(C2)forty years So that you might take possession of the land of the ^(C3)Amorite.

-"Then I ^(C1)raised up some of your sons to be prophets, And some of your young men to be ^(C2)Nazirites. Is this not so, you sons of Israel?" declares the LORD.

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets, saying, 'You ^(C1)shall not prophesy!'

-"Behold, I am ^(C1)making a rut in the ground beneath you, Just as a wagon makes a rut when filled with sheaves.

-"^(C1)Refuge will be lost from the swift, And the strong will not strengthen his power, Nor the ^(C2)warrior save his ^(F1)life.

-"The one who ^(C1)grasps the bow will not stand his ground, The swift of foot will not escape, Nor will the one who rides the ^(C2)horse save his ^(F1)life.

-"Even the ^(F1)bravest among the warriors will ^(C1)flee naked on that day," declares the LORD.