New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 1:3-13

3ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “For 1threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 of 2DamascusH1834 and for fourH702 I will not 3revokeH7725 its punishment, BecauseH5921 they threshedH1758 GileadH1568 with implements of sharpH2742 ironH1270.4So I will sendH7971 fireH784 upon the houseH1004 of HazaelH2371 And it will consumeH398 the citadelsH759 of 4Ben-hadadH1130.5I will also 5breakH7665 the gate barH1280 of DamascusH1834, And cutH3772 offH3772 the inhabitantH3427 from the 6valleyH1237 of AvenH206, And him who holdsH8551 the scepterH7626, from Beth-edenH1040; So the peopleH5971 of AramH758 will goH1540 exiledH1540 to 7KirH7024,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

6ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “For threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 of 8GazaH5804 and for fourH702 I will not revokeH7725 its punishment, BecauseH5921 they deportedH1540 an entireH8003 populationH1546 To 9deliverH5462 it up to EdomH112.7So I will sendH7971 fireH784 upon the wallH2346 of GazaH5804 And it will consumeH398 her citadelsH759.8I will also cutH3772 offH3772 the inhabitantH3427 from 10AshdodH795, And him who holdsH8551 the scepterH7626, from 11AshkelonH831; I will even 12unleashH7725 My 13powerH3027 upon EkronH6138, And the remnantH7611 of the 14PhilistinesH6430 will perishH6,” SaysH559 the LordH136 15GodH3068.

9ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “For threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 of 16TyreH6865 and for fourH702 I will not revokeH7725 its punishment, BecauseH5921 they deliveredH5462 up an entireH8003 populationH1546 to EdomH112 And did not rememberH2142 the covenantH1285 of 17 18brotherhoodH251.10So I will 19sendH7971 fireH784 upon the wallH2346 of TyreH6865 And it will consumeH398 her citadelsH759.”

11ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “For threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 of 20EdomH112 and for fourH702 I will not revokeH7725 its punishment, BecauseH5921 he 21pursuedH7291 his brotherH251 with the swordH2719, While he 22stifledH7843 his compassionH7356; His angerH639 also 23toreH2963 continuallyH5703, And he maintainedH8104 his furyH5678 foreverH5331.12So I will sendH7971 fireH784 upon 24TemanH8487 And it will consumeH398 the citadelsH759 of BozrahH1224.”

13ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “For threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 of the sonsH1121 of 25AmmonH5983 and for fourH702 I will not revokeH7725 its punishment, BecauseH5921 they 26rippedH1234 openH1234 the pregnantH2030 womenH2030 of GileadH1568 In orderH4616 to 27enlargeH7337 their bordersH1366.

Notes

1. Amos 1:3 Amos 2:1, 4, 6 ↩
2. Amos 1:3 Is 8:4; 17:1-3; Jer 49:23-27; Zech 9:1 ↩
3. Amos 1:3 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch ↩
4. Amos 1:4 1 Kin 20:1; 2 Kin 6:24 ↩
5. Amos 1:5 Jer 51:30; Lam 2:9 ↩
6. Amos 1:5 Possibly, Baalbek ↩
7. Amos 1:5 2 Kin 16:9; Amos 9:7 ↩
8. Amos 1:6 1 Sam 6:17; Jer 47:1, 5; Zeph 2:4 ↩
9. Amos 1:6 Ezek 35:5; Obad 11 ↩
10. Amos 1:8 2 Chr 26:6; Amos 3:9; Zech 9:6 ↩
11. Amos 1:8 Jer 47:5; Zeph 2:4 ↩
12. Amos 1:8 Lit cause to return ↩
13. Amos 1:8 Lit hand ↩
14. Amos 1:8 Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:16; Joel 3:4-8; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:5-7 ↩
15. Amos 1:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
16. Amos 1:9 Is 23:1-18; Jer 25:22; Ezek 26:2-4; Joel 3:4-8; Zech 9:1-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 14 ↩
17. Amos 1:9 Lit brothers ↩
18. Amos 1:9 1 Kin 9:11-14 ↩
19. Amos 1:10 Zech 9:4 ↩
20. Amos 1:11 Is 34:5, 6; 63:1-6; Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 25:12-14; 35:1-15; Obad 1-14; Mal 1:2-5 ↩
21. Amos 1:11 Num 20:14-21; 2 Chr 28:17; Obad 10-12 ↩
22. Amos 1:11 Lit corrupted ↩
23. Amos 1:11 Is 57:16; Mic 7:18 ↩
24. Amos 1:12 Jer 49:7, 20; Obad 9 ↩
25. Amos 1:13 Jer 49:1-6; Ezek 21:28-32; 25:2-7; Zeph 2:8, 9 ↩
26. Amos 1:13 2 Kin 15:16; Hos 13:16 ↩
27. Amos 1:13 Is 5:8; Ezek 35:10 ↩