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1. These are the words of Amos, one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa. He saw this vision about Israel two years before the earthquake. It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
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1. The words H1697 of Amos H5986 , who H834 was H1961 among the herdsmen H5349 of Tekoa H4480 H8620 , which H834 he saw H2372 concerning H5921 Israel H3478 in the days H3117 of Uzziah H5818 king H4428 of Judah H3063 , and in the days H3117 of Jeroboam H3379 the son H1121 of Joash H3101 king H4428 of Israel H3478 , two years H8141 before H6440 the earthquake H7494 .
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2. Amos said, "The Lord will roar from Jerusalem; he will send his voice from Jerusalem. The pastures of the shepherds will become dry, and even the top of Mount Carmel will dry up."
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2. And he said H559 , The LORD H3068 will roar H7580 from Zion H4480 H6726 , and utter H5414 his voice H6963 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 ; and the habitations H4999 of the shepherds H7462 shall mourn H56 , and the top H7218 of Carmel H3760 shall wither H3001 .
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3. This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Damascus, I will punish them. with threshing boards that had iron teeth.
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3. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; For H5921 three H7969 transgressions H6588 of Damascus H1834 , and for H5921 four H702 , I will not H3808 turn away H7725 the punishment thereof; because H5921 they have threshed H1758 H853 Gilead H1568 with threshing instruments H2742 of iron H1270 :
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4. So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael that will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad.
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4. But I will send H7971 a fire H784 into the house H1004 of Hazael H2371 , which shall devour H398 the palaces H759 of Ben H1130 -hadad.
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5. I will break down the bar of the gate to Damascus and destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven, as well as the leader of Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir," says the Lord.
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5. I will break H7665 also the bar H1280 of Damascus H1834 , and cut off H3772 the inhabitant H3427 from the plain H4480 H1237 of Aven H206 , and him that holdeth H8551 the scepter H7626 from the house of Eden H4480 H1040 : and the people H5971 of Syria H758 shall go into captivity H1540 unto Kir H7024 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 .
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6. This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Gaza, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom.
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6. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; For H5921 three H7969 transgressions H6588 of Gaza H5804 , and for H5921 four H702 , I will not H3808 turn away H7725 the punishment thereof; because H5921 they carried away captive H1540 the whole H8003 captivity H1546 , to deliver them up H5462 to Edom H123 :
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7. So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza that will destroy the city's strong buildings.
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7. But I will send H7971 a fire H784 on the wall H2346 of Gaza H5804 , which shall devour H398 the palaces H759 thereof:
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8. I will destroy the king of the city of Ashdod, as well as the leader of Ashkelon. Then I will turn against the people of the city of Ekron, and the last of the Philistines will die," says the Lord God.
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8. And I will cut off H3772 the inhabitant H3427 from Ashdod H4480 H795 , and him that holdeth H8551 the scepter H7626 from Ashkelon H4480 H831 , and I will turn H7725 mine hand H3027 against H5921 Ekron H6138 : and the remnant H7611 of the Philistines H6430 shall perish H6 , saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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9. This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Tyre, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom, and they forgot the agreement among relatives they had made with Israel.
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9. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; For H5921 three H7969 transgressions H6588 of Tyrus H6865 , and for H5921 four H702 , I will not H3808 turn away H7725 the punishment thereof; because H5921 they delivered up H5462 the whole H8003 captivity H1546 to Edom H123 , and remembered H2142 not H3808 the brotherly H251 covenant H1285 :
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10. So I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will destroy the city's strong buildings."
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10. But I will send H7971 a fire H784 on the wall H2346 of Tyrus H6865 , which shall devour H398 the palaces H759 thereof.
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11. This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry.
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11. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; For H5921 three H7969 transgressions H6588 of Edom H123 , and for H5921 four H702 , I will not H3808 turn away H7725 the punishment thereof; because H5921 he did pursue H7291 his brother H251 with the sword H2719 , and did cast off H7843 all pity H7356 , and his anger H639 did tear H2963 perpetually H5703 , and he kept H8104 his wrath H5678 forever H5331 :
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12. So I will send fire on the city of Teman that will even destroy the strong buildings of Bozrah."
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12. But I will send H7971 a fire H784 upon Teman H8487 , which shall devour H398 the palaces H759 of Bozrah H1224 .
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13. This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Ammon, I will punish them. so they could take over that land and make their own country larger.
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13. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; For H5921 three H7969 transgressions H6588 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 , and for H5921 four H702 , I will not H3808 turn away H7725 the punishment thereof; because H5921 they have ripped up H1234 the women with child H2030 of Gilead H1568 , that H4616 they might enlarge H7337 H853 their border H1366 :
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14. So I will send fire on the city wall of Rabbah that will destroy its strong buildings. It will come during a day of battle, during a stormy day with strong winds.
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14. But I will kindle H3341 a fire H784 in the wall H2346 of Rabbah H7237 , and it shall devour H398 the palaces H759 thereof , with shouting H8643 in the day H3117 of battle H4421 , with a tempest H5591 in the day H3117 of the whirlwind H5492 :
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15. Then their king and leaders will be taken captive; they will all be taken away together," says the Lord.
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15. And their king H4428 shall go H1980 into captivity H1473 , he H1931 and his princes H8269 together H3162 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 .
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