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\v 1 These are the things concerning Israel that Amos, one of the shepherds in Tekoa, received in revelation. He received these things in the days of Uzziah king of
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Judah, and also in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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\v 2 He said,
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\q "Yahweh will roar from Zion;
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\q he will raise his voice from Jerusalem.
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\q The pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
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\q the top of Carmel will wither."
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\q
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\v 3 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Damascus,
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\q even for four,
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\q I will not turn away punishment,
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\q because they threshed Gilead with instruments of iron.
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\q
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\v 4 I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
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\q and it will devour the fortresses of Ben Hadad.
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\q
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\v 5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus
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\q and cut off the man who lives in Biqat Aven,
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\q and also the man who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.
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\q The people of Aram will go in captivity to Kir,"
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\q says Yahweh.
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\p
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\q
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\v 6 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Gaza,
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\q even for four,
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\q I will not turn away punishment,
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\q because they carried away captive a whole people,
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\q to hand them over to Edom.
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\q
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\v 7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza,
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\q and it will devour her fortresses.
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\q
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\v 8 I will cut off the man who lives in Ashdod
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\q and the man who holds the scepter from Ashkelon.
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\q I will turn my hand against Ekron,
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\q and the rest of the Philistines will perish,"
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\q says the Lord Yahweh.
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\q
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\v 9 This is what Yahweh says:
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\q "For three sins of Tyre,
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\q even for four,
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\q I will not turn away punishment,
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\q because they had delivered up a whole people to Edom,
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\q and they broke their covenant of brotherhood.
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\q
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\v 10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre,
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\q and it will devour her fortresses."
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\p
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\q
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\v 11 This is what Yahweh says,
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\q "For three sins of Edom,
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\q even for four,
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\q I will not turn away punishment,
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\q because he pursued his brother with the sword
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\q and cast off all pity.
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\q His anger raged continually,
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\q and his wrath lasted forever.
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\q
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\v 12 I will send fire on Teman,
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\q and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah."
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\p
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\q
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\v 13 This is what Yahweh says,
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\q "For three sins of the people of Ammon,
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\q even for four,
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\q I will not turn away punishment,
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\q because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
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\q that they may enlarge their borders.
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\q
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\v 14 I will light a fire in the walls of Rabbah,
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\q and it will devour the palaces,
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\q with a shout in the day of battle,
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\q with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
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\q
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\v 15 Their king will go into captivity,
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\q he and his officials together,"
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\q says Yahweh.
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