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1 ¶ 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, two years before the earthquake. wordsH1697 AmosH5986 herdmenH5349 TekoaH8620 sawH2372 IsraelH3478 daysH3117 UzziahH5818 kingH4428 JudahH3063 daysH3117 JeroboamH3379 sonH1121 JoashH3101 kingH4428 IsraelH3478 yearsH8141 beforeH6440 earthquakeH7494 See also: Zechariah 14:5 2 Chronicles 26:1-23 2 Samuel 14:2 1 Kings 19:19 2 Chronicles 11:6

2 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. saidH559 LORDH3068 roarH7580 ZionH6726 utterH5414 voiceH6963 JerusalemH3389 habitationsH4999 shepherdsH7462 mournH56 topH7218 CarmelH3760 witherH3001 See also: Joel 3:16 Jeremiah 25:30 Isaiah 42:13 Amos 9:3 Jeremiah 12:4

3 ¶ 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: saithH559 LORDH3068 threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 DamascusH1834 fourH702 awayH7725 threshedH1758 GileadH1568 instrumentsH2742 ironH1270 See also: 2 Kings 8:12 2 Kings 10:32-33 Isaiah 8:4 Amos 1:9 Amos 2:6

4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. sendH7971 fireH784 houseH1004 HazaelH2371 devourH398 palacesH759 BenhadadH1130 See also: Jeremiah 49:27 2 Kings 6:24 2 Kings 8:7-15 2 Kings 13:3 2 Kings 13:25

5 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: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. breakH7665 barH1280 DamascusH1834 offH3772 inhabitantH3427 plainH1237 AvenH206 holdethH8551 sceptreH7626 houseH1004 EdenH5731 EdenH1040 peopleH5971 SyriaH758 captivityH1540 KirH7024 saithH559 LORDH3068 See also: 2 Kings 16:9 Amos 9:7 Jeremiah 51:30 Isaiah 43:14 Lamentations 2:9

6 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: saithH559 LORDH3068 threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 GazaH5804 fourH702 awayH7725 captiveH1540 wholeH8003 captivityH1546 upH5462 EdomH123 See also: 2 Chronicles 28:18 Amos 1:11 Obadiah 1:11 1 Samuel 6:17 Amos 1:9

7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: sendH7971 fireH784 wallH2346 GazaH5804 devourH398 palacesH759 See also: Zephaniah 2:4 2 Kings 18:8 Jeremiah 47:1 Deuteronomy 32:35 Deuteronomy 32:41-43

8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. offH3772 inhabitantH3427 AshdodH795 holdethH8551 sceptreH7626 AshkelonH831 turnH7725 handH3027 EkronH6138 remnantH7611 PhilistinesH6430 perishH6 saithH559 LordH136 GODH3069 See also: Ezekiel 25:16 Isaiah 14:29-31 Jeremiah 47:4-5 Zephaniah 2:4-7 2 Chronicles 26:6

9 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: saithH559 LORDH3068 threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 TyrusH6865 fourH702 awayH7725 upH5462 wholeH8003 captivityH1546 EdomH123 rememberedH2142 brotherlyH251 covenantH1285 See also: 1 Kings 9:11-14 Isaiah 23:1-18 Joel 3:4-8 Zechariah 9:2-4 2 Samuel 5:11

10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. sendH7971 fireH784 wallH2346 TyrusH6865 devourH398 palacesH759 See also: Zechariah 9:4 Amos 1:7 Ezekiel 26:12 Amos 1:4

11 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: saithH559 LORDH3068 threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 EdomH123 fourH702 awayH7725 pursueH7291 brotherH251 swordH2719 offH7843 pityH7356 angerH639 tearH2963 perpetuallyH5703 keptH8104 wrathH5678 everH5331 See also: Ezekiel 25:12-14 Numbers 20:14-21 2 Chronicles 28:17 Psalms 137:7 Jeremiah 49:7-22

12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. sendH7971 fireH784 TemanH8487 devourH398 palacesH759 BozrahH1224 See also: Jeremiah 49:7 Jeremiah 49:20 Obadiah 1:9-10 Jeremiah 49:13 Jeremiah 49:22

13 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, that they might enlarge their border: saithH559 LORDH3068 threeH7969 transgressionsH6588 childrenH1121 AmmonH5983 fourH702 awayH7725 upH1234 childH2030 GileadH1568 enlargeH7337 borderH1366 See also: Ezekiel 25:2-7 Hosea 13:16 Jeremiah 49:1-6 Isaiah 5:8 Ezekiel 35:10

14 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: kindleH3341 fireH784 wallH2346 RabbahH7237 devourH398 palacesH759 shoutingH8643 dayH3117 battleH4421 tempestH5591 dayH3117 whirlwindH5492 See also: Deuteronomy 3:11 Jeremiah 49:2 Amos 2:2 2 Samuel 12:26 Isaiah 30:30

15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. kingH4428 goH1980 captivityH1473 princesH8269 togetherH3162 saithH559 LORDH3068 See also: Jeremiah 49:3

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