Amos 1:1-15

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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. words^H1697 Amos^H5986 herdmen^H5349 Tekoa^H8620 saw^H2372 Israel^H3478 days^H3117 Uzziah^H5818 king^H4428 Judah^H3063 days^H3117 Jeroboam^H3379 son^H1121 Joash^H3101 king^H4428 Israel^H3478 years^H8141 before^H6440 earthquake^H7494

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. said^H559 LORD^H3068 roar^H7580 Zion^H6726 utter^H5414 voice^H6963 Jerusalem^H3389 habitations^H4999 shepherds^H7462 mourn^H56 top^H7218 Carmel^H3760 wither^H3001

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: saith^H559 LORD^H3068 three^H7969 transgressions^H6588 Damascus^H1834 four^H702 away^H7725 threshed^H1758 Gilead^H1568 instruments^H2742 iron^H1270

4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. send^H7971 fire^H784 house^H1004 Hazael^H2371 devour^H398 palaces^H759 Benhadad^H1130

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. break^H7665 bar^H1280 Damascus^H1834 off^H3772 inhabitant^H3427 plain^H1237 Aven^H206 holdeth^H8551 sceptre^H7626 house^H1004 Eden^H5731 Eden^H1040 people^H5971 Syria^H758 captivity^H1540 Kir^H7024 saith^H559 LORD^H3068

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: saith^H559 LORD^H3068 three^H7969 transgressions^H6588 Gaza^H5804 four^H702 away^H7725 captive^H1540 whole^H8003 captivity^H1546 up^H5462 Edom^H123

7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: send^H7971 fire^H784 wall^H2346 Gaza^H5804 devour^H398 palaces^H759

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. off^H3772 inhabitant^H3427 Ashdod^H795 holdeth^H8551 sceptre^H7626 Ashkelon^H831 turn^H7725 hand^H3027 Ekron^H6138 remnant^H7611 Philistines^H6430 perish^H6 saith^H559 Lord^H136 GOD^H3069

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: saith^H559 LORD^H3068 three^H7969 transgressions^H6588 Tyrus^H6865 four^H702 away^H7725 up^H5462 whole^H8003 captivity^H1546 Edom^H123 remembered^H2142 brotherly^H251 covenant^H1285

10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. send^H7971 fire^H784 wall^H2346 Tyrus^H6865 devour^H398 palaces^H759

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: saith^H559 LORD^H3068 three^H7969 transgressions^H6588 Edom^H123 four^H702 away^H7725 pursue^H7291 brother^H251 sword^H2719 off^H7843 pity^H7356 anger^H639 tear^H2963 perpetually^H5703 kept^H8104 wrath^H5678 ever^H5331

12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. send^H7971 fire^H784 Teman^H8487 devour^H398 palaces^H759 Bozrah^H1224

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: saith^H559 LORD^H3068 three^H7969 transgressions^H6588 children^H1121 Ammon^H5983 four^H702 away^H7725 up^H1234 child^H2030 Gilead^H1568 enlarge^H7337 border^H1366

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: kindle^H3341 fire^H784 wall^H2346 Rabbah^H7237 devour^H398 palaces^H759 shouting^H8643 day^H3117 battle^H4421 tempest^H5591 day^H3117 whirlwind^H5492

15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. king^H4428 go^H1980 captivity^H1473 princes^H8269 together^H3162 saith^H559 LORD^H3068

Cross-references for Amos 1:1

Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
2 Chronicles 26:1-23 ¶ Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
2 Samuel 14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
1 Kings 19:19 ¶ So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
2 Chronicles 11:6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
2 Chronicles 20:20 ¶ And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Amos 7:14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
2 Kings 14:23 ¶ In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
Psalms 78:70-72 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
Isaiah 1:1 ¶ The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Jeremiah 1:1 ¶ The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Jeremiah 6:1 ¶ O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
2 Kings 14:21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
Hosea 1:1 ¶ The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Amos 7:9-11 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
Micah 1:1 ¶ The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Matthew 1:8-9 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Jeremiah 7:27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
Exodus 3:1 ¶ Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Matthew 4:18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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