Amos 1 - 2 - Legacy Standard Bible

Amos 1 - 2

Amos’ Vision of Yahweh’s Fire

The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he beheld in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said,

“Yahweh roars from Zion

And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;

And the shepherds’ pasture grounds mourn,

And the top of Carmel dries up.”

3 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Damascus and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,

And it will consume the citadels of Ben‑hadad.

I will also break the gate bar of Damascus

And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven

And him who holds the scepter from Beth‑eden;

So the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,”

Says Yahweh.

6 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Gaza and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles

To deliver it up to Edom.

So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,

And it will consume her citadels.

I will also cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod

And him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;

I will even turn My hand against Ekron,

And the remnant of the Philistines will perish,”

Says Lord Yahweh.

9 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Tyre and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they delivered up the whole community of exiles to Edom

And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre,

And it will consume her citadels.”

11 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Edom and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because he pursued his brother with the sword

While he corrupted his compassion;

And his anger also tore continually,

And he kept his wrath forever.

So I will send fire upon Teman,

And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead

In order to enlarge their borders.

So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah,

And it will consume her citadels

Amid a loud shout on the day of battle

And a storm on the day of tempest.

And their king will go into exile,

He and his princes together,”

Says Yahweh.

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Moab and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

So I will send fire upon Moab,

And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;

And Moab will die amid great rumbling,

Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.

I will also cut off the judge from her midst

And kill all her princes with him,” says Yahweh.

Punishment of Judah and Israel

4 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Judah and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they rejected the law of Yahweh

And have not kept His statutes;

Their falsehood also has led them astray,

That which their fathers walked after.

So I will send fire upon Judah,

And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

6 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Israel and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they sell the righteous for money

And the needy for a pair of sandals.

These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the poor

Also turn aside the way of the humble;

And a man and his father go to the same young woman

In order to profane My holy name.

On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar,

And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,

Though his height was like the height of cedars,

And he was strong as the oaks;

I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,

And I led you in the wilderness forty years

That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.

Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets

And some of your choice men to be Nazirites.

Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,

And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’

Behold, I am weighted down beneath you

As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.

So flight will perish from the swift,

And the strong will not instill his power with courage,

Nor will the mighty man make his life escape.

He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground,

The swift of foot will not escape,

Nor will he who rides the horse make his life escape.

Even the most courageous of heart among the mighty men will flee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.