Amos 1-2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Lord roars^(F) from Zion
and raises His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,^[b](G)
and the summit of Carmel^(H) withers.

I will not relent from punishing Damascus^(I)
for three crimes, even four,^(J)
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
⁴ Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s^(K) citadels.
⁵ I will break down the gates^[c](L) of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.^(M)
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(N)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
⁷ Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
⁸ I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(O)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(P)
I will also turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(Q) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Tyre^(R)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke^[d] a treaty of brotherhood.^(S)
10 Therefore, I will send fire^(T) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

I will not relent from punishing Edom^(U)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.^(V)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them^(W) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
¹² Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,^(X)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(Y)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(Z)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(AA)
14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(AB)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(AC)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(AD)
15 Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(AE)
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Moab^(AF)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.^(AG)
2 Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.^(AH)
Moab will die with a tumult,^(AI)
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
³ I will cut off the judge^(AJ) from the land
and kill all its officials^(AK) with him.
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Judah^(AL)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord^(AM)
and have not kept His statutes.^(AN)
The lies^(AO) that their ancestors followed^(AP)
have led them astray.
⁵ Therefore, I will send fire^(AQ) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

I will not relent from punishing Israel^(AR)
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.^(AS)
7 They trample the heads of the poor^(AT)
on the dust of the ground
and block the path of the needy.^(AU)
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,^(AV)
profaning My holy name.^(AW)
8 They stretch out beside every altar^(AX)
on garments taken as collateral,^(AY)
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.^(AZ)

⁹ Yet I destroyed the Amorite^(BA) as Israel advanced;
his height^(BB) was like the cedars,
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit^(BC) above and his roots beneath.
¹⁰ And I brought you from the land of Egypt^(BD)
and led you 40 years in the wilderness^(BE)
in order to possess the land of the Amorite.^(BF)
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets^(BG)
and some of your young men as Nazirites.^(BH)
Is this not the case, Israelites?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

¹² But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”^(BI)
13 Look, I am about to crush^[e] you in your place^(BJ)
as a wagon full of sheaves crushes grain.
¹⁴ Escape will fail the swift,^(BK)
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,^(BL)
and the brave will not save his life.
¹⁵ The archer will not stand his ground,^(BM)
the one who is swift of foot
will not save himself,
and the one riding a horse will not save his life.^(BN)
16 Even the most courageous of the warriors
will flee naked on that day^(BO)—
this is the Lord’s declaration.