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1 The story of Amos, who was among the sheep farmers from Tekoa, and had visions about Israel, in the time of Uzziah King of Judah and of Jeroboam son of Joash King of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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2 He said:
Adonai roars from Zion,
and from Jerusalem
gives voice;
the shepherds' pastures wither,
and Carmel's crest dries.
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3 Thus
says Adonai:
Because of three
rebellions by Damascus,
because of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
they have threshed Gilead
with iron
implements.
4 I will send
fire on the house
of Hazael,
and it will consume
the citadels of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break
the gate bars of Damascus,
and cut off
the ruler from the Valley
of Aven,
and the one who grasps
the sceptre from Beth-eden;
and the people
of Aram
shall go into exile
to Kir.
Says Adonai.
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6 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions by Gaza,
because of four...
I will not call it
back;
because
they carried into exile an entire
people,
to hand
over to Edom.
7 I will send
fire on the wall
of Gaza,
and it will consume
its citadels.
8 I will cut off
the ruler from Ashdod,
and the one who grasps
the sceptre from Ashkelon;
I will turn
my hand against Ekron,
and the remains
of the Philistines will perish.
Says my
Lord Adonai.
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9 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Tyre, because
of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
they handed over an entire people
to Edom,
and did not remember
the fraternal covenant.
10 I
will send fire on
the wall of Tyre,
and it will consume
its citadels.
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11 Thus says
Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Edom, because
of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
he pursued his kin
with sword
and perverted
his compassion.
His anger
burned forever,
and he kept
his rage permanently.
12 I
will send fire on
Teman,
and it will consume
the citadels of Bozrah.
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13 Thus says
Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by the Ammonites, because
of four...
I will not call
it back;
because
they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
for
the sake of enlarging
their territory.
14 I will light
a fire against the wall of Rabbah,
and it will consume
its citadels,
with shouting
on a day of battle,
with a whirlwind
on a day of storms;
15 then their king
shall go into exile,
he
and his officials together.
Says Adonai.
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1 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Moab, because of four...
I will not call it
back;
because
of burning the king
of Edom's bones to make lime.
2 I will send
fire on Moab,
and it will consume
the citadels of Kerioth,
and Moab shall die
in the uproar,
in the shouting,
to the sound of trumpet;
3 I will cut off
the leader from among
them,
and will kill
all their officials
with him,
Says Adonai.
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4 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Judah , because
of four...
I will not call it
back;
because
they have rejected Adonai's instruction,
and his decrees
they have not kept,
but they are led
astray by the same
"lies"
their ancestors
went after.
5 So I will send
fire on Judah
,
and it will consume
the citadels of Jerusalem.
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6 Thus
says Adonai:
Because
of three rebellions
by Israel, because
of four...
I will not call it
back;
because
they sell the righteous
for silver,
and the needy
for the sake of a pair of sandals-
7 laughing because the dust
of the land is on poor
people's heads,
and pushing
aside the humble from the path;
a man
and his father go
with the same servant-girl,
so
that my holy reputation is defiled;
8 and on clothing
taken as security,
they spread out beside every
altar;
and the wine
of those they fined,
they drink in the house
of their God.
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9 Yet I destroyed
the Amorite before them,
tall
as cedars,
and strong
as oaks;
I destroyed them,
fruit above,
and roots
below.
10 I brought
you out of the land of Egypt,
and I led
you in the wilderness, for forty
years,
to take possession
the Amorite's land.
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11 I appointed
some of your children as prophets
and some of your youths
as Nazirites.
Isn't
it indeed so, children of Israel?
Adonai's oracle.
12 But you gave the Nazirites
wine to drink,
and prophets
you ordered,
"You must not prophesy!"
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13 Look!
I am creaking
beneath you,
like a cart full of straw
creaks.
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14 Flight shall
perish before the speedy,
and the strong
will not confirm their strength,
nor the hero
save his life;
15 those
who hold bows will not stand,
and speedy
feet will not save,
nor those
who ride horses save
their lives;
16 even the firm
hearted of the heroes
will flee
naked in that day,
Adonai's oracle.
1 Hear this message
that Adonai has spoken
against you,
people of Israel,
against the whole family
that I
brought out of the
land of Egypt:
2 "Only you
do I know of all the families
of the earth;
therefore I will
punish you for all your guilt."
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