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Amos' Vision of Yahweh's Fire

¹ The words of Amos, who was among the ^(C1)sheepherders from ^(C2)Tekoa, which he beheld in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^(C3)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^(C4)Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^(C5)earthquake.² And he said,

"^(F1)(C1)Yahweh roars from Zion
And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;
And the shepherds' ^(C2)pasture grounds mourn,
And the ^(F2)(C3)top of Carmel dries up."

³ Thus says Yahweh,

"For ^(C1)three transgressions of ^(C2)Damascus and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

⁴ "So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of ^(C1)Ben-hadad.

⁵ "I will also ^(C1)break the gate bar of Damascus
And cut off the inhabitant from the ^(F1)valley of Aven
And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go into exile to ^(C2)Kir,"
Says Yahweh.

⁶ Thus says Yahweh,

"For three transgressions of ^(C1)Gaza and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles
To ^(C2)deliver it up to Edom.

⁷ "So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,
And it will consume her citadels.

⁸ "I will also cut off the inhabitant from ^(C1)Ashdod
And him who holds the scepter from ^(C2)Ashkelon;
I will even turn My hand against Ekron,
And the remnant of the ^(C3)Philistines will perish,"
Says Lord Yahweh.

⁹ Thus says Yahweh,

"For three transgressions of ^(C1)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 ^(F1)(C2)brotherhood.

¹⁰ "So I will ^(C1)send fire upon the wall of Tyre,
And it will consume her citadels."

¹¹ Thus says Yahweh,

"For three transgressions of ^(C1)Edom and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he ^(C2)pursued his brother with the sword
While he corrupted his compassion;
And his anger also ^(C3)tore continually,
And he kept his wrath forever.

¹² "So I will send fire upon ^(C1)Teman,
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah."

¹³ Thus says Yahweh,

"For three transgressions of the sons of ^(C1)Ammon and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they ^(C2)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to ^(C3)enlarge their borders.

¹⁴ "So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^(C1)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid a ^(C2)loud shout on the day of battle
And a ^(C3)storm on the day of tempest.

¹⁵ "And their ^(C1)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,"
Says Yahweh.