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The words of Amos, who was among the ^(C1)sheepherders from ^(C2)Tekoa, which he saw 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.

And he said, "The ^(C1)LORD roars from Zion, And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds' ^(C2)pasture grounds mourn, And the ^(F1)(C3)summit of Carmel dries up."

This is what the LORD says: "For ^(C1)three offenses of ^(C2)Damascus, and for four, I will not ^(F1)revoke its punishment, Because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

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

-"I will also ^(C1)break the gate bar of Damascus, And eliminate every inhabitant from the ^(F1)Valley of Aven, As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will be exiled to ^(C2)Kir," Says the LORD.

This is what the LORD says: "For three offenses of ^(C1)Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they led into exile an entire population To ^(C2)turn them over to Edom.