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Judgment
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Amos 1:1
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The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders
from Tekoa, which he envisioned 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. |
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Amos 1:2
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He said, "The LORD roars from Zion And from
Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds' pasture grounds mourn, And the
summit of Carmel dries up." |
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Amos 1:3
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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions
of Damascus and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they threshed
Gilead with implements of sharp iron. |
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Amos 1:4
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"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. |
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Amos 1:5
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"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 exiled to Kir," Says the LORD. |
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Amos 1:6
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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions
of Gaza and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they deported an
entire population To deliver it up to Edom. |
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Amos 1:7
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"So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza And
it will consume her citadels. |
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Amos 1:8
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"I will also cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,
And him who holds the scepter, from Ashkelon; I will even unleash My power upon
Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines will perish," Says the Lord GOD. |
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Amos 1:9
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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions
of Tyre and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they delivered
up an entire population to Edom And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood. |
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Amos 1:10
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"So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre And
it will consume her citadels." |
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Amos 1:11
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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions
of Edom and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he pursued his
brother with the sword, While he stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever. |
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Amos 1:12
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"So I will send fire upon Teman And it will
consume the citadels of Bozrah." |
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Amos 1:13
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Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions
of the sons of Ammon and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they
ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to enlarge their borders. |
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Amos 1:14
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"So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah
And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle, And a storm
on the day of tempest. |
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Amos 1:15
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"Their king will go into exile, He and his princes
together," says the LORD. |
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