Amos 1 — DRA

Amos 1 of 9, DRA, 15 verses, free to read. Video for Amos 1 is in production.

  1. The *words of Amos, who was among herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias, king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joas, king of Israel, **two years ***before the earthquake.
  2. And he said: *The Lord will roar from Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the beautiful places of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is withered.
  3. Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not convert it: because they have thrashed Galaad with iron wains.
  4. And I will send a fire into the house of Azael, and it shall devour the houses of Benadad.
  5. And I will break the bar of Damascus: and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure: and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord.
  6. Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not convert it, because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom.
  7. And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
  8. And I will cut off the inhabitant from Azotus, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ascalon: and I will turn my hand against Accaron, and the rest of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
  9. Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four, I will not convert it: because they have shut up an entire captivity in Edom, and have not remembered the covenant of brethren.
  10. And I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
  11. Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four, I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword, and hath cast off all pity, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end.
  12. I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.
  13. Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not convert him: because he hath ript up the women with child, of Galaad, to enlarge his border.
  14. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabba: and it shall devour the houses thereof with shouting in the day of battle, and with a whirlwind in the day of trouble.
  15. And Melchom shall go into captivity, both he, and his princes together, saith the Lord.