Amos 1:3-2:5

Christian Standard Bible

I will not relent from punishing Damascus^(A)
for three crimes, even four,^(B)
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
⁴ Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s^(C) citadels.
⁵ I will break down the gates^[a](D) of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.^(E)
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(F)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
⁷ Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
⁸ I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(G)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(H)
I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(I) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Tyre^(J)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke^[b] a treaty of brotherhood.^(K)
10 Therefore, I will send fire^(L) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

I will not relent from punishing Edom^(M)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.^(N)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at him^(O) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
¹² Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,^(P)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(Q)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(R)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(S)
14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(T)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(U)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(V)
15 Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(W)
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Moab^(X)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.^(Y)
2 Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.^(Z)
Moab will die with a tumult,^(AA)
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
³ I will cut off the judge^(AB) from the land
and kill all its officials^(AC) with him.
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Judah^(AD)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord^(AE)
and have not kept his statutes.^(AF)
The lies^(AG) that their ancestors followed^(AH)
have led them astray.
⁵ Therefore, I will send fire^(AI) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.