14 Israel has forgotten(A) their Maker(B)
    and built palaces;
    Judah has fortified many towns.
But I will send fire on their cities
    that will consume their fortresses.”(C)

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I will send fire(A) on the house of Hazael(B)
    that will consume the fortresses(C) of Ben-Hadad.(D)
I will break down the gate(E) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in[a] the Valley of Aven[b]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(F)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(G)
says the Lord.(H)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(I)
    even for four, I will not relent.(J)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(K)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[c] of Ashdod(L)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(M) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(N) are dead,”(O)
says the Sovereign Lord.(P)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(Q)
    even for four, I will not relent.(R)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(S)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.(T)

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(U)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(V)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,(W)
12 I will send fire on Teman(X)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(Y)

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(Z)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AA) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AB)
    that will consume(AC) her fortresses
amid war cries(AD) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds(AE) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[d] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,(AF)
says the Lord.(AG)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(AH)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(AI)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[e](AJ)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(AK) and the blast of the trumpet.(AL)
I will destroy her ruler(AM)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(AN)
says the Lord.(AO)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(AP)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(AQ) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(AR)
because they have been led astray(AS) by false gods,[f](AT)
    the gods[g] their ancestors followed,(AU)
I will send fire(AV) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(AW) of Jerusalem.(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
  2. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
  3. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
  4. Amos 1:15 Or / Molek
  5. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities
  6. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  7. Amos 2:4 Or lies

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