1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheepbreeders from Tekoa, which he received in a vision 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.
2 He said:The Lord roars from Zion,and raises his voice from Jerusalem;The pastures of the shepherds languish,and the summit of Carmel withers.
3 Thus says the Lord:For three crimes of Damascus, and now four—I will not take it back—Because they threshed Gileadwith sledges of iron,
4 I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,and it will devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break the barred gate of Damascus;From the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned,And the sceptered ruler from Beth-eden;the people of Aram shall be exiled to Kir, says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord:For three crimes of Gaza, and now four—I will not take it back—Because they exiled an entire population,handing them over to Edom,
7 I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,and it will devour its strongholds;