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Amos 1

1 The time of the prophecie of Amós 3 The word of the Lord against Damascus 6 The Philistims, Tyrus, Idumea, and Ammon.
1.The words of Amós, who was among the herdmen aat Tecóa, which he saw upon Israél, in the daies of Uzziáh King of Judáh, and in the daies of bJeroboám the son of Joásh King of Israél, two year before the cearth quake.
2.And he said, The Lord shal roar from Zión, and utter his voyce from Jerusalém, and the dwelling places of the shepherds shal perish, and the top of dCarmél shal wither.
3.Thus saith the Lord, For ethree transgressions of Damascus, and for four I will not turn to it, because they have fthreshed Gileád with the threshing instruments of iron.
4.Therefore will I send a fire into the house of Hazaél, and it shall devour the gpalaces of Ben-hadád.
5.I will break also the bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant of Bikeath-áven: and him that holdeth the scepter out of Beth-éden, and the people of Arám shal go into captivity unto hKir, saith the Lord.
6.Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Azzáh, and for four, I will not turn to it, because they icarried away prisoners the whole captivity to shut them up in Edóm.
7.Therefore will I send a fire upon the walls of Azzáh, and it shal devour the palaces thereof.
8.And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdód, and him that holdeth the scepter from Ashkelón, and turn mine hand to Ekrón, and the remnant of the Philistims shal perish, saith the Lord God.
9.¶ Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn to it, because they shut the whole captivity in Edóm, and have not remembered the kbrotherly covenant.
10.Therefore will I send a fire upon the walls of Tyrus, and it shal devour the palaces thereof.
11.¶ Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Edóm, and for four I will not turn to it, because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did ^cast off all pity, and his anger spoiled him ÓS evermore, and his wrath watched him lalway.
12.Therefore will I send a fire upon Temán, and it shal devour the palaces of Bozráh.
13.¶ Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of the children of Ammón, and for four, I will not turn to it, because they mhave ripped up the women with child of Gileád, that they might enlarge their border.
14.Therefore will I kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbáh, and it shal devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, and with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
15.And their King shal go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

Notes

1-a.
Which was a town six miles from Jerusalem in Judea, but he prophecied in Israel.
1-b.
In his days the kingdom of Israel did most florish.
1-c.
Which, as Josephus writes, was when Uzziah would have usurped the Priest’s office, and therefore was smitten with the leprosy.
2-d.
Whatsoever is fruitful and pleasant in Israel, shall shortly perish.
3-e.
He shows first that all the people round about should be destroyed for their manifold sins: which are meant by three and four which make seven, because the Israelites should the most deeply consider God’s judgements toward them.
3-f.
If the Syrians shall not be spared for committing this cruelty against one city, it is not possible that Israel should escape punishment which has committed so many and grievous sins against God and man.
4-g.
The antiquity of their buildings shall not avoid my judgements, Jer. 49.27.
5-h.
Tiglath Pielsar led the Syrians captive, and brought them to Cyrene, which he calls here Kir.
6-i.
They joined themselves with the Edomites their enemies, which carried them away captive.
9-k.
For Esau (of whom came the Edomites) and Jacob were brethren: therefore they ought to have admonished them of their brotherly friend- ship, and not to have provoked them to hatred.
11-^.
Ebr., corrupt his compassion.
11-l.
He was a continual enemy unto him.
13-m.
He notes the great cruelty of the Ammonites that spared not the women, but most tyrannously tormented them, and yet the Ammonites came of Lot who was of the household of Abraham.