¹ The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision ¹ he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel. ² He said: “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.” ³ This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, ⁴ I will send fire on the house of Hazael that will consume ² the fortresses of Ben-Hadad. ⁵ I will break down the gate of Damascus; I will destroy ³ the king who is in the Valley of Aven[c] and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden. The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” says the Lord. ⁶ This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not relent. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom, ⁷ I will send fire on the walls of Gaza that will consume ⁴ her fortresses. ⁸ I will destroy the king[d] of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter ⁵ in Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines are dead,” says the Sovereign Lord. ⁹ Tyre, even for four, I will not relent. Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding ⁶ a treaty of brotherhood, ¹⁰ I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will consume her fortresses.” ¹¹ This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent. ⁷ Because he pursued his brother with a sword and slaughtered the women of the land, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked, ¹² I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah. ¹³ This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not relent. Because he ripped ⁸ open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders, ¹⁴ I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day. ¹⁵ Her king will go into exile ⁹ , he and his officials together,” says the Lord.