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\v 1 This is the message that Yahweh gave to Amos, a shepherd near the town of Tekoa south of Jerusalem. He received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the big earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah and Jeroboam son of King Jehoash, was the king of Israel.
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\v 2 This is what Amos said:
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\q1 "Yahweh will shout very loudly;
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\q2 when he speaks from Mount Zion in Jerusalem, his voice will sound like thunder.
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\q1 When that happens, the pastures where you shepherds take care of your sheep will dry up,
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\q2 and the grass on top of Mount Carmel will wither
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\q2 because Yahweh will order the rain not to fall."
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\v 3 This is also what Yahweh said to me:
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\q1 "I will punish the people of Damascus, the capital of Aram, because of the many sins that they have committed;
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\q2 I will not change my mind about punishing them,
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\q1 because of the cruel things that they did to the people of the region of Gilead.
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\v 4 I will cause a fire to burn the palace that King Hazael built and lived in,
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\q2 the fortress where his son King Ben Hadad also lived.
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\v 5 I will cause the gates of Damascus to be broken down;
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\q2 I will get rid of the king of Biqat Aven
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\q1 and the man who rules in Beth Eden.
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\q2 The people of Aram will be captured and taken to the region of Kir."
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\v 6 Yahweh also said this to me:
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\q1 "I will punish the people of the cities of Philistia;
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\q2 I will punish the people of Gaza because of the many sins that they have committed;
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\q2 I will not change my mind about punishing them,
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\q1 because they captured large groups of people and took them to Edom
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\q2 and sold them to become the slaves of the people there.
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\v 7 I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza
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\q2 and also destroy its fortresses.
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\v 8 I will get rid of the king of the city of Ashdod
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\q2 and the king who rules in the city of Ashkelon.
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\q1 I will also strike the people of the city of Ekron,
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\q2 and all the people of Philistia who are still alive will be killed."
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\v 9 Yahweh also said this to me:
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\q1 "I will punish the people of the city of Tyre because of the many sins that their people have committed;
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\q2 I will not change my mind about punishing them
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\q1 because they also captured large groups of our people and took them to Edom,
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\q2 disregarding the treaty of friendship that they had made with your rulers.
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\v 10 So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre
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\q2 and also destroy its fortresses."
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\v 11 Yahweh also said this to me:
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\q1 "I will punish the people of Edom because of the many sins that their people have committed;
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\q2 I will not change my mind about punishing them,
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\q1 because they pursued the people of Israel, who descended from Esau's brother Jacob, and killed them with swords;
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\q2 they did not act mercifully toward them at all.
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\q1 They were extremely angry with the people of Israel,
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\q2 and they continue to be angry with them.
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\v 12 I will cause a fire to burn the district of Teman in Edom
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\q2 and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, the biggest city in Edom."
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\v 13 Yahweh also said this to me:
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\q1 "I will punish the people of Ammon because of the many sins that they have committed;
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\q2 I will not change my mind about punishing them,
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\q1 because their soldiers even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women
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\q2 when their army attacked the region of Gilead to gain more territory.
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\v 14 I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of the city of Rabbah
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\q2 and to completely burn its fortresses.
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\q1 During that battle, their enemies will shout loudly
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\q2 and the fighting will be like a great storm.
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\v 15 After the battle, the king of Ammon and his officials will go into exile."
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