Amos 1 (NET)

Amos 1:1¹The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 14:52 Chr 26:1-231 Kgs 19:192 Chr 11:62 Chr 20:202 Sam 14:2Amos 7:142 Kgs 14:23-15:2Isa 1:1Jer 1:1

Amos 1:2²Amos said: “The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds’ pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Joel 3:16Jer 25:30Amos 9:3Isa 42:13Jer 12:4Nah 1:4Amos 3:7-8Amos 4:7-8Hos 13:8Isa 33:9

Amos 1:3³This is what the Lord says: “Because Damascus has committed three crimes — make that four! —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 10:32-332 Kgs 8:12Amos 1:9Amos 2:6Isa 8:4Amos 1:13Amos 1:6Amos 2:1Jer 49:23-27Amos 1:11

Amos 1:4⁴So I will set Hazael’s house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 49:272 Kgs 13:252 Kgs 13:32 Kgs 6:242 Kgs 8:7-15Jer 17:271 Kgs 19:151 Kgs 20:1-222 Chr 16:2Amos 1:10

Amos 1:5⁵I will break the bar on the gate of Damascus. I will remove the ruler from Wicked Valley, the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.” The Lord has spoken!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 16:9Amos 9:7Jer 51:30Isa 43:14Lam 2:9Jer 50:36Nah 3:13

Amos 1:6⁶This is what the Lord says: “Because Gaza has committed three crimes — make that four! —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 28:18Amos 1:11Obad 1:111 Sam 6:17Amos 1:9Ezek 35:5Isa 14:29-31Jer 47:4-5Joel 3:6Zeph 2:4-7

Amos 1:7⁷So I will set Gaza’s city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zeph 2:42 Kgs 18:8Jer 47:12 Chr 26:6Amos 1:4Deut 32:35Deut 32:41-43Jer 25:18-20Ps 75:7-8Ps 94:1-5

Amos 1:8⁸I will remove the ruler from Ashdod, the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. I will strike Ekron with my hand; the rest of the Philistines will also die.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 25:16Isa 14:29-31Jer 47:4-5Zeph 2:4-72 Chr 26:6Isa 20:1Ps 81:14Zech 9:6Amos 3:9Isa 1:25

Amos 1:9⁹This is what the Lord says: “Because Tyre has committed three crimes — make that four —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold a whole community to Edom; they failed to observe a treaty of brotherhood.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 9:11-14Isa 23:1-18Joel 3:4-8Zech 9:2-42 Chr 2:8-162 Sam 5:11Ezek 26:1-211 Kgs 5:1-11Amos 1:11Amos 1:6

Amos 1:10¹⁰So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 9:4Amos 1:7Amos 1:4Ezek 26:12

Amos 1:11¹¹This is what the Lord says: “Because Edom has committed three crimes — make that four —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 25:12-142 Chr 28:17Num 20:14-21Jer 49:7-22Joel 3:19Mal 1:4Ps 137:7Ezek 35:1-15Obad 1:1-14Deut 2:4-8

Amos 1:12¹²So I will set Teman on fire; fire will consume Bozrah’s fortresses.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 49:20Jer 49:7Obad 1:9-10Jer 49:13Jer 49:22Gen 36:11Gen 36:33Isa 34:6

Amos 1:13¹³This is what the Lord says: “Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes — make that four —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women so they could expand their territory.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 25:2-7Hos 13:16Jer 49:1-6Ezek 35:10Isa 5:8Zeph 2:8-91 Sam 11:1-22 Chr 20:12 Chr 20:102 Kgs 24:2

Amos 1:14¹⁴So I will set fire to Rabbah’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Amos 2:2Deut 3:11Jer 49:22 Sam 12:26Isa 30:30Dan 11:40Ezek 25:5Isa 9:5Job 39:25Ps 83:15

Amos 1:15¹⁵Ammon’s king will be deported; he and his officials will be carried off together.” The Lord has spokenCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 49:3