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Amos 1

A herdsman from Tekoa opens his oracles by naming the moment: two years before the earthquake, under Uzziah and Jeroboam. Then the LORD roars from Zion and the prophet swings a circle of judgment around Israel's neighbors — Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon — each indicted with the refrain "for three transgressions, yes, for four." Watch how the charges are war crimes against bodies and treaties: threshing Gilead with iron, deporting whole communities, ripping open pregnant women. Amos starts abroad, and a Northern audience would have nodded along.

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Amos 1 (WEB)

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The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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He said: “The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither.”
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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;
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but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.
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I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,” says the LORD.
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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;
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but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.
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I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;
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but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces.”
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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
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but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
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But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;
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and their king will go into captivity, he and his princes together,” says the LORD.

Amós 1 (WPB)

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As palavras de Amós, que estava entre os pastores de Tecoa, as quais ele viu a respeito de Israel nos dias de Uzias, rei de Judá, e nos dias de Jeroboão, filho de Joás, rei de Israel, dois anos antes do terremoto.
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Ele disse: “O SENHOR rugirá de Sião, e de Jerusalém fará ouvir a sua voz; e as pastagens dos pastores prantearão, e o topo do Carmelo secará.”
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O SENHOR diz: “Por três transgressões de Damasco, sim, por quatro, não desviarei o seu castigo, porque trilharam Gileade com trilhos de ferro;
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mas enviarei fogo à casa de Hazael, e ele devorará os palácios de Ben-Hadade.
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Quebrarei o ferrolho de Damasco, e eliminarei o habitante do vale de Áven, e aquele que segura o cetro da casa de Éden; e o povo da Síria irá em cativeiro para Quir,” diz o SENHOR.
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O SENHOR diz: “Por três transgressões de Gaza, sim, por quatro, não desviarei o seu castigo, porque levaram cativa toda a comunidade, para entregá-los a Edom;
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mas enviarei fogo sobre a muralha de Gaza, e ele devorará os seus palácios.
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Eliminarei o habitante de Asdode, e aquele que segura o cetro de Asquelom; e voltarei a minha mão contra Ecrom; e o remanescente dos filisteus perecerá,” diz o Senhor DEUS.
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O SENHOR diz: “Por três transgressões de Tiro, sim, por quatro, não desviarei o seu castigo; porque entregaram toda a comunidade a Edom, e não se lembraram da aliança fraternal;
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mas enviarei fogo sobre a muralha de Tiro, e ele devorará os seus palácios.”
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O SENHOR diz: “Por três transgressões de Edom, sim, por quatro, não desviarei o seu castigo, porque perseguiu seu irmão com a espada e rejeitou toda a compaixão, e a sua ira ardeu continuamente, e ele guardou o seu furor para sempre;
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mas enviarei fogo sobre Temã, e ele devorará os palácios de Bozra.”
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O SENHOR diz: “Por três transgressões dos filhos de Amom, sim, por quatro, não desviarei o seu castigo, porque rasgaram o ventre das mulheres grávidas de Gileade, para que pudessem ampliar as suas fronteiras.
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Mas acenderei fogo na muralha de Rabá, e ele devorará os seus palácios, com gritos de guerra no dia da batalha, com tempestade no dia do redemoinho;
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e o seu rei irá para o cativeiro, ele e os seus príncipes juntos,” diz o SENHOR.

The roar before it reaches home

The nations are arranged geographically around Israel, and the rhetorical trap is that the listener cheers each verdict on a rival. Tyre and Edom are charged not only with cruelty but with breaking a "brotherly covenant" and casting off all pity — kinship violated, not just enemies fought.

Holding the noose loose here lets chapter 2 tighten it on Judah and Israel themselves. The earthquake datestamp in verse 1 quietly promises the roar is no metaphor.

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