1	The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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.
			2	And he said# , The LORD will roar# from Zion, and utter# his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds# shall mourn# , and the top of Carmel shall wither# .
			3	Thus saith# the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away# the punishment thereof; because they have threshed# Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: [and...: or, yea, for four] [turn...: or, convert it, or, let it be quiet]
			4	But I will send# a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour# the palaces of Benhadad.
			5	I will break# also the bar of Damascus, and cut off# the inhabitant# from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth# the sceptre from the house of Eden# # : and the people of Syria shall go into captivity# unto Kir, saith# the LORD. [the plain...: or, Bikathaven] [the house...: or, Betheden]
			6	Thus saith# the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away# the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive# the whole captivity, to deliver them up# to Edom: [away captive...: or, them away with an entire]
			7	But I will send# a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour# the palaces thereof:
			8	And I will cut off# the inhabitant# from Ashdod, and him that holdeth# the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn# mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish# , saith# the Lord GOD.
			9	Thus saith# the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away# the punishment thereof; because they delivered up# the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered# not the brotherly covenant: [the brotherly...: Heb. the covenant of brethren]
			10	But I will send# a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour# the palaces thereof.
			11	Thus saith# the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away# the punishment thereof; because he did pursue# his brother with the sword, and did cast off# all pity, and his anger did tear# perpetually, and he kept# his wrath for ever: [did cast...: Heb. corrupted his compassions]
			12	But I will send# a fire upon Teman, which shall devour# the palaces of Bozrah.
			13	Thus saith# the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away# the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up# the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge# their border: [ripped...: or, divided the mountains]
			14	But I will kindle# a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour# the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
			15	And their king shall go# into captivity, he and his princes together, saith# the LORD.