LSB

LSB

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Format by: Verse Paragraph
Strong's
Red Letter
Audio Bibles
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Amos 1 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Choose a new font size and typeface
Audio Bibles

Amos’ Vision of Yahweh’s Fire

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 -

The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he beheld in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 - And he said,

[fn]Yahweh roars from Zion

And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice;

And the shepherds’ pasture grounds mourn,

And the [fn]top of Carmel dries up.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 -

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Damascus and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:4 -

“So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,

And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:5 -

“I will also break the gate bar of Damascus

And cut off the inhabitant from the [fn]valley of Aven

And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;

So the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,”

Says Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 -

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Gaza and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles

To deliver it up to Edom.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 -

“So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,

And it will consume her citadels.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 -

“I will also cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod

And him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;

I will even turn My hand against Ekron,

And the remnant of the Philistines will perish,”

Says Lord Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:9 -

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Tyre and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they delivered up the whole community of exiles to Edom

And did not remember the covenant of [fn]brotherhood.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:10 -

“So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre,

And it will consume her citadels.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 -

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Edom and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because he pursued his brother with the sword

While he corrupted his compassion;

And his anger also tore continually,

And he kept his wrath forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:12 -

“So I will send fire upon Teman,

And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:13 -

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead

In order to enlarge their borders.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 -

“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah,

And it will consume her citadels

Amid a loud shout on the day of battle

And a storm on the day of tempest.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:15 -

“And their king will go into exile,

He and his princes together,”

Says Yahweh.

LSB Footnotes
The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
Lit head
Possibly Baalbek
Lit brothers
LSB

Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation

All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc.

LSBible.org

For more information on this translation, see the LSB Preface.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
LSB
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
LSB

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Amos Chapter 1 — Additional Translations: