OET AMOS chapter 1

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1 This is the message that Amos (who was among the shepherds in Tekoa) saw concerning Yisra’el (Israel) in the days of King Uzziyah of Yehudah (Judah), and also in the days of Yoash’s son King Yaraveam (Jeroboam) of Yisrael, two years before the earthquake.[ref]

2 Amos said,

“Yahweh will shout loudly from Tsiyyon (Zion).

≈ He will raise his voice from Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

The shepherds’ pastures will brown off.

≈ The top of Mt. Carmel will dry up.”[ref]

1:3 Judgement of Yisrael’s neighbours

Syria

3 This is what Yahweh says:

“Even if Damascus was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

for the cruel things they did to the people of Gilead.[ref]

4 I’ll send a fire into King Hazael’s house,

≈ and it will devour King Ben-Hadad’s fortresses.

5 I’ll smash the gate bars of Damascus

and eliminate the ruler of the Aven Valley,

and also the leader of Beyt-Eden.

The people of Aram will go in captivity to Kir,”

says Yahweh.

Philistia

6 This is what Yahweh says:

“Even if Azzah (Gaza) was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because they carried a whole people group away as captives,

to hand them over to Edom.[ref] 7 I’ll send fire onto Azzah’s walls,

and it’ll devour her fortresses. 8 I will cut off those from Ashdod

≈ and the ruler of Ashkelon.

I’ll cause problems for Ekron,

and the rest of the Philistines will die,”

says Yahweh the master.

Tsor

9 This is what Yahweh says:

“Even if Tsor (Tyre) was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because they handed a whole people group over to Edom,

and they didn’t take any notice of their brotherhood agreement.[ref]

10 I’ll send fire onto Tsor’s walls,

and it’ll devour her fortresses.”

Edom

11 This is what Yahweh says,

“Even if Edom was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because he pursued his brother with the sword and abandoned all pity.

His anger raged continually,

≈ and his rage lasted forever.[ref]

12 I’ll send fire on Teyman,

and it’ll devour Botsrah’s fortresses.”

Ammon

13 This is what Yahweh says,

“Even if the Ammonites were three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,

in order to grab territory.[ref]

14 I’ll light a fire in Rabah’s walls,

and it’ll devour its fortresses,

with a shout in the day of battle,

with a storm in the day of the whirlwind.

15 Their king will go into captivity along with his officials,”

says Yahweh.

3 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Dammeseq and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_threshed with _(the)_threshing _sledges _of (the)_iron DOM (the)_Gilˊād.
4 And_I _will _send _forth a _fire in_house _of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl and_it _will _consume the _fortresses _of Ben.
5 And_I _will _break the _bar _of Dammeseq and_I _will _cut _off inhabitant[s] from Aven and_one _who_holds _of (of)_a _scepter from eden and_they _will _go _into _exile the _people _of ʼArām to_Qīr YHWH he _says.
6 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of ˊAzzāh and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_carried _away _into _exile exile complete to_deliver _up_them to_ʼEdōm.
7 And_I _will _send _forth a _fire on_the _wall _of ˊAzzāh and_it _will _consume fortresses _of_its.
8 And_I _will _cut _off inhabitant[s] from_ʼAshdōd and_one _who_holds _of (of)_a _scepter from_ʼAshqəlōn and_I _will _turn hand _of_my on ˊEqrōn and_ the _remnant _of _they _will _perish the_Fəlishtiy my_master he _says YHWH.
9 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Tsor/(Tyre) and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_delivered _up exile complete to_ʼEdōm and_not they _remembered the_covenant _of brothers.
10 And_I _will _send _forth a _fire on_the _wall _of Tsor/(Tyre) and_it _will _consume fortresses _of_its.
11 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of ʼEdōm and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because he_pursued with_sword his/its_woman and_he _spoiled compassion(s)_of_his and_it _tore forever anger _of_his and_his _of_fury she_kept perpetuity.
12 And_I _will _send _forth a _fire on_Tēymān and_it _will _consume the _fortresses _of Bāʦərāh.
13 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_ripped _open the _pregnant_women_of (the)_Gilˊād so _as to _enlarge DOM territory _of_their.
14 And_I _will _kindle a _fire on_the _wall _of Rabāh and_it _will _consume fortresses _of_its with_a _shout _of _alarm in/on_day battle with_a _storm in/on_day a _storm-wind[fn][fn][fn] 15 and_he _will _go king _of_their in_exile he and_his _of_officials together YHWH he _says.

1:1 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:1 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:1 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

1:2 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:2 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:2 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

1:14 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:14 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:14 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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