1. These are the words of Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa. Two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel, God revealed to Amos all these things about Israel.
2. Amos said,“The Lord roars from Mount Zion;his voice thunders from Jerusalem.The pastures dry up,and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown.”
3. The Lord says, “The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They treated the people of Gilead with savage cruelty.
4. So I will send fire upon the palace built by King Hazael and I will burn down the fortresses of King Benhadad.
5. I will smash the city gates of Damascus and remove the inhabitants of the Valley of Aven and the ruler of Betheden. The people of Syria will be taken away as prisoners to the land of Kir.”
6. The Lord says, “The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They carried off a whole nation and sold them as slaves to the people of Edom.
7. So I will send fire upon the city walls of Gaza and burn down its fortresses.