1These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders 1:1 Or sheep breeders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years 1:1 Or during the two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash was king of Israel.
2He said:
3This is what the LORD says:
4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
5I will break down the gates of Damascus;
6This is what the LORD says:
7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza,
8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod
9This is what the LORD says:
10So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre
11This is what the LORD says:
12So I will send fire upon Teman
13This is what the LORD says:
14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah
15Their king will go into exile 1:15 Possibly Milcom will go into exile; Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7.—