1This is the message that Yahweh gave to me, Amos. I am a ◄shepherd/man who takes care of sheep►. I am from near Tekoa town south of Jerusalem. I received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the big earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Jeroboam, the son of King Jehoash, was the king of Israel.
2This is what Yahweh said:
3This is also what Yahweh said to me:
4I will cause a fire to burn the palace that King Hazael built and lived in,
5I will cause the gates of Damascus to be broken down;
6Yahweh also said this to me:
7I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza
8I will get rid of the king of Ashdod city
9Yahweh also said this to me:
10So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre
11Yahweh also said this to me:
12I will cause a fire to burn Teman district in Edom
13Yahweh also said this to me:
14I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls around Rabbah city
15After the battle, the king of Ammon and his officials will be ◄exiled/forced to go to another country►.”