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day of battell, and with a tempest in the day of
the whirlewinde. 15 And their King shall go into
Amos captiuitie, he and his princes together, saith the
Lord.
1 The wordes of Amos, who was among the
heardmen at Tecoa, which he sawe vpon Israel, 2
in the dayes of Vzziah king of Iudah, and in the 1 Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions
dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash King of of Moab, and for foure, I will not turne to it,
Israel, two yeere before the earthquake. 2 And because it burnt the bones of the King of Edom
he saide, The Lord shall roare from Zion, and into lime. 2 Therefore will I send a fire vpon
vtter his voyce from Ierusalem, and the dwelling Moab, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Kerioth,
places of the shepheards shall perish, and the and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting,
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top of Carmel shall wither, Thus saith the Lord, and with the sound of a trumpet. And I will cut
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For three transgressions of Damascus, and for off the iudge out of the mids thereof, and will slay
foure I will not turne to it, because they haue all the princes thereof with him, sayth the Lord.
threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of 4 Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of
yron. Therefore will I sende a fire into the house Iudah, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because
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of Hazael, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Ben- they haue cast away the Lawe of the Lord, and
hadad. I will breake also the barres of Damascus, haue not kept his commandementes, and their
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and cut off the inhabitant of Bikeath-auen: and lies caused them to erre after the which their
him that holdeth the scepter out of Beth-eden, fathers haue walked. 5 Therefore will I send a
and the people of Aram shall goe into captiuitie fire vpon Iudah, and it shall deuoure the palaces
vnto Kir, sayth the Lord. 6 Thus sayth the Lord, of Ierusalem. 6 Thus sayth the Lord, For three
For three transgressions of Azzah, and for foure, transgressions of Israel, and for foure, I will not
I will not turne to it, because they caried away turne to it, because they solde the righteous for
prisoners the whole captiuitie to shut them vp siluer and the poore for shooes. 7 They gape
in Edom. 7 Therefore will I sende a fire vpon ouer the head of the poore, in the dust of the
the walles of Azzah, and it shall deuoure the earth, and peruert the wayes of the meeke: and
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palaces thereof. And I will cut off the inhabitant a man and his father will goe in to a mayde
from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the scepter to dishonour mine holy Name. 8 And they lye
from Ashkelon, and turne mine hande to Ekron, downe vpon clothes layde to pledge by euery
and the remnant of the Philistims shall perish, altar: and they drinke the wine of the condemned
sayth the Lord God. 9 Thus sayth the Lord, For in the house of their God. 9 Yet destroyed I the
three transgressions of Tyrus, and for foure, I Amorite before the, whose height was like the
will not turne to it, because they shut the whole height of the cedars, and he was strong as the
captiuitie in Edom, and haue not remembred the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruite from
brotherly couenant. 10 Therefore wil I send a aboue, and his roote from beneath. 10 Also I
fire vpon ye walles of Tyrus, and it shall deuoure brought you vp from the land of Egypt, and led
the palaces thereof. 11 Thus sayeth the Lord, you fourtie yeres thorowe the wildernesse, to
For three transgressions of Edom, and for foure, possesse the land of the Amorite. 11 And I raysed
I will not turne to it, because hee did pursue vp of your sonnes for Prophets, and of your yong
his brother with the sworde, and did cast off all men for Nazarites. Is it not euen thus, O ye
pitie, and his anger spoyled him euermore, and children of Israel, sayth the Lord? 12 But ye gaue
his wrath watched him alway. 12 Therefore will the Nazarites wine to drinke, and commanded
I send a fire vpon Teman, and it shall deuoure the Prophetes, saying, Prophecie not. 13 Behold,
the palaces of Bozrah. 13 Thus sayth ye Lord, For I am pressed vnder you as a cart is pressed that
three transgressions of the children of Ammon, is full of sheaues. 14 Therefore the flight shall
and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they perish from the swift, and the strong shall not
haue ript vp the women with child of Gilead, that strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie
they might enlarge their border. 14 Therefore will saue his life. 15 Nor he that handleth the bowe,
I kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall shall stand, and he that is swift of foote, shall not
deuoure the palaces thereof, with shouting in the escape, neyther shall he that rideth the horse,