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The words of Amos, who was among herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel two years before the earthquake.
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And he said : The Lord will roar from Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem : and the beautiful places of the shepherds have mourned , and the top of Carmel is withered .
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Thus saith the Lord : For three crimes of Damascus , and for four I will not convert it: because they have thrashed Galaad with iron wains.
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And I will send a fire into the house of Azael, and it shall devour the houses of Benadad.
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And I will break the bar of Damascus : and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure : and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord .
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Thus saith the Lord : For three crimes of Gaza , and for four I will not convert it: because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom .
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And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza , and it shall devour the houses thereof.
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And I will cut off the inhabitant from Azotus, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ascalon: and I will turn my hand against Accaron, and the rest of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
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Thus saith the Lord : For three crimes of Tyre , and for four I will not convert it: because they have shut up an entire captivity in Edom , and have not remembered the covenant of brethren .
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And I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre , and it shall devour the houses thereof.
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Thus saith the Lord : For three crimes of Edom , and for four I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword , and hath cast off all pity, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end.
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I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.
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Thus saith the Lord : For three crimes of the children of Ammon , and for four I will not convert him: because he hath ripped up the women with child of Galaad to enlarge his border .
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And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabba: and it shall devour the houses thereof with shouting in the day of battle , and with a whirlwind in the day of trouble.
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And Melchom shall go into captivity, both he, and his princes together, saith the Lord .