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¶ The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen of Tekoa, which hee sawe concerning Israel, in the daies of Uzziah King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash king of Israel, two yere before the earthquake.

1611 marginal noteZech.14.5.

And he said, The LORD will roare from Zion, and vtter his voice from Ierusalem: and the habitations of the shepheards shall mourne, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

1611 marginal noteIere.25.30. ioel 3.18.

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for foure I wil not turne away the punishment thereof, because they haue threshed Gilead, with threshing instruments of yron.

1611 marginal noteOr, he for foure.

1611 marginal noteOr, conuert it, or let it be quiet. And so ver. 6. &c.

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall deuoure the palaces of Benhadad.

I wil breake also the barre of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plaine of Auen: and him that holdeth the scepter from the house of Eden, and the people of Syria shall goe into captiuitie, vnto Kir, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, Bikath Amen.

1611 marginal noteOr, Beth-Eden.

¶ Thus saith the LORD, For three transgressions of Gaza, and for foure I will not turne away the punishment thereof: because they caried away captiue the whole captiuitie, to deliuer them vp to Edom.

1611 marginal noteOr, caried them away with an entire captiuitie.

1611 marginal note2.Chro. 28.18.

But I wil send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall deuoure the palaces thereof.

And I wil cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the scepter from Ashkelon, and I wil turne mine hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the LORD God.

¶ Thus saith the LORD, For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for foure I wil not turne away the punishment thereof, because they deliuered vp the whole captiuitie to Edom, and remembred not the brotherly couenant.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the couenant of brethren.

But I wil send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall deuoure the palaces thereof.