Bible Gateway passage: Amos 1-3 - New International Version (2024)

1The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa(A)—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,(B) when Uzziah(C) was king of Judah and Jeroboam(D) son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel.(E)

2He said:

“The Lord roars(F) from Zion
and thunders(G) from Jerusalem;(H)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel(I) withers.”(J)

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

3This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(K)
even for four, I will not relent.(L)
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,
4I will send fire(M) on the house of Hazael(N)
that will consume the fortresses(O) of Ben-Hadad.(P)
5I will break down the gate(Q) of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in[b] the Valley of Aven[c]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(R)
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(S)
says the Lord.(T)

6This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(U)
even for four, I will not relent.(V)
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,(W)
7I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8I will destroy the king[d] of Ashdod(X)
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(Y) against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines(Z) are dead,”(AA)
says the Sovereign Lord.(AB)

9This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(AC)
even for four, I will not relent.(AD)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(AE)
10I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses.(AF)

11This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(AG)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(AH)
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,(AI)
12I will send fire on Teman(AJ)
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(AK)

13This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(AL)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AM) of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
14I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AN)
that will consume(AO) her fortresses
amid war cries(AP) on the day of battle,
amid violent winds(AQ) on a stormy day.
15Her king[e] will go into exile,
he and his officials together,(AR)
says the Lord.(AS)

2This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(AT)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(AU)
the bones of Edom’s king,
2I will send fire on Moab
that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[f](AV)
Moab will go down in great tumult
amid war cries(AW) and the blast of the trumpet.(AX)
3I will destroy her ruler(AY)
and kill all her officials with him,”(AZ)
says the Lord.(BA)

4This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(BB)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(BC) of the Lord
and have not kept his decrees,(BD)
because they have been led astray(BE) by false gods,[g](BF)
the gods[h] their ancestors followed,(BG)
5I will send fire(BH) on Judah
that will consume the fortresses(BI) of Jerusalem.(BJ)

Judgment on Israel

6This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(BK)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(BL)
7They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(BM)
8They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.(BN)
In the house of their god
they drink wine(BO) taken as fines.(BP)

9“Yet I destroyed the Amorites(BQ) before them,
though they were tall(BR) as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.(BS)
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots(BT) below.
10I brought you up out of Egypt(BU)
and led(BV) you forty years in the wilderness(BW)
to give you the land of the Amorites.(BX)

11“I also raised up prophets(BY) from among your children
and Nazirites(BZ) from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(CA)

13“Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(CB)
14The swift will not escape,(CC)
the strong(CD) will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.(CE)
15The archer(CF) will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman(CG) will not save his life.(CH)
16Even the bravest warriors(CI)
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.

Witnesses Summoned Against Israel

3Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you(CJ)—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:(CK)

2“You only have I chosen(CL)
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish(CM) you
for all your sins.(CN)

3Do two walk together
unless they have agreed to do so?
4Does a lion roar(CO) in the thicket
when it has no prey?(CP)
Does it growl in its den
when it has caught nothing?
5Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
when no bait(CQ) is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
if it has not caught anything?
6When a trumpet(CR) sounds in a city,
do not the people tremble?
When disaster(CS) comes to a city,
has not the Lord caused it?(CT)

7Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
without revealing his plan(CU)
to his servants the prophets.(CV)

8The lion(CW) has roared(CX)
who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
who can but prophesy?(CY)

9Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod(CZ)
and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;(DA)
see the great unrest within her
and the oppression among her people.”

10“They do not know how to do right,(DB)” declares the Lord,
“who store up in their fortresses(DC)
what they have plundered(DD) and looted.”

11Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.(DE)

12This is what the Lord says:

“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(DF) mouth
only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
with only the head of a bed
and a piece of fabric[i] from a couch.[j](DG)

13“Hear this and testify(DH) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.

14“On the day I punish(DI) Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;(DJ)
the horns(DK) of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15I will tear down the winter house(DL)
along with the summer house;(DM)
the houses adorned with ivory(DN) will be destroyed
and the mansions(DO) will be demolished,(DP)
declares the Lord.(DQ)

Bible Gateway passage: Amos 1-3 - New International Version (2024)

FAQs

What is Amos 1 3 about? ›

Amos 1:3 Reminds Us Justice Over All Nations Will Come

We long for the day when justice reigns over the nations. So the picture is clear. God, in his holy judgment, will punish sin. And this is good.

Is the new international version of the Bible accurate? ›

Yes. The idea for the NIV started in 1965, when evangelical scholars came together and decided to create a new and accurate version in contemporary English. The decision was made to base the new version upon the best original manuscripts in Greek and Hebrew.

What does new international version mean in the Bible? ›

The New International Version (NIV) is a translation of the Bible into contemporary English. Published by Biblica, the complete NIV was released in 1978 with a minor revision in 1984 and a major revision in 2011. The NIV relies on recently-published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts.

How many versions of the new international version Bible are there? ›

Since 1978, the NIV Bible has undergone two separate revisions. The first revision of the text was in 1985 and the second was in 2011. The 1985 revisions were minor updates to the text that reflected developments in the field of Biblical translation.

What does Amos teach us? ›

Amos 5–6 Amos teaches that if the people repent and sincerely seek the Lord, they can avoid destruction. In particular, he declares that the Lord does not accept the people's offerings at the temple because the people's hearts are focused on false gods.

What is the summary of Amos 3? ›

In this chapter, Amos is calling on the senseless, heedless people to take notice of God's judgments (v. 1-8), and of God's righteousness as He chastises those who continue to sin and do not repent. God is revealed as just and holy (vv. 9-15).

What is the controversy with the NIV? ›

One of the biggest criticisms of the 1984 NIV was that sometimes words in the Greek text simply were not translated. The most notorious example was the Gospel of Mark, which makes frequent use of the Greek word euthus, "immediately." For some reason, there were many verses in the 1984 NIV that simply ignored this word.

Do Catholics accept the new international version of the Bible? ›

The major obstacle for the NIV's approval by the Catholic Church is that it does not contain all the books defined as canonical by the Council of Trent. The absence of these books (called the Deuterocanon) means that the NIV can never be considered a complete Catholic Bible.

Why did Martin Luther remove 7 books from the Bible? ›

In the 16th century, Martin Luther argued that many of the received texts of the New Testament lacked the authority of the Gospels, and therefore proposed removing a number of books from the New Testament, including Hebrews, James, Jude, and the Book of Revelation.

What is the most accurate translation of the Bible in the world? ›

No single English translation will ever represent the original biblical languages perfectly. Why? In part because the Bible's ancient languages do not function like English. A word in Hebrew, Greek, or Aramaic might not have an exact English word to match.

Who reads the new international version of the Bible? ›

Dozens of evangelical denominations, churches, and seminaries embraced the NIV as their official Bible translation for preaching, study, public reading, and personal use. Forty-five years later, the NIV remains the most frequently used translation in churches across the US.

Who owns the rights to the new international version of the Bible? ›

It is a part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. and has multiple imprints including Zondervan Academic, Zonderkidz, Blink, and Editorial Vida. Zondervan is the commercial rights holder for the New International Version (NIV) Bible in North America.

Why is Matthew 17:21 missing? ›

Matthew 17:21

Reason: The verse closely resembles Mark 9:29, but it is lacking in Matthew in א (original handwriting), B, θ, some Italic, Syriac, Coptic and Ethiopic manuscripts. It is, however, found in this place in some Greek mss not quite so ancient – C, D, K, L – as well as some other mss of the ancient versions.

Which is better, NIV or CSB? ›

The CSB is an accurate translation

Very frequently, its rendering of a particular word or phrase was exactly how BDAG, the standard Greek-English lexicon, defined that word or phrase. The CSB is accurate, too—maybe even a bit more accurate than the NIV.

What reading level is the new international version Bible? ›

New International Version (NIV): 8th grade. Holman Christian Standard Version (HCSV): 8th grade. New King James Version (NKJV): 7th grade.

What is Amos chapter 1 about? ›

This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Amos, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. This chapter contains prophecies of God's judgments on Israel's neighbours, Syria, Philistia, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon. Judgments on Moab, and on Israel itself, follow in chapter 2.

What does Amos 1:13 mean? ›

The LORD pronounces judgment on the inhabitants of Ammon because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead to enlarge their territory.

What is the major message of Amos? ›

Amos had a passion for justice. He was a prophet “par excellence” of social justice. The message of the book of Amos can be presented under three basic themes or theological motifs defined by justice, namely: (1) justice among the nations; (2) justice in the nation; and (3) justice and piety of a nation.

What is the moral of the story of Amos? ›

Amos, especially, of all the Old Testament prophets, is associated with social justice. In no uncertain terms he lashed out at the callousness of the rich toward the poor. They sold the poor for profit (2:6), crushed the needy (4:1), and trampled upon them (5:11) in their greed for gain.

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