Amos 1 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Chapter 1God gives a message to Amos

1Amos was one of the shepherds who lived in the town of Tekoa. God showed Amos the things that would happen to the people of Israel. God did that two years before the earthquake came. It was during the time that Uzziah was the king of Judah. Joash's son, Jeroboam, was the king of Israel. This is the message that Amos received from God.

2Amos said, ‘The Lord speaks loudly from Zion. Yes, he shouts from Jerusalem. As a result, the green fields will become dry and the grass will die. There will be nothing for the sheep to eat. Even the grass on Mount Carmel will die.’

God will punish the nations near Israel

3The Lord says, ‘The people of Damascus have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them!

They have been cruel to the people of Gilead. They used their iron weapons to tear them into pieces.

4I will send a fire to destroy the palace that King Hazael built. It will destroy the strong buildings of King Ben-Hadad.

5I will also break the strong gates of the city of Damascus. I will remove all the people who live in the Aven Valley. I will remove the king of Beth-Eden. Their enemies will take the people of Syria far away to Kir as prisoners.’ That is what the Lord says.

6The Lord says, ‘The people of Gaza have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them.

They caught my people and they took them away from their homes. They sold them to the people of Edom.

7So I will send a fire to burn the walls of Gaza. It will destroy the strong buildings in Gaza.

8I will remove the king of Ashdod city. And I will remove the king who rules in Ashkelon city. I will punish the people who live in Ekron city. All the Philistines who remain will die.’ That is what the Lord God says.

9The Lord says, ‘The people of Tyre have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them.

Before, they had been friends with Israel's people. They had promised the Israelites, “We will be like brothers.” But the people of Tyre did not do what they had promised. They took my people away. They sold my people to the people of Edom and my people became slaves.

10So I will start a fire on the walls of Tyre. And the fire will burn all the strong buildings. It will destroy them completely.’

11The Lord says, ‘The people of Edom have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them.

They took their swords and they chased after their cousins, the Israelites. They were not kind. Instead, they continued to be angry all the time. They did not stop attacking them.

12So I will start a fire. And the fire will destroy the big city of Teman. The fire will also burn the strong buildings of Bozrah city.’

13The Lord says, ‘The people of Ammon have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them.

People from Ammon fought against the people of Gilead. They wanted to get more land for themselves. While they were killing people there, they also cut pregnant women open.

14So I will send fire. And the fire will destroy the walls of Rabbah. It will destroy the strong buildings too. People will fight and they will shout. They will shout loudly, like the noise that a strong wind makes in a storm.

15The enemies will take away their king and their leaders. They will take them to another country. The king and the leaders will not be free to return.’ That is what the Lord says.