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Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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CHAP. I. 1 The time of the prophecie of Amos. 3 The worde of the Lord against Damascus, 6 The Philistims, Tyrus, Idumea and Ammon.


1   The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen at note Tecoa, which he sawe vpon Israel, in the dayes of Vzziah king of Iudah, and in the dayes of note Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash King of Israel, two yeere before the note earthquake.


2   And he saide, The Lord shall roare from Zion, and vtter his voyce from Ierusalem, and the dwelling places of the shepheards shal perish, and the top of note Carmel shall wither,


3   ¶2; Thus saith the Lord, For note three transgressions of Damascus, and for foure I will not turne to it, because they haue note threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of yron.


4   Therefore will I sende a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall deuoure the note palaces of Ben-hadad.


5   I will breake also the barres of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant of Bikeath-auen: and him that holdeth the scepter out of Beth-eden, and the people of Aram shall goe into captiuitie vnto note Kir, sayth the Lord.


6   Thus sayth the Lorde, For three transgressions of Azzah, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they note caried away prisoners the whole captiuitie to shut them vp in Edom.


7   Therefore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azzah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.


8   And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the scepter from Ashkelon, and turne mine hande to Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistims shall perish, sayth the Lord God.


9   ¶2; Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for foure, I will not turne to

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Transgressions of Ammon, Iudah, and Israel. it, because they shut the whole captiuitie in Edom, and haue not remembred the note brotherly couenant.


10   Therefore wil I send a fire vpon þe; walles of Tyrus, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.


11   ¶2; Thus sayeth the Lord, For three transgressions of Edom, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because hee did pursue his brother with the sworde, and did note cast off all pitie, and his anger spoyled him euermore, and his wrath watched him note alway.


12   Therefore will I send a fire vpon Teman, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Bozrah.


13   ¶2; Thus sayth þe; Lord, For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they note haue ript vp the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.


14   Therefore will I kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battell, and with a tempest in the day of the whirlewinde.


15   And their King shall go into captiuitie, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
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Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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