New Living Translation

Amos 1:8-15 New Living Translation (NLT)

8. I will slaughter the people of Ashdodand destroy the king of Ashkelon.Then I will turn to attack Ekron,and the few Philistines still left will be killed,”says the Sovereign lord.

9. This is what the lord says: “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.

10. So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre,and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”

11. This is what the lord says: “The people of Edom have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,showing them no mercy.In their rage, they slashed them continuallyand were unrelenting in their anger.

12. So I will send down fire on Teman,and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”

13. This is what the lord says:“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.

14. So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,and all its fortresses will be destroyed.The battle will come upon them with shouts,like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.

15. And their king and his princes will go into exile together,”says the lord.