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11 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke the punishment,[a] because he pursued his brother with the sword! He stifled his compassion and his anger tore them apart continually,[b] and he kept his rage forever. 12 So I will send a fire against Teman and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Ammon and for four I will not revoke the punishment,[c] because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory!

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:11 Or “it”
  2. Amos 1:11 Literally “forever”
  3. Amos 1:13 Or “it”