“The LORD’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem!
The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”
God’s Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3 This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,b
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They beat down my people in Gilead
as grain is threshed with iron sledges.
and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.
I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,
and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”
says the LORD.
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
and 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.
“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.
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”
“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 continually
and were unrelenting in their anger.
and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”
“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.
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
says the LORD.
2 «Возгремит» и т. д. Ср. с Ис 42:13; Иер 25:30−33; Ос 11:10−11; Иоиль 3:16. Вы обнаружите, что где бы ни встречалось это слово, оно всегда связано с уничтожением власти язычников (см. «Времена языческие», Лук. 4, Лк 21:24; Отк. 16; 19, примеч.), и с благословением Израиля в его царстве. Грозные предсказания Амоса очень скоро исполнились над Сирией (4Цар 14:28), но выражение «возгремит Господь» обращено к будущему и имеет более широкое значение. См. Иоиль 1:4, примечание.