1. Amos was one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa. God showed him this vision about Israel. It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. This happened two years before the earthquake.
2. Amos said,“The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem.His loud voice will sound like a growl from Jerusalem.The green pastures of the shepherds will become dry.Even Mount Carmel will dry up.”
3. This is what the Lord says:“For the many crimes Damascus is doing,I will punish them.They beat the people of Gileadwith threshing boards that had iron teeth.
4. So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael.That fire will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad.