Amos 1 (MSG)

15 verses · The Message · Contemporary paraphrase

The Message by Eugene Peterson presents the Bible in the rhythms and idioms of contemporary American English. More than a translation, it is a paraphrase designed to help readers experience Scripture's impact as if hearing it for the first time.

Amos Chapter 1 contains 15 verses and is presented here in the The Message (MSG), which uses a contemporary paraphrase approach. This is the opening chapter of Amos, one of the books of the Bible.

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1The Message of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa, that he received on behalf of Israel. It came to him in visions during the time that Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II son of Joash was king of Israel, two years before the big earthquake.

2The Message: God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem! The thunderclap voice withers the pastures tended by shepherds, shrivels Mount Carmel's proud peak.

3God's Message: "Because of the three great sins of Damascus —make that four—I'm not putting up with her any longer. She pounded Gilead to a pulp, pounded her senseless with iron hammers and mauls.

4For that, I'm setting the palace of Hazael on fire. I'm torching Ben-hadad's forts.

5I'm going to smash the Damascus gates and banish the crime king who lives in Sin Valley, the vice boss who gives orders from Paradise Palace. The people of the land will be sent back to where they came from—to Kir." God's Decree.

6God's Message: "Because of the three great sins of Gaza —make that four—I'm not putting up with her any longer. She deported whole towns and then sold the people to Edom.

7For that, I'm burning down the walls of Gaza, burning up all her forts.

8I'll banish the crime king from Ashdod, the vice boss from Ashkelon. I'll raise my fist against Ekron, and what's left of the Philistines will die." God's Decree.

9God's Message: "Because of the three great sins of Tyre —make that four—I'm not putting up with her any longer. She deported whole towns to Edom, breaking the treaty she had with her kin.

10For that, I'm burning down the walls of Tyre, burning up all her forts."

11God's Message: "Because of the three great sins of Edom —make that four—I'm not putting up with her any longer. She hunts down her brother to murder him. She has no pity, she has no heart. Her anger rampages day and night. Her meanness never takes a timeout.

12For that, I'm burning down her capital, Teman, burning up the forts of Bozrah."

13God's Message: "Because of the three great sins of Ammon —make that four—I'm not putting up with her any longer. She ripped open pregnant women in Gilead to get more land for herself.

14For that, I'm burning down the walls of her capital, Rabbah, burning up her forts. Battle shouts! War whoops! with a tornado to finish things off!

15The king has been carted off to exile, the king and his princes with him." God's Decree.

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About This Translation

What is Amos 1 in the MSG?

Amos 1 in the The Message (MSG) contains 15 verses. The MSG uses a contemporary paraphrase approach, first published in 2002.

How does the MSG translate Amos 1 differently?

The The Message uses contemporary paraphrase, rendering the text as a modern paraphrase in contemporary idioms. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Amos 1 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Amos 1 (MSG)?

Amos Chapter 1 contains 15 verses in the The Message. The book of Amos has 9 chapters total.

Amos (MSG) — All 9 Chapters

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