A Judean herdsman of Tekoa prophesies to the north 'two years before the earthquake,' and the book opens like thunder: 'Jehovah will roar from Zion… and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn.' Then the oracle wheel begins, each rung with the same formula: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof.' Damascus threshed Gilead with instruments of iron; Gaza carried away a whole people to sell to Edom; Tyre broke a brotherly covenant to do the same; Edom pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity; Ammon ripped up the women with child of Gilead to enlarge his border.

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Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Amos — Amos overview

A. 1–2 The LORD roars from Zion — the words of a herdsman
B. 3–5 For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four
C. 6–10 Gaza and Tyre, who sold off whole captivities
D. 11–15 Edom's endless anger and Ammon's cruelty

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Jeremiah 495 verses
- Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
- Jeremiah 49:2Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
- Jeremiah 49:3Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
- Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- Jeremiah 49:27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
- Read Jeremiah 49 →
Amos 13 verses
- Amos 1:7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
- Amos 1:9This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
- Amos 1:11This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
- Read Amos 1 →
Ezekiel 253 verses
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 25:12This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
- Ezekiel 25:16therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
- Read Ezekiel 25 →
Joel 32 verses
- Joel 3:4Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
- Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Read Joel 3 →

4 more chapters this one speaks with

2 Kings 82 verses
- 2 Kings 8:7Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
- 2 Kings 8:12“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
- Read 2 Kings 8 →
2 Chronicles 282 verses
- 2 Chronicles 28:17The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.
- 2 Chronicles 28:18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.
- Read 2 Chronicles 28 →
Obadiah 12 verses
- Obadiah 1:9Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
- Obadiah 1:11On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
- Read Obadiah 1 →
Zephaniah 21 verse
- Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- Read Zephaniah 2 →

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.