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Amos 1:11

This 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.

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ASV

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
פִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'Ei<the> transgressions ofH6588 →
אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdomH123 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhfourH702 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuI will revoke itH7725 →
עַל־'al-becauseH5921 →
רָדְפ֨וֹra.de.Fopursued heH7291 →
בַחֶ֤רֶבva.Che.revwith the swordH2719 →
אָחִיו֙'a.Chivbrother hisH251 →
וְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.Chetand he spoiledH7843 →
רַחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.Mavcompassion<s> hisH7356 →
וַיִּטְרֹ֤ףvai.yit.Rofand it toreH2963 →
לָעַד֙la.'Adfor everH5703 →
אַפּ֔וֹ'a.Poanger hisH639 →
וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.Toand fury hisH5678 →
שְׁמָ֥רָהshe.Ma.rahhe kept itH8104 →
נֶֽצַח׃Ne.tzachperpetuityH5331 →

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Ezekiel 25:12–14This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,Amos 1:6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.Numbers 20:14–21From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,2 Chronicles 28:17The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.Obadiah 1:10Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.Joel 3:19Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.Malachi 1:4Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.Jeremiah 49:7–22Concerning 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?Psalms 137:7Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”Ezekiel 35:1–15Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Obadiah 1:1–14This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—Ezekiel 35:5Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—Numbers 20:20But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.Amos 1:3This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.Lamentations 4:21So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.Proverbs 30:15The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

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The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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