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Amos 1:3

This 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.

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ASV

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
פִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'Ei<the> transgressions ofH6588 →
דַמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekDamascusH1834 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhfourH702 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuI will revoke itH7725 →
עַל־'al-becauseH5921 →
דּוּשָׁ֛םdu.Shamthreshed theyH1758 →
בַּחֲרֻצ֥וֹתba.cha.ru.Tzotwith [the] threshing sledges ofH2742 →
הַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.Zel<the> ironH1270 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'Ad<the> GileadH1568 →

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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.Isaiah 8:4For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”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.”2 Kings 10:32–33In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territoryAmos 2:6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.Jeremiah 49:23–27Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.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.Amos 1:13This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.Amos 2:1This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.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.Zechariah 9:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—Amos 2:4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.Isaiah 17:1–3This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins.2 Kings 13:7Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.2 Kings 13:3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:1 Kings 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.

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