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Amos 1:9

This 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.

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ASV

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
פִּשְׁעֵי־pish.'ei-<the> transgressions ofH6588 →
צֹ֔רTzorTyreH6865 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhfourH702 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuI will revoke itH7725 →
עַֽל־'al-becauseH5921 →
הַסְגִּירָ֞םhas.gi.Ramdelivered up theyH5462 →
גָּל֤וּתga.LutexileH1546 →
שְׁלֵמָה֙she.le.MahcompleteH8003 →
לֶאֱד֔וֹםle.'e.Domto EdomH123 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
זָכְר֖וּza.khe.Ruthey rememberedH2142 →
בְּרִ֥יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285 →
אַחִֽים׃'a.ChimbrothersH251 →

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1 Kings 9:11–14King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.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.Isaiah 23:1–18This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.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—Zechariah 9:2–4and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.Joel 3:4–8Now 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.1 Kings 5:12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.Ezekiel 26:1–21In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,2 Samuel 5:11Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.2 Chronicles 2:8–16Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours1 Kings 5:1Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.1 Kings 9:13“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.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.Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.1 Kings 5:1–11Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.Jeremiah 47:4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.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.

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