Amos 1:6
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:”
Amos 1:6 — King James Version
Verse 6 of 15 in Amos chapter 1 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Amos 1:6 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;”
- American Standard Version
- “Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom:”
Amos 1 — full chapter (King James Version)
The words of , who was among the herdmen of , which he saw concerning in the days of king of , and in the days of the son of king of , two years before the earthquake. And he said, The LORD will roar from , and utter his voice from ; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of shall wither. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed with threshing instruments of iron: But I will send a fire into the house of , which shall devour the palaces of -hadad. I will break also the bar of , and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of , and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of : and the people of shall go into captivity unto , saith the LORD. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to : But I will send a fire the wall of , which shall devour the palaces thereof: And I will cut off the inhabitant from , and him that holdeth the sceptre from , and I will turn mine hand against : and the of the shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to , and remembered not the brotherly : But I will send a fire the wall of , which shall devour the palaces thereof. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the , and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: But I will send a fire upon , which shall devour the palaces of . Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of , that they might enlarge their border: But I will kindle a fire in the wall of , and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.