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Amos 1:6 KJV
Amos · chapter 1 · verse 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
Amos 1:6 in context
4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
6Thus 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:
7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressionspeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- captivitygâlûwthcaptivityH1546 →
- captivegâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- wholeshâlêmcompleteH8003 →
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What the Lord says here may be explained by what he says Jer 12:14, Thus said the Lord, against all my evil neighbours that touch the inheritance of my people Israel, Behold, I will pluck them out.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-15