Amos 1:9
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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:”Amos 1:9
What Does Amos 1:9 Mean?
Amos 1:9 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 1, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 1:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 9:11“(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.”Amos 1:3“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:”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:”Isaiah 23:1“The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.”Zechariah 2:8“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”1 Kings 5:12“And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.”Ezekiel 28:18“Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.”Joel 3:4“Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;”Zechariah 9:2“And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.”2 Samuel 5:11“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.”1 Kings 5:1“And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.”1 Kings 9:13“And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.”2 Chronicles 2:8“Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,”Proverbs 6:16“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:”Ezekiel 26:1“And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”Amos 2:1“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:”Deuteronomy 30:7“And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.”Psalms 83:7“Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;”Jeremiah 25:22“And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,”Jeremiah 27:3“And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;”
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