Amos 1:11

Amos 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent. Because he pursued his brother with a sword and slaughtered the women of the land, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever.

Context of Amos 1:11

9The Lord says, ‘The people in Tyre have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. Before, they had been friends with the people in Israel. They had promised to those people, “We will be like brothers.” But the people from Tyre did not do what they had promised. They took my people away. They sold my people to the people in Edom and my people became slaves. 10So I will start a fire on the walls of Tyre city. And the fire will burn all the strong buildings. It will destroy them completely.’ The Lord says, ‘The people in Edom have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. They took their swords and they chased after their cousins, the Israelites. They were not kind. Instead, they continued to be angry all the time. They did not stop attacking them. 12So I will start a fire. And the fire will destroy the big city of Teman. The fire will also burn the strong buildings of Bozrah city.’ 13The Lord says, ‘The people in Ammon have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. People from Ammon fought against the people in Gilead. Ammon's people wanted to get more land for themselves. While they were killing people there, they also cut pregnant women open.

Amos 1:11 word by word

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י אֱד֔וֹם וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־רָדְפ֨וֹ בַחֶ֤רֶב אָחִיו֙ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת רַחֲמָ֔יו וַיִּטְרֹ֤ף לָעַד֙ אַפּ֔וֹ וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹ שְׁמָ֥רָה נֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• For threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
• and for fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• I will not turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
• thereof; because he did pursueרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and did cast offשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• all pityרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• and his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• did tearטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• perpetuallyעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
• and he keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• his wrathעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678
• for everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331

Cross-references for Amos 1:11

• Isaiah 21:11This is a message about Dumah. Someone is shouting to me from Seir. They are asking, ‘Guard, how soon will the night finish? Please tell me.’
• Isaiah 34:1Come near to me, people of all nations. Listen carefully, everyone! All the earth, and everything that is in it, listen to me! Yes, the whole world, and all who live in it, listen carefully!
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who is coming from Edom? He is coming from Bozrah and his clothes are bright red. He wears beautiful royal clothes, and he marches forward with great strength. He says, ‘It is me! I, the Lord, tell you that I have won the fight! I have the power to save you.’
• Jeremiah 49:7The Lord Almighty gave this message about Edom: ‘It seems that wisdom has disappeared from Teman. Edom's clever men have no good advice. Their great ideas have gone away.
• Ezekiel 25:12The Almighty Lord says this: Edom's people were cruel to Judah's people when they wanted to punish them. They are guilty because of what they did to Judah's people.
• Ezekiel 35:1The Lord gave this message to me:
• Obadiah 1:1This is the vision that Obadiah saw. The Almighty Lord says this about Edom. We have heard a message from the Lord. Someone has taken a message to the nations to say, ‘Stand up and fight against Edom.’
• Malachi 1:4Esau's descendants in Edom may say, ‘They have destroyed our towns, but we will build our houses again.’ But the Lord Almighty says, ‘They may build again, but I will knock everything down. People will call Edom, “The Evil Land”. They will call them, “The Nation that the Lord is angry with for ever”.
• Genesis 27:40You will have to fight to get the things that you need. You will serve your brother as your master. But when you choose to turn against him, you will become free from his power over you.’
• Numbers 20:14From Kadesh, Moses sent men to the king of Edom with this message: ‘We are Israelites, your relatives. We should be friendly to each other. You know about all the troubles that have happened to us.
• Deuteronomy 2:4Give this message to the Israelites: “You will soon go through the country that belongs to Esau's descendants. They have the same ancestors that you have. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful.
• Deuteronomy 23:7But do not hate anyone from Edom. The Edomites have the same ancestor as you. Do not hate an Egyptian person. You once lived as foreigners in Egypt.
• 2 Chronicles 28:17Soldiers from Edom had attacked Judah again. They had taken people away as their prisoners.
• Psalms 83:3They decide carefully how they will attack your people. They want to hurt the people that you love.
• Psalms 137:7Lord, remember to punish the people of Edom. They were happy when Babylon's army won against Jerusalem. On that day the Edomites said, ‘Knock down the city so that nothing still stands!’
• Lamentations 4:21You, Edom's people, live in the country called Uz. And you are happy now. But at a future time, God will hurt you too. The enemy will take away everything that you have. So you will become like drunks.

Commentaries on Amos 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For three transgressions of Edom - That the Edomites (notwithstanding what Calmet observes above of the brotherly covenant) were always implacable enemies of the Jews, is well known; but most probably that which the prophet has in view was the part they took in distressing the Jews when Jerusalem was besieged, and finally taken, by the Chaldeans. See Obadiah 1:11-14; Ezekiel 25:12; Ezekiel 35:5; Psalm 137:7.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Edom - God had impressed on Israel its relation of brotherhood to Edom. Moses expressed it to Edom himself, and, after the suspicious refusal of Edom to allow Israel to march on the highway through his territory, he speaks as kindly of him, as before; “And when we passed by from our brethren, the children of Esau” Deuteronomy 2:8. It was the unkindness of worldly politics, and was forgiven. The religious love of the Egyptian and the Edomite was, on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Edom was another betrayer (see Amos 1:9; Genesis 36; see also Genesis 25:23–30; 27:39–40). The word brother refers to Edom’s close family relationship with Israel, since both peoples came from Isaac’s sons (see Genesis 25:25–30). The word brothers can also describe groups that are bound together by a treaty (see Amos 1:9). In this passage, Edom’s guilt lies in its ongoing hostility toward Israel and Judah. Edom repeatedly attacked Israel’s borders and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Edom ... did pursue his brother--(Is 34:5). The chief aggravation to Edom's violence against Israel was that they both came from the same parents, Isaac and Rebekah (compare Ge 25:24-26; De 23:7, 8; Ob 10, 12; Mal 1:2). cast off all pity--literally, "destroy compassions," that is, did suppress all the natural feeling of pity for a brother in distress. his wrath for ever--As Esau kept up his grudge against Jacob, for having twice supplanted him…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 1:11

• Anger
• Edomites
• Malice
• Revenge

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Commentaries on Amos 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings