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Amos 1:11

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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:

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  1. Amos 1:9

    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:

  2. Amos 1:10

    But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

  3. Amos 1:12

    But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

  4. Amos 1:13

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

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