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:”

"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 1:3
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What does Amos 1:3 mean?

Amos 1:3 in the King James Version (KJV) states, “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.” This verse is part of the book of Amos…

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The Weight of Sin: Lessons from Amos 1:3

As we delve into the powerful and striking words of Amos 1:3, we encounter a profound message about retribution and justice. The King James Version of the Bible reads, "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment…

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A Prayer for Justice and Redemption

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, filled with reverence and awe for Your holiness. You, O Lord, are the Almighty, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Just Judge who sees all and knows all. Your Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto…

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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 3 12
Amos 3:3 - "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"
Amos 7:3 - "The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD."
Amos 1:1
Amos 3:1 - "Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,"
"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" - Amos 3:3
Amos 1:1 - "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake."
Amos 3:13 - "Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,"
Amos 6:3 - "Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;"
Amos 3:10 - "For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces."
"The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD." - Amos 7:3
Amos 3:8 - "The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"
Amos 3:6 - "Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?"
Amos 3:7 - "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."
Luke 3:25 - "Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,"
Amos 3:2 - "You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."
"Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying," - Amos 3:1
Amos 4:3 - "And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD."
Amos 3:4 - "Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?"
Amos 3:15 - "And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD."
Amos 1:15 - "And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD."
Amos 1:7 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:"
Amos 1:10 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof."
Amos 1:12 - "But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah."
Amos 8:1 - "Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit."
Amos 8:3 - "And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence."
Amos 3:5 - "Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?"
Amos 3:9 - "¶ Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof."