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Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom, <a href="/nlt/amos/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: “The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They sent whole villages into exile, selling them as slaves to Edom. <a href="/esv/amos/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. <a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. <a href="/kjv/amos/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/amos/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they took captive the whole captivity To deliver them up to Edom. <a href="/nasb_/amos/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three offenses of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they led into exile an entire population To turn them over to Edom. <a href="/nasb/amos/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the LORD, &#8220For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they deported an entire population To deliver it up to Edom. <a href="/nasb77/amos/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the LORD, “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they deported an entire population To deliver it up to Edom. <a href="/lsb/amos/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not turn back its punishment Because they took away into exile the whole community of exiles To deliver it up to Edom. <a href="/amp/amos/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, “For three transgressions of Gaza [in Philistia] and for four (multiplied delinquencies) I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it, Because [as slave traders] they took captive the entire [Jewish] population [of defenseless Judean border villages, of which none was spared] And deported them to Edom [for the slave trade]. <a href="/csb/amos/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Gaza for three crimes, even four, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom. <a href="/hcsb/amos/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Gaza for three crimes, even four, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom. <a href="/asv/amos/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom. <a href="/cev/amos/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD said: I will punish Philistia for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They dragged off my people from town after town to sell them as slaves to the Edomites. <a href="/erv/amos/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom: <a href="/gwt/amos/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: Because Gaza has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, I will not change my plans. The Philistines have taken all the people captive in order to hand them over to the Edomites. <a href="/gnt/amos/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says, "The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They carried off a whole nation and sold them as slaves to the people of Edom. <a href="/isv/amos/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Gaza —and now for a fourth— I will not turn away; because they exiled the entire population, delivering them to Edom. <a href="/msb/amos/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: ?For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. <a href="/net/amos/1.htm">NET Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: "Because Gaza has committed three crimes--make that four!--I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom. <a href="/nheb/amos/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom; <a href="/wbt/amos/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment: because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: <a href="/web/amos/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH: “For three transgressions of Gaza, "" And for four, I do not reverse it, "" Because of their removing a complete captivity, "" To deliver up to Edom, <a href="/ylt/amos/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their removing a complete captivity, To deliver up to Edom, <a href="/slt/amos/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn it back, for their carrying away captive the whole captivity to deliver over to Edom.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four I will not convert it: because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom. <a href="/cpdv/amos/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Gaza, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have carried out an excellent captivity, so as to enclose them in Idumea. <a href="/nabre/amos/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Gaza, and now four— I will not take it back— Because they exiled an entire population, handing them over to Edom, <a href="/nrsvce/amos/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they carried into exile entire communities, to hand them over to Edom.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says 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 population to deliver them up to Edom; <a href="/hpbt/amos/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: for three crimes of Aza, and the fourth, I shall not turn from them, because they captured the entire captivity that they would deliver to Edom<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they carried away captive a whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom. <a href="/sep/amos/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away from them; because they took prisoners the captivity of Solomon, to shut them up into Idumea. <a href="/parallel/amos/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=69" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Judgment on Israel's Neighbors</a> …5I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD. 6<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">“For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê (N-mpc) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">transgressions</a> <a href="/hebrew/5804.htm" title="5804: ‘az·zāh (N-proper-fs) -- A Philistine city. Feminine of az; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine.">of Gaza,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">revoke My judgment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: haḡ·lō·w·ṯām (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">they exiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8003.htm" title="8003: šə·lê·māh (Adj-fs) -- Complete, safe, at peace. From shalam; complete; especially friendly.">a whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/1546.htm" title="1546: gā·lūṯ (N-fs) -- An exile. Feminine from galah; captivity; concretely, exiles.">population,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: lə·has·gîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">delivering them up</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: le·’ĕ·ḏō·wm (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">to Edom.</a> 7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Joel 3:6</a> You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3-4</a> Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. / Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. / I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’” <a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">Jeremiah 47:1-7</a> This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. / This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail / at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp. ... <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a> Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a> of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16-17</a> Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites. / So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest. <a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">2 Kings 12:17-18</a> At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem. / So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem. <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1</a> Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a> Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food. <a href="/mark/3-8.htm">Mark 3:8</a> Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing. <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a> Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said 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:three.<a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3,9,11</a> 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: … Gaza.<a href="/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17</a> And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;<a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm">2 Chronicles 28:18</a> The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.<a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a> Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent… carried, etc.<a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16,17</a> Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: … <a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm">2 Chronicles 28:18</a> The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.<a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Joel 3:6</a> The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.to Edom.<a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Amos 1:9,11</a> 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: … <a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Ezekiel 35:5</a> Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:<a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Obadiah 1:11</a> In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/11-8.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Communities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-20.htm">Community</a> <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezra/5-12.htm">Deported</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Four</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Gaza</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Gazah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Population</a> <a href="/daniel/11-33.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Removing</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Reverse</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Revoke</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Three</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Words</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Communities</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Community</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Deported</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Four</a> <a href="/amos/1-7.htm">Gaza</a> <a href="/amos/1-7.htm">Gazah</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Population</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Removing</a> <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Reverse</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Revoke</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/amos/1-7.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Three</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Words</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 1</div>1. <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">The time when Amos prophesied.</a> 3. <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">He shows God's judgment upon Syria,</a> 6. <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">upon the Philistines,</a> 9. <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">upon Tyrus,</a> 11. <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">upon Edom,</a> 13. <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">upon Ammon.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It underscores the authority and seriousness of the pronouncement. In the prophetic tradition, this formula is used to convey that the prophet is speaking on behalf of God, not from personal opinion.For three transgressions of Gaza, even four: This expression is a Hebrew idiom indicating a fullness or completeness of sin, suggesting that the sins of Gaza are numerous and have reached a tipping point. The number three signifies completeness, and adding a fourth emphasizes an overflow of iniquity. Gaza, one of the five major Philistine cities, represents the Philistine nation, known for its longstanding enmity with Israel (<a href="/judges/16.htm">Judges 16:1-3</a>, <a href="/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17</a>).I will not revoke My judgment: God's decision is firm and irreversible, highlighting His justice and the certainty of the coming punishment. This reflects the biblical principle that God is patient but will ultimately hold nations accountable for their sins (<a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>).because they exiled a whole population: Gaza's sin involved the capture and deportation of entire communities, likely referring to slave trading or forced migration. This act of aggression and inhumanity violated the dignity and rights of individuals, which God condemns. The historical context suggests that such actions were common in ancient Near Eastern warfare, but they are particularly egregious in the eyes of God.delivering them up to Edom: Edom, a nation descended from Esau, often acted as an adversary to Israel (<a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a>). By delivering captives to Edom, Gaza not only engaged in human trafficking but also strengthened Israel's enemies. This act of betrayal and complicity in oppression is a key reason for God's judgment. The relationship between Edom and Israel is fraught with conflict, as seen in the book of Obadiah, which prophesies Edom's downfall due to its violence against Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Tekoa, called by God to deliver messages of judgment to Israel and surrounding nations. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gaza.htm">Gaza</a> A prominent city of the Philistines, known for its strategic location and involvement in trade and warfare. 3. <a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a> A nation descended from Esau, often in conflict with Israel, and here implicated in receiving exiles from Gaza. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Amos to pronounce judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile_of_a_whole_population.htm">Exile of a Whole Population</a> Refers to the act of capturing and deporting entire communities, a grave injustice in the eyes of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_comprehensive.htm">God's Justice is Comprehensive</a> The phrase "for three transgressions, even for four" indicates a fullness of sin that demands divine response. God is patient, but His justice is thorough and inevitable. <a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_human_trafficking.htm">The Sin of Human Trafficking</a> The specific sin of Gaza was the exile and selling of entire populations. This highlights God's abhorrence of human trafficking and exploitation, a relevant issue today. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_of_nations.htm">Accountability of Nations</a> God holds nations accountable for their actions, especially those involving injustice and oppression. This serves as a reminder for modern nations to pursue justice and righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Amos serves as a mouthpiece for God, demonstrating the importance of speaking truth to power and calling out sin, even when it is uncomfortable or dangerous. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_judgment.htm">Hope in Judgment</a> While the message is one of judgment, it also implies hope for those who repent and turn to God. God's ultimate desire is for restoration and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 1</a> <a href="/q/does_archaeology_confirm_gaza's_destruction.htm">(Amos 1:6–7) Does any archaeological data confirm Gaza’s destruction as foretold, or does the lack of evidence question the prophecy’s reliability? </a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_amos.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Amos?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_gaza,_ashkelon_destruction.htm">Zephaniah 2:4 references the destruction of Gaza and Ashkelon; what archaeological or historical evidence supports such a cataclysmic event? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_25_15-17_compare.htm">How does Ezekiel 25:15–17’s pronouncement against the Philistines compare with other biblical and extra-biblical accounts of their demise? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>CURSE ON PHILISTIA.(6-8) The marginal reading is more literal, and points to the special bitterness of the proceedings of Philistia, here represented by Gaza as the principal city (comp. <a href="/context/2_chronicles/21-16.htm" title="Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:">2Chronicles 21:16-17</a>, which implies a veritable sack of Jerusalem). The extreme barbarity from which Judah suffered was that her children were delivered up to the implacable enemy Edom. (Comp. the language of <a href="/context/joel/3-4.htm" title="Yes, and what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will you render me a recompense? and if you recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense on your own head;">Joel 3:4-6</a>.) This may have occurred in the border warfare, in which defenceless Judaean villages were overpowered, and the inhabitants sold to the Oriental tribes through the medium of the Edomites. The utter fall of Philistian independence is depicted (comp. <a href="/amos/6-2.htm" title="Pass you to Calneh, and see; and from there go you to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?">Amos 6:2</a>). The cities here mentioned are often referred to in the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel, and by the prophet Zephaniah.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 6-8. - The judgment on Philistia. Verse 6. - Gaza is here used as the representative of the five cities of the Philistines. Three others are mentioned in ver. 8, Gath being omitted as having long lost its importance, if not already destroyed (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/26-6.htm">2 Chronicles 26:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Jeremiah 25:20</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4</a>, where see note; <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5, 6</a>). Gaza, modern Guzzeh, was the most southern city of Philistia in the immediate neighbourhood of the desert. (For a description of the Plain of Philistia, see Sir C. Warren, 'Survey Memoirs,' volume on Jerusalem, p. 436.) The whole captivity; Hebrew, "an entire captivity," the whole people, so that neither age nor sex was spared. A similar complaint is made in <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4, 6</a>. What the LXX. mean by their rendering here and ver. 9, αἰχμαλωσίαν τοῦ Σαλωμὼν, it is very hard to say. Probably they punctuated the word translated "perfect" (shelemah) shelomoh, making "Solomon" stand for his people Israel. Cyril supposes that the reference is to cities which Solomon established among neighbouring nations; these had now been destroyed or seized. The event referred to may be the invasion of Judah by Philistines and Arabians in the time of Joram, mentioned in <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16</a>, etc., and in which it is possible that a compact was made that the captive Judaeans should be delivered to their bitterest enemies, the Edomites. One would rather have expected a reference to some evil inflicted on Israel (as in ver. 3) instead of an injury done to Judah. <a href="/commentaries/amos/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “For עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against three שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice transgressions פִּשְׁעֵ֣י (piš·‘ê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> Transgression of Gaza, עַזָּ֔ה (‘az·zāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5804.htm">Strong's 5804: </a> A Philistine city even וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against four, אַרְבָּעָ֖ה (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no revoke [My judgment], אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ (’ă·šî·ḇen·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again because עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against they exiled הַגְלוֹתָ֛ם (haḡ·lō·w·ṯām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal a whole שְׁלֵמָ֖ה (šə·lê·māh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8003.htm">Strong's 8003: </a> Complete, safe, at peace population גָּל֥וּת (gā·lūṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1546.htm">Strong's 1546: </a> Captivity, exiles to deliver [them] up לְהַסְגִּ֥יר (lə·has·gîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender to Edom. לֶאֱדֽוֹם׃ (le·’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> The name of a condiment <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 1:6 Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions (Amo. 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