Amos 1:3

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “The people of Damascus have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They used threshing sleds with iron teeth to crush Gilead’s people.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:17

Jehu will put to death anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword. And Elisha will put to death anyone who escapes Jehu’s sword.

2 Kings 13:3

So the Lord was very angry with Israel. For a long time he kept them under the power of Hazael, the king of Aram. The Lord also kept them under the power of his son Ben-Hadad.

2 Kings 13:7

The army of Jehoahaz had almost nothing left. All it had was 50 horsemen, 10 chariots and 10,000 soldiers on foot. The king of Aram had destroyed the rest of them. He had made them like dust at threshing time.

2 Kings 16:9

So the king of Assyria did what Ahaz asked him to do. He attacked the city of Damascus and captured it. He sent its people away to Kir. And he put Rezin to death.

2 Kings 8:12

“Why are you weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know how much harm you will do to the people of Israel,” Elisha answered. “You will set fire to their cities that have high walls around them. You will kill their young men with your swords. You will smash their little children on the ground. You will rip open their pregnant women.”

Job 19:3

You have already accused me many times. You have attacked me without feeling any shame.

Job 5:19

From six troubles he will save you. Even if you are in trouble seven times, no harm will come to you.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things the Lord hates. In fact, he hates seven things.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

Isaiah 28:27

Caraway seeds are beaten out with a rod. They aren’t separated out under a threshing sled. Cumin seeds are beaten out with a stick. The wheel of a cart isn’t rolled over them.

Isaiah 41:15

He says, “I will make you into a threshing sled. It will be new and sharp. It will have many teeth. You will grind the mountains down and crush them. You will turn the hills into nothing but straw.

Isaiah 7:16

Even before then, the lands of the two kings you fear will be ruined.

Isaiah 7:8

The capital of Aram is Damascus. And the ruler of Damascus is only Rezin. Do not worry about the people of Ephraim. They will be too crushed to be considered a people. That will happen before 65 years are over.

Isaiah 8:4

The king of Assyria will carry off the wealth of Damascus. He will also carry away the goods that were taken from Samaria. That will happen before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother.’ ”

Amos 1:11

The Lord says, “The people of Edom have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They chased Israel with swords that were ready to strike them down. They killed the women of the land. They were angry all the time. Their anger was like a fire that blazed out. It could not be stopped.

Amos 1:13

The Lord says, “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead. They wanted to add land to their territory.

Amos 1:6

The Lord says, “The people of Gaza have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They captured whole communities. They sold them to Edom.

Amos 1:9

The Lord says, “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They captured whole communities. They sold them to Edom. They did not honor the treaty of friendship they had made.

Amos 2:1

The Lord says, “The people of Moab have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They burned the bones of Edom’s king to ashes.

Amos 2:4

The Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They have refused to obey my law. They have not kept my rules. Other gods have led them astray. Their people of long ago worshiped those gods.

Amos 2:6

The Lord says, “The people of Israel have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They sell into slavery those who have done no wrong. They trade needy people for a mere pair of sandals.

Zechariah 9:1

This is a prophecy. It is the Lord’s message against the land of Hadrak. He will judge Damascus. That’s because all the tribes of Israel look to him. So do all other people.

Zechariah 9:2

The Lord will judge Hamath too. It’s next to Damascus. He will also punish Tyre and Sidon even though they are very clever.