Amos 1:11

New King James Version

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.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:10

And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them—

2 Chronicles 20:11

here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit.

2 Chronicles 28:17

For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.

Psalm 137:7

Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, “Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!”

Psalm 85:5

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Isaiah 57:16

For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls which I have made.

Hosea 8:3

Israel has rejected the good; The enemy will pursue him.

Joel 3:19

“Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.

Zechariah 1:15

I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; For I was a little angry, And they helped—but with evil intent.”

Malachi 1:2

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” Says the Lord. “Yet Jacob I have loved;

Malachi 1:4

Even though Edom has said, “We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places,” Thus says the Lord of hosts: “They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the Lord will have indignation forever.

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

Deuteronomy 23:7

“You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land.