Amos 1:11

New Living Translation

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords, showing them no mercy. In their rage, they slashed them continually and were unrelenting in their anger.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:10

“And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:11

Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 28:17

The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives.

Psalm 137:7

O Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. “Destroy it!” they yelled. “Level it to the ground!”

Psalm 85:5

Will you be angry with us always? Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

Isaiah 57:16

For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.

Hosea 8:3

But it is too late. The people of Israel have rejected what is good, and now their enemies will chase after them.

Joel 3:19

But Egypt will become a wasteland and Edom will become a wilderness, because they attacked the people of Judah and killed innocent people in their land.

Micah 7:18

Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.

Zechariah 1:15

But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.

Malachi 1:2

“I have always loved you,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?” And the Lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob,

Malachi 1:4

Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins.” But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies replies, “They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as ‘The Land of Wickedness,’ and their people will be called ‘The People with Whom the Lord Is Forever Angry.’

Ephesians 5:1

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

Deuteronomy 23:7

“Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians.