Amos 1:3

New Living Translation

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They beat down my people in Gilead as grain is threshed with iron sledges.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:17

Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha!

2 Kings 13:3

So the Lord was very angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Aram and his son Ben-hadad to defeat them repeatedly.

2 Kings 13:7

Finally, Jehoahaz’s army was reduced to 50 charioteers, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Aram had killed the others, trampling them like dust under his feet.

2 Kings 16:9

So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin.

2 Kings 8:12

“What’s the matter, my lord?” Hazael asked him. Elisha replied, “I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women!”

Job 19:3

You have already insulted me ten times. You should be ashamed of treating me so badly.

Job 5:19

From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests:

Ecclesiastes 11:2

But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

Isaiah 28:27

A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin; rather, it is beaten with a light stick. A threshing wheel is never rolled on cumin; instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail.

Isaiah 41:15

You will be a new threshing instrument with many sharp teeth. You will tear your enemies apart, making chaff of mountains.

Isaiah 7:16

For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.

Isaiah 7:8

for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed.

Isaiah 8:4

For before this child is old enough to say ‘Papa’ or ‘Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”

Amos 1:11

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.

Amos 1:13

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders, they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.

Amos 1:6

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.

Amos 1:9

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel, selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.

Amos 2:1

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king, burning them to ashes.

Amos 2:4

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They have rejected the instruction of the Lord, refusing to obey his decrees. They have been led astray by the same lies that deceived their ancestors.

Amos 2:6

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They sell honorable people for silver and poor people for a pair of sandals.

Zechariah 9:1

This is the message from the Lord against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the Lord.

Zechariah 9:2

Doom is certain for Hamath, near Damascus, and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon, though they are so clever.