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Amos 1:11-13
Living Bible
Amos 1:11-13
Living Bible
11 The Lord says, “Edom has sinned again and again, and I will not forget it. I will not leave him unpunished anymore. For he chased his brother, Israel, with the sword; he was pitiless in unrelenting anger. 12 So I will set fire to Teman, and it will burn down all the forts of Bozrah.”[a]
13 The Lord says, “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and I will not forget it. I will not leave them unpunished anymore. For in their wars in Gilead to enlarge their borders they committed cruel crimes, ripping open pregnant women with their swords.
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- Amos 1:12 Teman . . . Bozrah. Teman was in the north of Edom and Bozrah in the south. The entire country was to be devastated.
Amos 1:11-13
New International Version
Amos 1:11-13
New International Version
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Edom,(A)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(B)
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,(C)
12 I will send fire on Teman(D)
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(E)”
13 This is what the Lord says:
Amos 1:11-13
King James Version
Amos 1:11-13
King James Version
11 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
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