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Amos 1:6 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Amos 1:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 1 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: away captive: or, them away with an entire”
Amos 1:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 1:6
Amos continues oracles against nations, now Gaza: "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom." Gaza's crime was comprehensive human trafficking—"the whole captivity" indicates entire communities, not just individuals. They sold these captives to Edom, compounding injustice. God's wrath against human trafficking permeates Scripture (Exodus 21:16, Deuteronomy 24:7, 1 Timothy 1:10, Revelation 18:13). The Reformed doctrine of the image of God (im...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 1:6
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“and of the South of Judah”
“in the day that strangers carried away his substance”
“for Gaza one”
“O Philistia”
“and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday”
“to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines”
“that you may remove them far from their border.”
“and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity”