Amos 1:8

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, 1 and him that holdeth the shevet (sceptre) from Ashkelon, 1 and I will turn Mine hand against Ekron; 1 and the she'erit Pelishtim shall perish, 1 saith Adonoi Hashem. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

In Context

7But I will send an eish on the chomah (wall) of Azah (Gaza), 1 which shall devour the fortresses thereof; 1

9Thus saith Hashem: 1 For shloshah peysha'im of Tzor, 1 even for arba'ah, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; 1 because they delivered up the golus shleimah to Edom, 1 and remembered not the brit achim; 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 6:17And these are the techorim (tumors) of zahav which the Pelishtim (Philistines) returned for an asham (trespass offering) unto Hashem; for Ashdod one, for Azah (Gaza) one, for Ashkelon one, for Gat one, for Ekron one;

Psalms 81:14Oh that My people had paid heed unto Me, 1 and Yisroel had walked in My ways! 1

Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not thou, all ye of Peleshet (Philistia), 1 because the shevet (rod) of him that struck thee is broken; 1 for out of the shoresh nachash (snakeʼs root) shall spring up a viper, 1 and its pri (fruit) shall be a fiery flying serpent. 1

Jeremiah 47:4Because of the Yom HaBah 1 for destroying all the Pelishtim (Philistines), 1 and to cut off from Tzor and Tzidon 1 every helper that remaineth; 1 for Hashem will destroy the Pelishtim (Philistines), 1 the remnant of the coast of Caphtor. 1

Amos 3:9Publish in the fortresses at Ashdod, 1 and in the fortresses in Eretz Mitzrayim, 1 and say: Assemble yourselves upon harei Shomron, 1 and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, 1 and the oppression in the midst thereof. 1

Zechariah 9:6And mamzer shall dwell in Ashdod, 1 and I will cut off the ga'on (pride) of the Pelishtim (Philistines). 1

Matthew Henry on Amos 1:4-15

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 790.) 3 Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into… Read the whole commentary →

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