Amos 2:6
This is what Yahweh says: 1 “For three sins of Israel, 1 even for four, 1 I will not turn away punishment, 1 because they sold the innocent for silver 1 and the needy for a pair of sandals. 1
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5I will send fire on Judah, 1 and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem.” 1
Cross References
2 Kings 18:12He did this because they did not obey the voice of Yahweh their God, but they violated the terms of his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. They refused to listen to it or do it.
Isaiah 10:2They deprive the needy of justice, rob the poor of my people of their rights, 1 plunder widows, and make the fatherless their prey! 1
Ezekiel 23:5But Oholah acted as a prostitute even when she was mine; she lusted for her lovers, for the Assyrians who were dominant,
Hosea 4:11They love sexual promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which have taken away their understanding. 1
Hosea 8:4They have set up kings, 1 but not by me. 1 They have made princes, 1 but without my knowledge. 1 With their silver and gold 1 they have made idols for themselves, 1 but it was only so they might be cut off.” 1
Joel 3:3They cast lots for my people, 1 traded a boy for a prostitute, 1 and sold a girl for wine 1 so they could drink. 1
Matthew Henry on Amos 2:2-9
The Judgment of Moab and of Judah; The Judgment of Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith… Read the whole commentary →