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Amos 1:9

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9Thus saith the Lord;

mFor three transgressions of nTyrus,

mAnd for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;

oBecause they delivered up the whole captivity dto Edom,

And remembered not †pthe brotherly covenant:

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Footnotes

  1. mSee ver. 3.
  2. nSee Joel 3:4.
  3. mSee ver. 3.
  4. oSo ver. 6.
  5. dSee ver. 11.
  6. †Heb. the covenant of brethren. Comp. Ezek. 34:25.

Cross references

  1. p2 Sam. 5:11. 1 Kin. 5:1. & 9:11–14.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Tyre,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,

and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,

even for four, I will not relent.

Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,

disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre

for three crimes, even four,

because they handed over

a whole community of exiles to Edom

and broke a treaty of brotherhood.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole community to Edom and they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood!