Amos 1:11 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;

Nearby Context

Amos 1:9 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;

Amos 1:10 but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces.”

Amos 1:11 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;

Amos 1:12 but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

Amos 1:13 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "transgressions", "yahweh", "says", "three", "edom", "four", "turn", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "transgressions" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "but I will send a fire on..." into verse 12's "but I will send a fire on...", so "transgressions" and "yahweh" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "transgressions" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.