Reference

Amos 1:11

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
9

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

10

But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

11

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

12

But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Literal Fulfillment
Keyword Match
80% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Punishment Language
Keyword Match
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
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This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes Edom's actions in concrete terms, the "punishment thereof" is not explicitly detailed in a way that necessitates a literal, physical fulfillment, leaving room for interpretation regarding the nature of the consequence.

Punishment Language

The verse does not explicitly use the words "punish," "torment," "vengeance," "wrath," "recompense," or "retribution" in the immediate phrase describing the divine judgment.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a divine judgment and its reasons, but it does not describe *how* Amos received this message from the Lord. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord" indicates the *source* of the message, not the *method* of its communication to the prophet.