Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
Three
Carried, etc
To edom
General references
Bible References
Three
Amos 1:3
This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Damascus and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they have trampled down Gilead with ironclad threshing sleds.
Carried, etc
2 Chronicles 21:16
The LORD also provoked the attitude of the Philistines and the Arabs who bordered the Ethiopians against Jehoram,
2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also invaded some of the cities in the Shephelah and in the Negev of Judah. They captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco, and their surrounding villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages. Then the Philistines settled there,
Joel 3:6
and sold Judah's and Jerusalem's descendants to the Greeks, so you can remove them far from their homeland!
To edom
Amos 1:9
This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Tyre and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they delivered the entire population to Edom, and did not remember their covenant with their relatives.
Ezekiel 35:5
"Because of your undying hatred, you kept on making the Israelis experience abuse during the time of their calamity, even when they were in their final stages of punishment,
Obadiah 1:11
"On the day you just stood by, when strangers carried away Jacob's wealth and foreigners entered his gates, casting lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
General references
Deuteronomy 30:7
Then the LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you."