Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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:
For three
Because
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Bible References
For three
Amos 2:4
This is what the Lord says: "Because Judah has committed three covenant transgressions -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They rejected the Lord's law; they did not obey his commands. Their false gods, to which their fathers were loyal, led them astray.
Amos 1:3
This is what the Lord says: "Because Damascus has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.
Deuteronomy 23:4
for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you.
Psalm 83:4
They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."
Micah 6:5
My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, how Balaam son of Beor responded to him. Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal, so you might acknowledge that the Lord has treated you fairly."
Of moab
Isaiah 11:14
They will swoop down on the Philistine hills to the west; together they will loot the people of the east. They will take over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.
Isaiah 25:10
For the Lord's power will make this mountain secure. Moab will be trampled down where it stands, as a heap of straw is trampled down in a manure pile.
Ezekiel 25:8
"This is what the sovereign Lord says: 'Moab and Seir say, "Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations."
Zephaniah 2:8
"I have heard Moab's taunts and the Ammonites' insults. They taunted my people and verbally harassed those living in Judah.
Because
2 Kings 3:9
So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.
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Jeremiah 8:1
The Lord says, "When that time comes, the bones of the kings of Judah and its leaders, the bones of the priests and prophets and of all the other people who lived in Jerusalem will be dug up from their graves.