Amos 1:13
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:
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The shepherd and dresser of sycamore trees from Tekoa prophesies judgment on the nations surrounding Israel, using the formulaic 'For three transgressions and for four.' Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, and Edom are condemned for their violence, slave trading, breaking of treaties, …
Other Translations
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their ripping up the pregnant ones of Gilead, To enlarge their border,
These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because in Gilead they had women with child cut open, so that they might make wider the limits of their land.
Cross References
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they …
And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.
Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king …
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; …
Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the …
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house …
And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, …
Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas …
Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; …