Amos 1:11 References

11 Thus says the Lord, "For three transgressions of aEdom and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he bpursued his brother with the sword, While he stifled his compassion; His anger also ctore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.

b Numbers 20:14-21, 2 Chronicles 28:17, Obadiah 1:10-12


Numbers 20

14 From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to athe king of Edom: "Thus your brother Israel has said, 'You bknow all the hardship that has befallen us;
15 that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.
16 'But awhen we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent ban angel and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.
17 'Please alet us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king's highway, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.'"
18 aEdom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you."
19 Again, the sons of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway, and if I and amy livestock do drink any of your water, bthen I will pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, nothing else."
20 But he said, "aYou shall not pass through." And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand.
21 aThus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; bso Israel turned away from him.

2 Chronicles 28

17 aFor again the Edomites had come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.

Obadiah 1

10 "Because of aviolence to your brother Jacob, You will be covered with shame, bAnd you will be cut off forever.
11 "On the day that you astood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And bcast lots for Jerusalem-- cYou too were as one of them.
12 "aDo not gloat over your brother's day, The day of his misfortune. And bdo not rejoice over the sons of Judah In the day of their destruction; Yes, cdo not boast In the day of their distress.