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Amos 1:9 Explained in Context
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Verse 9. 9Thus 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:
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Quick Meaning
This verse charges Tyre with transferring a whole captivity to Edom and forgetting a brotherly covenant.
Read It With
- Amos 1:9-10
Read Amos 1:9 with 1:9-10. This verse charges Tyre with transferring a whole captivity to Edom and forgetting a brotherly covenant. The complete unit establishes this movement: Tyre's commerce or policy delivered captives to Edom and violated a remembered relationship; fortified wealth does not erase responsibility for people and promises.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The parallel charge exposes both the transfer network and the relational betrayal that made it possible. Within that movement, this verse charges Tyre with transferring a whole captivity to Edom and forgetting a brotherly covenant.
Follow the Context
- The numerical formula names Tyre's accumulated crimes.
- Tyre hands an entire captive community to Edom.
- The broken brotherly covenant adds relational breach before fire consumes palaces.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“remembered not the brotherly covenant”
In plain language: Tyre's transfer of captives is also framed as betrayal of a close agreement.
charges Tyre with transferring a whole captivity to Edom and forgetting a brotherly covenant. Commerce and diplomacy become culpable when they betray people into captivity.
Why it matters: The wording carries interpretive or ethical risk that requires the complete unit and stated limits.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
The brotherly covenant does not prove one specific treaty, and Tyre does not label modern Lebanese people as cursed.
What Remains True
Commerce and diplomacy become culpable when they betray people into captivity.
How It Can Shape Life
- Audit partners for trafficking and honor protective commitments.
Teach It Back
Explain Amos 1:9's contribution to Amos 1:9-10: charges Tyre with transferring a whole captivity to Edom and forgetting a brotherly covenant. Include what the surrounding verses add, the stated uncertainty, and what this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
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Read Amos 1:9-10 — Tyre Accountable for Trafficking and Betrayed CovenantSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The covenant parties and date are not identified.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Amos 1:9-10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Amos
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, clause relationships, wordplays, names, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Amos.xml, 1:9-10
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Amos with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, textual, literary, historical, and uncertainty notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Amos PDF, printed pp. 1705-1708, translation and notes on 1:9-10
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