Amos 1:6
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:
Cross-references
Amos 1:3 uses the identical 'for three transgressions... I will not turn away' formula — this verse applies the same pattern to Gaza.
Amos 1:9 repeats the same judgment formula for Tyre — showing the structured sequence of oracles in this chapter.
Amos 1:11 continues the same formula for Edom — part of the unified literary pattern of judgment against the nations.
Amos 2:1 continues the same 'three...four' judgment formula against Moab—parallel structure and theme within the same book.
Zephaniah 2:4-7 prophesies Gaza's desolation, fulfilling the judgment against Gaza for its slave trade.
Zechariah 9:5 depicts Gaza's anguish in judgment, echoing the punishment pronounced for Gaza's crimes.
Jeremiah 25:20 lists Gaza among Philistine cities facing God's judgment—parallels the oracle against Gaza here.
Jeremiah 47:1 is a prophecy against the Philistines, focusing on Gaza—another judgment oracle against the same city.
Joel 3:4 addresses Philistia's punishment for mistreating Judah—same theme of divine justice against Philistine cities like Gaza.
Ezekiel 25:15 expands on the Philistines' vengeful malice, the same hostility behind Gaza's slave trade.
Joel 3:6 condemns the sale of Judah's people to Greeks, a similar crime of trafficking captives as Gaza's sale to Edom.
Proverbs 6:16 uses the same 'three...four' numerical pattern—common Hebrew rhetorical device also used here.
Proverbs 30:15 also employs the 'three...four' numerical pattern—another instance of this stylistic formula.
Jeremiah 47:4 announces the LORD's plunder of the Philistines — another judgment oracle against Philistia, echoing the theme here.
Ezekiel 25:16 pronounces God's judgment against the Philistines, reinforcing the divine punishment against Gaza for its crimes.