Amos 1:11Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
The setting
Northern Israel, ~760 BC. God speaks through Amos against Edom, descendants of Esau, who showed no mercy to their Israelite cousins...
The emotion here: heartbroken at family destroying family
The original word
rachamim (רַחֲמִים) — womb-love, the deep compassion that should exist between blood relatives
Why it matters
Edom and Israel traced back to twin brothers Esau and Jacob, making their hatred a 800-year family feud
Read with care
What most readers miss in Amos 1:11
The phrase 'pursued his brother' uses the same Hebrew word as when Laban 'pursued' Jacob - it means relentless hunting
Common misconceptionPeople think Edom was just another enemy nation, but they were literally Israel's twin brother nation - this was family violence, not international conflict.
Bible Genome reading
Amos 1:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Amos 1:11 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, violence, brotherhood. Notable phrases: three transgressions; pursued his brother with the sword. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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