Amos 1:13 meaning and explanation

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

Amos 1:13, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of Amos, a sheepherder from Tekoa whom God sent to announce judgment. Speaking to Israel about its neighbors, he delivers the LORD's charge against the Ammonites, a people east of the Jordan.

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