shaw-loshe'
or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'};
or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three;
occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork,
+ often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.
Compare 7991.
see Hebrew for [07991]
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Damascus [01834], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because they have threshed [01758] Gilead [01568] with threshing instruments [02742] of iron [01270]:and…: or, yea, for fourturn…: or, convert it, or, let it be quiet
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Gaza [05804], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive [01540] the whole [08003] captivity [01546], to deliver them up [05462] to Edom [0123]:away captive…: or, them away with an entire
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Tyrus [06865], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because they delivered up [05462] the whole [08003] captivity [01546] to Edom [0123], and remembered [02142] not the brotherly [0251] covenant [01285]:the brotherly…: Heb. the covenant of brethren
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Edom [0123], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because he did pursue [07291] his brother [0251] with the sword [02719], and did cast off [07843] all pity [07356], and his anger [0639] did tear [02963] perpetually [05703], and he kept [08104] his wrath [05678] for ever [05331]:did cast…: Heb. corrupted his compassions
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up [01234] the women with child [02030] of Gilead [01568], that they might enlarge [07337] their border [01366]:ripped…: or, divided the mountains
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Moab [04124], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because he burned [08313] the bones [06106] of the king [04428] of Edom [0123] into lime [07875]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Judah [03063], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because they have despised [03988] the law [08451] of the Lord [03068], and have not kept [08104] his commandments [02706], and their lies [03577] caused them to err [08582], after [0310] the which their fathers [01] have walked [01980]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Israel [03478], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because they sold [04376] the righteous [06662] for silver [03701], and the poor [034] for a pair of shoes [05275];
Come [0935] to Beth–el [01008], and transgress [06586]; at Gilgal [01537] multiply [07235] transgression [06586]; and bring [0935] your sacrifices [02077] every morning [01242], and your tithes [04643] after three [07969] years [03117]:three…: Heb. three years of days
And also I have withholden [04513] the rain [01653] from you, when there were yet three [07969] months [02320] to the harvest [07105]: and I caused it to rain [04305] upon one [0259] city [05892], and caused it not to rain [04305] upon another [0259] city [05892]: one [0259] piece [02513] was rained [04305] upon, and the piece [02513] whereupon it rained [04305] not withered [03001].
So two [08147] or three [07969] cities [05892] wandered [05128] unto one [0259] city [05892], to drink [08354] water [04325]; but they were not satisfied [07646]: yet have ye not returned [07725] unto me, saith [05002] the Lord [03068].