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Literary structure (chiasmus, chiasm) of Book of Amos

Chiasmus and Concentric Structure of divided by 4


4-1

1 Judgment on nations (1:1-2:5)
  2 Judgment on Israel (2:6-16)
  3 Sin of Israel (3:1-15)
4 Unbelief of Israel (4:1-11)
Former halfRelationLatter half
1 Judgment on nations (1:1-2:5)
1:3 Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke my word; (1:3)
Many sins4 Unbelief of Israel (4:1-11)
4:4 Come to Bethel and sin, to Gilgal, and sin the more; Each morning bring your sacrifices, every third day, your tithes;(4:4)
2 Judgment on Israel (2:6-16)
2:6 For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke my word; (2:6)
Sins of Israel3 Sin of Israel (3:1-15)
3:14 On the day when I punish Israel for his crimes (3:14)

4-2

4 Unbelief of Israel (4:1-11)
  5 Seek the LORD (4:12-5:8)
  6 The day of judgment (5:9-17)
7 Festival and justice (5:18-27)
Former halfRelationLatter half
4 Unbelief of Israel (4:1-11)
4:5 Burn leavened food as a thanksgiving sacrifice, proclaim publicly your freewill offerings (4:5)
Unjust offerings7 Festival and justice (5:18-27)
5:22 Your cereal offerings I will not accept, nor consider your stall-fed peace offerings. (5:22)
5 Seek the LORD (4:12-5:8)
5:4 Seek me, that you may live, (5:4)
Seek the LORD to live6 The day of judgment (5:9-17)
5:14 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; (5:14)

4-3

7 Festival and justice (5:18-27)
  8 Judgment on arrogant people (6:1-14)
  9 The first, second and third vision (7:1-9)
10 Amaziah complains to the king (7:10-17)
Former halfRelationLatter half
7 Festival and justice (5:18-27)
5:27 I will exile you beyond Damascus (5:27)
The captivity10 Amaziah complains to the king (7:10-17)
7:11Israel shall surely be exiled from its land. (7:11)
8 Judgment on arrogant people (6:1-14)
6:8 I hate his castles, and I give over the city with everything in it; (6:8)
The destruction of the temple9 The first, second and third vision (7:1-9)
7:9 The high places of Isaac shall be laid waste, and the sanctuaries of Israel made desolate; (7:9)

4-4

10 Amaziah complains to the king (7:10-17)
  11 The fourth vision (8:1-14)
  12 The God of whole world (9:1-10)
13 The restoration of David's kingdom (9:11-15)
Former halfRelationLatter half
10 Amaziah complains to the king (7:10-17)
7:11 Israel shall surely be exiled from its land. (7:11)
The captivity and its end13 The restoration of David's kingdom (9:11-15)
9:15 I will plant them upon their own ground; never again shall they be plucked From the land I have given them, (9:15)
11 The fourth vision (8:1-14)
8:8 Shall not the land tremble because of this, and all who dwell in it mourn, While it rises up and tosses like the Nile, and settles back like the river of Egypt?(8:8)
Natural disaster12 The God of whole world (9:1-10)
9:5 I melt the earth with my touch, so that all who dwell on it mourn, While it all rises up like the Nile, and settles back like the river of Egypt; (9:5)

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