| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Judgment pronounced against Samaria (1:1-7) 1:5 For the crime of Jacob all this comes to pass, and for the sins of the house of Israel. (1:5) | Sins and crimes | 4 Wicked rulers and prophets (3:1-12) 3:8 To declare to Jacob his crimes and to Israel his sins. (3:8) |
| 2 The doom of the cities of Judah (1:8-16) 1:12 For evil has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem. (1:12) | Disasters | 3 Social evils denounced (2:1-13) 2:1 Woe to those who plan iniquity, and work out evil on their couches; (2:1) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 5 Restoration promised after exile (4:1-14) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 9 Cheating and violence to be punished (6:9-16) see 1-1 |
| 6 The ruler from Bethlehem (5:1-8) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 8 God challenges Israel (6:1-8) see 1-1 |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 9 Cheating and violence to be punished (6:9-16) 6:9 It is wisdom to fear your name! (6:9) | Fear for the LORD | 12 God's compassion and steadfast love (7:14-20) 7:17 They shall come quaking from their fastnesses, trembling in fear of you (the LORD, our God). (7:17) |
| 10 The total corruption of the people (7:1-8) 6:13 Rather I will begin to strike you with devastation because of your sins. (6:13) | Punishment of sins | 11 Penitence and trust in God (7:9-13) 7:9 The wrath of the LORD I will endure because I have sinned against him (7:9) |