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Amo 9:7 — [Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

ye not		Jer 9:25,26; Jer 13:23
Have not		Amo 2:10; Exd 12:51; Hsa 12:13
the Philistines		Deu 2:23; Jer 47:4
the Syrians		Amo 1:5; 2Ki 16:9

Correlating Passages

ye not

	Jer 9:25	Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all [them which are] circumcised with the uncircumcised;
	Jer 9:26	Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all [that are] in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all [these] nations [are] uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel [are] uncircumcised in the heart.
	Jer 13:23	Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Have not

	Amo 2:10	Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
	Exd 12:51	And it came to pass the selfsame day, [that] the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
	Hsa 12:13	And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

the Philistines

	Deu 2:23	And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, [even] unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
	Jer 47:4	Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

the Syrians

	Amo 1:5	I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
	2Ki 16:9	And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

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Scott, Thomas. "Amos 9:7," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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