1. First Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 1:1–2:13 )
a. Judgment of Samaria and Jerusalem ( 1:1–2:11 )
i. Judgment to Come ( 1:1–7 )
ii. Weeping and Mourning ( 1:8–16 )
iii. Woe to Oppressors ( 2:1–5 )
iv. Reproof of False Prophets ( 2:6–11 )
b. Restoration of a Remnant ( 2:12–13 )
2. Second Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 3:1–5:15 )
a. Judgment of Rulers and Prophets ( 3:1–12 )
b. Future Restoration ( 4:1–5:15 )
i. The Mountain of the House of the LORD ( 4:1–5 )
ii. Restoration of Zion ( 4:6–13 )
iii. A Ruler from Bethlehem ( 5:1–6 )
iv. The Remnant of Jacob ( 5:7–15 )
3. Third Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 6:1–7:20 )
a. Judgment on Israel ( 6:1–7:6 )
i. The Case against Israel ( 6:1–8 )
ii. The Punishment of Israel ( 6:9–16 )
iii. Israel’s Great Misery ( 7:1–6 )
b. The Final Restoration of God's Kingdom ( 7:7–20 )
i. Israel’s Confession and Comfort ( 7:7–13 )
ii. God’s Compassion on Israel ( 7:14–20 )