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 )