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Amos 2:1-9

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Judgment on Judah and Israel

1 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of 1Moab and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he 2burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 "So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of 3Kerioth; And Moab will die amid 4tumult, With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 "I will also cut off the 5judge from her midst And slay all her 6princes with him," says the LORD.
4 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of 7Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they 8rejected the law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their 9lies also have led them astray, Those after which their 10fathers walked.
5 "So I will 11send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem."
6 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of 12Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they 13sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 "These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the 14helpless Also 15turn aside the way of the humble; And a 16man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name.
8 "On garments 17taken as pledges they stretch out beside 18every altar, And in the house of their God they 19drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 "Yet it was I who destroyed the 20Amorite before * them, Though his 21height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his 22fruit above * and his root below *.
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Amos 2:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 2

In this chapter the prophet foretells the calamities that should come upon the Moabites for their transgressions, Am 2:1-3; and the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem for their iniquities, Am 2:4,5; also the judgments of God that should come upon Israel the ten tribes for their sins, which sins are enumerated; their oppression of the poor, their lewdness and idolatry, Am 2:6-8; and which are aggravated by the blessings of goodness bestowed upon them, both temporal and spiritual, Am 2:9-12; wherefore they are threatened with ruin, which would be inevitable, notwithstanding their swiftness, strength, and courage, and their skill in shooting arrows, and riding horses, Am 2:13-16.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 22

  • 1. Is 15:1-16:14; Isaiah 25:10-12; Jeremiah 48:1-47; Ezekiel 25:8-11; Zephaniah 2:8, 9
  • 2. 2 Kings 3:26, 27
  • 3. Jeremiah 48:24, 41
  • 4. Jeremiah 48:45
  • 5. Psalms 2:10; Psalms 141:6; Amos 5:7, 12; Amos 6:12
  • 6. Job 12:21; Isaiah 40:23
  • 7. 2 Kings 17:19; Hosea 12:2; Amos 3:2
  • 8. Judges 2:17-20; 2 Kings 22:11-17; Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremiah 8:9
  • 9. Isaiah 9:15, 16; Isaiah 28:15; Jeremiah 16:19; Habakkuk 2:18
  • 10. Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 16:11, 12; Ezek 20:18, 24, 30
  • 11. Jeremiah 17:27; Jeremiah 21:10; Hosea 8:14
  • 12. 2 Kings 18:11, 12
  • 13. Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11, 12; Amos 8:6
  • 14. Amos 8:4; Micah 2:2, 9
  • 15. Amos 5:12
  • 16. Hosea 4:14
  • 17. Exodus 22:26
  • 18. Amos 3:14
  • 19. Amos 4:1; Amos 6:6
  • 20. Numbers 21:23-25; Joshua 10:12
  • 21. Numbers 13:32
  • 22. Ezekiel 17:9; Malachi 4:1

Footnotes 8

  • [a] Lit "cause it to turn back," and so throughout the ch
  • [b] Or "shouts"
  • [c] Or "executive officer"
  • [d] Or "false gods"
  • [e] Or "trample" or, "snap at the head of the helpless on the dust"
  • [f] Lit "go"
  • [g] Possibly a harlot, or a temple prostitute
  • [h] Lit "Whose height"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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