Amós 5:1

1 Oíd esta palabra que yo pronuncio como lamentación sobre vosotros, casa de Israel.

Amós 5:1 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 5:1

Hear ye the word which I take up against you
And which was not his own word, but the word of the Lord; and which he took up, by his direction as a heavy burden as some prophecies are called, and this was; and which, though against them, a reproof for their sins, and denunciation of punishment for them, yet was to be heard; for every word of God is pure, and to be hearkened to, whether for us or against us; since the whole is profitable, either for doctrine and instruction in righteousness, or for reproof and correction. It may be rendered, "which I take up concerning you", or "over you" ^F26: [even] a lamentation, O house of Israel;
a mournful ditty, an elegiac song over the house of Israel, now expiring, and as it were dead. This word was like Ezekiel's roll, in which were written "lamentation, and mourning, and woe", ( Ezekiel 2:10 ) ; full of mournful matter, misery, and distress, as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (Mkyle) "de vobis", Tigurine version, Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius; "super vos", Pagninus, Montanus; "pro vobis", Vatablus.

Amós 5:1 In-Context

1 Oíd esta palabra que yo pronuncio como lamentación sobre vosotros, casa de Israel.

2 Ha caído, no volverá a levantarse la virgen de Israel; abandonada yace en su tierra, no hay quien la levante.

3 Porque así dice el Señor DIOS: La ciudad que sale con mil, se quedará con cien; y la que sale con cien, se quedará con diez, en la casa de Israel.

4 Porque así dice el SEÑOR a la casa de Israel: Buscadme, y viviréis.

5 Pero no busquéis a Betel, ni vayáis a Gilgal, ni paséis a Beerseba; porque ciertamente Gilgal será llevada cautiva, y Betel caerá en desgracia.