Amos 2:1-3

1 Thus says the Lord: ¹“For three transgressions of ²Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, ^[a] because ³he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.

2 So I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the strongholds of ⁴Kerioth, and Moab shall die amid uproar, amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;

3 ⁵I will cut off the ruler from its midst, and will kill ⁶all its princes^[b] with him, ”says the Lord.

Amos 2:1-3 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.

Cross References

• 1. 2:1 [See ch. 1:3 above]
• 2. 2:1 Zeph. 2:8, 9; See Isa. 15
• 3. 2:1 [See ch. 1:3 above]
• 4. 2:2 Jer. 48:24, 41
• 5. 2:3 [Jer. 48:7]
• 6. 2:3 [Jer. 48:7]

Footnotes

• [a] 2:1 Hebrew 'I will not turn it back'; also verses 4, 6
• [b] 2:3 Or 'officials'