Amos 2:4-5

Judgment on Judah

4 Thus says the LORD: ¹"For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because ²they have rejected the law of the LORD, and have not kept his statutes, but ³their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked.

5 So ⁴I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem."

Amos 2:4-5 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. See Amos 1:3
• 2. Leviticus 26:14, 15; Nehemiah 1:7; Ezek. 20:13, 16, 24; [Daniel 9:11]
• 3. Jeremiah 16:19, 20; Romans 1:25
• 4. Jeremiah 17:27; Hosea 8:14