Amos 2:1-3

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.

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. 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

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "cause it to turn back," and so throughout the ch
• [b] Or "shouts"
• [c] Or "executive officer"