Amós 2:3

3 Destruirei o seu governante[a]e com ele matarei todas as autoridades”,diz o SENHOR.

Amós 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 2:3

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof
Either from the midst of Moab, the country in general; or from Kerioth in particular, so Kimchi; meaning their principal governor, their king, as Aben Ezra; for kings sometimes have acted as judges, took the bench, and sat and administered justice to their subjects: and I will stay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord;
the king, and the princes of the blood, and his nobles; so that there should be none to succeed him, or to protect and defend the people; the destruction should be an entire one, and inevitable, for the mouth of the Lord had spoken it. This was fulfilled at the same time as the prophecy against the children of Ammon by Nebuchadnezzar, five years after the destruction of Jerusalem F15, which is next threatened.


FOOTNOTES:

F15 Joseph. Antiqu. l. 10. c. 9. sect. 7. Vid. Judith i. 12.

Amós 2:3 In-Context

1 Assim diz o SENHOR:“Por três transgressões de Moabe,e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo.Porque ele queimou até reduzir a cinzasos ossos do rei de Edom,
2 porei fogo em Moabe,e as chamas consumirão as fortalezas de Queriote.Moabe perecerá em grande tumulto,em meio a gritos de guerra e ao toque da trombeta.
3 Destruirei o seu governantee com ele matarei todas as autoridades”,diz o SENHOR.
4 Assim diz o SENHOR:“Por três transgressões de Judá,e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo.Porque rejeitou a lei doe não obedeceu aos seus decretos,porque se deixou enganar por deuses falsos,deuses que os seus antepassados seguiram,
5 porei fogo em Judá,e as chamas consumirão as fortalezas de Jerusalém”.

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