Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
The words of Amos - This person and the father of Isaiah, though named alike in our translation, were as different in their names as in their persons. The father of Isaiah, Amots ; the prophet before us, Amos . The first, aleph , mem , vau , tsaddi ; the second, ain , mem , vau , samech . For some account of this prophet see the introduction.
Among the herdmen - He seems to have been among the very lowest orders of life, a herdsman, one who tended the flocks of others in the open fields, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit. Of whatever species this was, whether a kind of fig, it is evident that it was wild fruit; and he probably collected it for his own subsistence, or to dispose of either for the service of his employer, or to increase his scanty wages.
Before the earthquake - Probably the same as that referred to Zechariah 14:5, if haraash do not mean some popular tumult.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Amos 1:1:
Isaiah 5:25
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