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Amos 1:2
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1 The words of Amos, who was among the asheepbreeders of bTekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of cUzziah king of Judah, and in the days of dJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the eearthquake.  
2 And he said:
“The Lord aroars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of bCarmel withers.”  

Judgment on the Nations

3 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of aDamascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have bthreshed Gilead with implements of iron. 
4 aBut I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of bBen-Hadad. 
5 I will also break the gate abar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who1 holds the scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Amos 1:2

The Lord will roar from Zion - It is a pity that our translators had not followed the hemistich form of the Hebrew: -

Jehovah from Zion shall roar,

And from Jerusalem shall give forth his voice;

And the pleasant dwellings of the shepherds shall mourn,

And the top of mount Carmel shall wither.

Carmel was a very fruitful mountain in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:56; Isaiah 35:2.

This introduction was natural in the mouth of a herdsman who was familiar with the roaring of lions, the bellowing of bulls, and the lowing of kine. The roaring of the lion in the forest is one of the most terrific sounds in nature; when near, it strikes terror into the heart of both man and beast.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Amos 1:2:

Amos 2:1
Obadiah 1:9

 

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