Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
pant after . . . dust of . . . earth on . . . head of . . . poor—that is, eagerly thirst for this object, by their oppression to prostrate the poor so as to cast the dust on their heads in mourning on the earth (compare II Samuel 1:2; Job 2:12; Ezekiel 27:30).
turn aside . . . way of . . . meek—pervert their cause (Amos 5:12; Job 24:4 [GROTIUS]; Isaiah 10:2).
a man and his father—a crime "not so much as named among the Gentiles" (I Corinthians 5:1). When God's people sin in the face of light, they often fall lower than even those who know not God.
go in unto the same maid—from Amos 2:8 it seems likely "the damsel" meant is one of the prostitutes attached to the idol Astarte's temple: prostitution being part of her filthy worship.
to profane my . . . name—Israel in such abominations, as it were, designedly seeks to insult God.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 2:7:
Amos 2:13
Amos 5:12
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