Amos 2:7

Amos 2:7

5 ^aBut I will send a fire upon Judah,
And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Judgment on Israel

6 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of ^aIsrael, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because ^bthey sell the righteous for silver,
And the ^cpoor for a pair of sandals.

7 They¹ pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor,
And ^apervert the way of the humble.
^bA man and his father go in to the same girl,
^cTo defile My holy name.

8 They lie down ^aby every altar on clothes ^btaken in pledge,
And drink the wine of¹ the condemned in the house of their god.

9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the ^aAmorite before them,
Whose height was like the ^bheight of the cedars,
And he was as strong as the oaks;
Yet I ^cdestroyed his fruit above
And his roots beneath.

10 Also it was ^aI who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And ^bled you forty years through the wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

<< Amos 2:6

Amos 2:8 >>

The people - That make a prey even of the poor afflicted ones, who walk with dust on their heads. Turn aside - Maliciously interpret the actions, words, and designs of the humble and meek. Will go in - These corrupt judges commit also that lewdness which the Heathens abhor.

<< Amos 2:6

Amos 2:8 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.