Amos 3:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 3:1

Authority of the Prophet’s Message

1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:

2 “You^a only have I known of all the families of the earth;
^bTherefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?
Will a young lion¹ cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

5 Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no¹ trap for it?
Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?

6 If a¹ trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
^aIf there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it?

7 Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless ^aHe reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

8 A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
^aWho can but prophesy?

Punishment of Israel’s Sins

9 “Proclaim in the palaces at¹ Ashdod,
And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say:
‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;
See great tumults in her midst,
And the¹ oppressed within her.

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Definitions of words in Amos 3:1:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Egypt {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Egypt {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Egypt {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Family {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Word {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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Punishment of Israel’s Sins

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