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Amos 4:2
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1 Hear this word, you acows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the bpoor,
Who crush the needy,
Who say to1 your husbands, “Bring wine, let us cdrink!” 
2 aThe Lord God has sworn by His holiness:
“Behold, the days shall come upon you
When He will take you away bwith fishhooks,
And your posterity with fishhooks. 
3 aYou will go out through broken walls,
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will1 be cast into Harmon,”
Says the Lord. 
4 “Comea to Bethel and transgress,
At bGilgal multiply transgression;
cBring your sacrifices every morning,
dYour tithes every three1 days. 
5 aOffer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
Proclaim and announce bthe freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God. 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Amos 4:2

The Lord—the same Hebrew as "masters" (Amos 4:1). Israel's nobles say to their master or lord, Bring us drink: but "the Lord" of him and them "hath sworn," etc.

by his holiness—which binds Him to punish the guilty (Psalms 89:35).

he will take yon away—that is God by the instrumentality of the enemy.

with hooks—literally, "thorns" (compare II Chronicles 33:11). As fish are taken out of the water by hooks, so the Israelites are to be taken out of their cities by the enemy (Ezekiel 29:4; compare Job 41:1-2; Jeremiah 16:16; Habakkuk 1:15). The image is the more appropriate, as anciently captives were led by their conquerors by a hook made to pass through the nose (II Kings 19:28), as is to be seen in the Assyrian remains.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 4:2:

Psalms 60:6-10
Jeremiah 16:16
Amos 4:1
Amos 4:3
Amos 4:12
Amos 8:7

 

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