American Standard Version
Amos 2:3
3and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
Amos 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him,” says the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will cut off the ruler from its midst, and will kill all its princes with him," says the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will cut off the judge from its midst, And slay all its princes with him,” Says the Lord.
Context of Amos 2:3
1Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime. 2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet; and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah. 4Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk. 5But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Read all of Amos 2Amos 2:3 word by word
וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י שׁוֹפֵ֖ט מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֛יהָ אֶהֱר֥וֹג עִמּ֖וֹ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Amos 2:3
- Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.
- Jeremiah 48:7For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
Commentaries on Amos 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I will cut off the judge - It shall be so destroyed, that it shall never more have any form of government. The judge here, שופט shophet, may signify the chief magistrate. The chief magistrates of the Carthaginians were called suffetes; probably taken from the Hebrew Judges, שופטים shophetim .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And I will cut off the judge - The title “judge” (shophet) is nowhere used absolutely of a king. Holy Scripture speaks in several places of “all the judges of the earth” Job 9:24; Psalm 2:10; Psalm 148:11; Proverbs 8:16; Isaiah 40:23. Hosea Hosea 13:10, under “judges,” includes “kings and princes,” as judging the people. The word “judge” is always used as one invested with the highest, but not regal authority, as of all the judges from the death of Joshua…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Kerioth, a major town (Jeremiah 48:20–24), is mentioned on the Moabite Stone as a shrine to Chemosh, the god of Moab. The Moabites may have burned the remains of Edom's king or offered him as a human sacrifice at this site. Because of this act, God would destroy the king of Moab and his officers. This likely happened through an invasion by Sargon II of Assyria around 715 to 713 BC (compare Isaiah 15–16). Josephus, in Antiquities 10.9.7, suggests further…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the judge--the chief magistrate, the supreme source of justice. "King" not being used, it seems likely a change of government had before this time substituted for kings, supreme judges.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Amos 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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