Amos 2:10

Amos 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
• New International Version (NIV)I brought you up out of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness to give you the land of the Amorites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And led you forty years through the wilderness, To possess the land of the Amorite.

Context of Amos 2:10

8When they lend money to poor people, they take the poor people's clothes. They do not return the clothes each night, as they should do. Instead they sleep on the clothes themselves. They do that at the places where they worship their gods. The rich people take money from poor people. They use that money to buy wine for themselves. Then they drink the wine in the temples of their gods. 9Remember the Amorites. They were big and strong. They were like the tallest cedar trees and the strongest oak trees. But I destroyed all of them. I brought you out of Egypt. After that, I led you through the wilderness for 40 years. Then I took you to the land where the Amorites lived, so that it would belong to you. 11I chose some men among you to be prophets, and some to be Nazirites. You Israelites know that it is true.’ That is what the Lord says. 12‘But you told the Nazirites to drink wine, like everyone else. And you said to the prophets, “Do not speak messages from God.”

Amos 2:10 word by word

וְאָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְ אֶתְכֶ֤ם בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה לָרֶ֖שֶׁת אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also I brought you upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• you fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• through the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• to possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567

Cross-references for Amos 2:10

• Exodus 12:51On that same day, the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt, in family groups, like an army.
• Nehemiah 9:8You knew that Abraham trusted you, so you made a covenant with him. You promised to give the land of Canaan to his descendants. That was the country where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites lived. You have done what you promised to do, because you are righteous.
• Psalms 105:42Yes, the Lord remembered the holy promise that he had made to his servant, Abraham.
• Psalms 136:10The Lord destroyed the firstborn sons in Egypt. He brought the Israelites out from among the Egyptians. He did this with his great power and strength. He cut the Red Sea into two separate parts. He led the Israelites through the middle of the sea. He threw Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea to drown. The Lord led his people through the wilderness. So thank the Lord! His faithful love will always continue.
• Jeremiah 32:20You did powerful miracles in Egypt, and we still remember them today. In this way you continue to be famous in Israel and everywhere in the world.
• Ezekiel 20:10So I brought my people out of Egypt. I led them into the wilderness.
• Micah 6:4I brought you out of Egypt. You were slaves in that country, but I made you free people. I sent Moses to lead you, and Aaron and Miriam with him.
• Numbers 14:34You explored the land of Canaan for 40 days. Now you will have trouble for 40 years, because of your sins. Each day becomes one year! You will know that I am not with you, but I am against you.
• Deuteronomy 2:7I, the Lord your God, have blessed you in everything that you have done. I have taken care of you as you travelled through this great desert. I have been with you for 40 years. You have received everything that you needed.” ’
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way across the desert. He took care of you for 40 years. He caused many troubles to come and to test you. He did that to see if you would trust him. He wanted to know whether you would continue to obey his commands.
• Nehemiah 9:21During 40 years you took care of them in the desert. Their clothes did not spoil. Their feet did not become big with pain.
• Psalms 95:10So I was angry with those people all the time for 40 years. I said, “These people love to go the wrong way. They refuse to follow my ways.”
• Acts 7:42But God turned away from his people. He let them do what they wanted to do. He let them worship the stars in the sky. One of God's prophets wrote about this long ago: “God said, ‘People of Israel, listen! When you were in the wilderness for 40 years, you brought sacrifices and gifts to me. But you did not really worship me when you did that.
• Acts 13:18The people of Israel did not obey God. But God took care of them in the wilderness for 40 years.
• Numbers 14:31You said that the people in Canaan would take your children to be their slaves. But I will bring those children into the land. You did not want that land for yourselves, but now it will belong to your children.
• Deuteronomy 1:20Then I said to you, ‘You have reached the hill country of the Amorites. The Lord our God is giving this land to us.

Commentaries on Amos 2:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 We need often to be reminded of the mercies we have received; which add much to the evil of the sins we have committed. They had helps for their souls, which taught them how to make good use of their earthly enjoyments, and were therefore more valuable. Faithful ministers are great blessings to any people; but it is God that raises them up to be so. Sinners' own consciences will witness that he has not been wanting to them in the means of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-16Israel: Amos listed the sins of Israel's neighbors, then revealed his main point: The Israelites would face the same consequences (similar to Nathan's use of prophetic speech to prompt self-judgment, 2 Samuel 12:1–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. brought you up from ... Egypt--"brought up" is the phrase, as Egypt was low and flat, and Canaan hilly. to possess the land of the Amorite--The Amorites strictly occupied both sides of the Jordan and the mountains afterward possessed by Judah; but they here, as in Am 2:9, stand for all the Canaanites. God kept Israel forty years in the wilderness, which tended to discipline them in His statutes, so as to be the better fitted for entering on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 2:10

• Amorites
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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