Amos 2:3

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

1The Lord says, ‘The people in Moab have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. They dug up the bones of Edom's king. They burned his bones until they became ashes. 2So I will send fire to the country called Moab. The fire will destroy the strong buildings in Kerioth town. The people will hear their enemies shout. And they will hear the sounds that their enemies' trumpets make. And the people will die. I will let the enemies kill the ruler of Moab. And I will let them kill all its leaders too.’ That is what the Lord says. 4The Lord says, ‘The people in Judah have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. They refused to obey my laws and my commands. They have listened to their false gods, Those are the same false gods that their ancestors served. 5So I will send fire to Judah. The fire will completely burn the strong buildings that are in Jerusalem.’

Amos 2:3 word by word

וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י שׁוֹפֵ֖ט מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֛יהָ אֶהֱר֥וֹג עִמּ֖וֹ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• the judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• from the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• thereof, and will slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• all the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• thereof with him, saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Amos 2:3

• Numbers 24:17I see a king who will come from among the Israelites. He will not come now, but at a future time. He will appear as king, like a bright star. He will knock down the leaders of Moab. He will destroy the descendants of Sheth.
• Jeremiah 48:7People of Moab, you trusted your riches and your skills to save you. Because of that, your enemies will catch you. They will even take your god Chemosh away as prisoner, together with his priests and officers.

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

In the dictionaries

• Amos (1)
• Choose; Chosen
• God
• Omnipotence
• Papyrus
• Philosophy

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