New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 3:1-8
1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 has spokenH1696 againstH5921 you, sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, againstH5921 the entireH3605 12familyH4940 whichH834 3He broughtH5927 up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714:2“4You onlyH7534 have I 5chosenH3045 amongH4480 allH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127; ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 67punishH6485 you for allH3605 your iniquitiesH5771.”3Do twoH8147 men walkH1980 togetherH3164 unlessH1115 they have madeH3259 an 8appointmentH3259?4Does a 9lionH743 roarH7580 in the forestH3293 when he hasH369 noH369 preyH2964? Does a youngH3715 lionH3715 10growlH5414H6963 from his denH4585 unlessH1115H518 he has capturedH3920 something?5Does a birdH6833 fallH5307 into a trapH6341 on the groundH776 when thereH369 is noH369 11baitH4170 in it? Does a trapH6341 springH5927 up from the earthH127 when it capturesH3920 nothingH3808 at allH3920?6IfH518 a 12trumpetH7782 is blownH8628 in a cityH5892 will not the peopleH5971 trembleH2729? IfH518 a 13calamityH7463 occursH1961 in a cityH5892 has not the LordH3068 doneH6213 it?714SurelyH3588 the LordH136 15GodH3068 doesH6213 nothingH3808H1697 UnlessH3588H518 He 16revealsH1540 His secretH5475 counselH5475 To His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030.8A 17lionH743 has roaredH7580! WhoH4310 will not fearH3372? The 18LordH136 19GodH3068 has spokenH1696! 20WhoH4310 can but prophesyH5012?
Notes
- 1. Amos 3:1 I.e. nation ↩
- 2. Amos 3:1 Jer 8:3; 13:11 ↩
- 3. Amos 3:1 Lit I ↩
- 4. Amos 3:2 Gen 18:19; Ex 19:5, 6; Deut 4:32-37; 7:6 ↩
- 5. Amos 3:2 Lit known ↩
- 6. Amos 3:2 Lit visit ↩
- 7. Amos 3:2 Jer 14:10; Ezek 20:36; Dan 9:12; Rom 2:9 ↩
- 8. Amos 3:3 Or agreement ↩
- 9. Amos 3:4 Ps 104:21; Hos 5:14; 11:10 ↩
- 10. Amos 3:4 Lit give his voice ↩
- 11. Amos 3:5 Or striker-bar set ↩
- 12. Amos 3:6 Jer 4:5, 19, 21; 6:1; Hos 5:8; Zeph 1:16 ↩
- 13. Amos 3:6 Is 14:24-27; 45:7 ↩
- 14. Amos 3:7 Or For ↩
- 15. Amos 3:7 Heb YHWH ↩
- 16. Amos 3:7 Gen 6:13; 18:17; Jer 23:22; Dan 9:22; John 15:15 ↩
- 17. Amos 3:8 Amos 1:2 ↩
- 18. Amos 3:8 Jon 1:1-3; 3:1-3 ↩
- 19. Amos 3:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 20. Amos 3:8 Jer 20:9; Acts 4:20 ↩
Commentaries on Amos 3
- 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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