New American Standard Bible 2020
Amos 2:6-16
6ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “For threeH7969 offensesH6588 of 1IsraelH3478, and for fourH702, I will not revokeH7725 its punishment, BecauseH5921 they 2sellH4376 the righteousH6662 for 3moneyH3701, And the needyH34 for a pair of sandalsH5275.7These who 4trampleH7602 the headH7218 of the 5helplessH1800 to the dustH6083 of the earthH776 Also 6divertH5186 the wayH1870 of the humbleH6035; And a 7manH376 and his fatherH1 8resortH1980 to the same 9girlH5291 SoH4616 asH4616 to profaneH2490 My holyH6944 nameH8034.8And on garmentsH899 10seizedH2254 asH2254 pledgesH2254 they stretchH5186 outH5186 besideH681 11everyH3605 altarH4196, And in the houseH1004 of their GodH430 they 12drinkH8354 the wineH3196 of those who have been finedH6064.
9“Yet it was I who destroyedH8045 the 13AmoriteH567 beforeH4480H6440 them, 14Though his 15heightH1363 was like the heightH1363 of cedarsH730 And he was as strongH2634 as the oaksH437; I also destroyedH8045 his 16fruitH6529 aboveH4480H4605 and his rootsH8328 belowH4480H8478.10And it was I who 17broughtH5927 you upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, And ledH1980 you in the wildernessH4057 for 18fortyH705 yearsH8141 So that you might takeH3423 possessionH3423 of the landH776 of the 19AmoriteH567.11Then I 20raisedH6965 upH6965 someH4480 of your sonsH1121 to be prophetsH5030, And someH4480 of your youngH970 menH970 to be 21NaziritesH5139. Is thisH2088 not soH637, you sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.12“But you madeH8248 the NaziritesH5139 drinkH8248 wineH3196, And you commandedH6680 the prophetsH5030, sayingH559, ‘You 22shall not prophesyH5012!’13BeholdH2009, I am 23makingH5781 aH5781 rutH5781 in the ground beneathH8478 you, JustH3512 asH3512 a wagonH5699 makesH5781 aH5781 rutH5781 when filledH4392 with sheavesH5995.1424RefugeH4498 will be lostH6 from the swiftH7031, And the strongH2389 will not strengthenH553 his powerH3581, NorH3808 the 25warriorH1368 saveH4422 his 26lifeH5315.15The one who 27graspsH8610 the bowH7198 will not standH5975 his ground, The swiftH7031 of footH7272 will not escapeH4422, NorH3808 will the one who ridesH7392 the 28horseH5483 saveH4422 his 29lifeH5315.16Even the 30bravestH533H3820 among the warriorsH1368 will 31fleeH5127 nakedH6174 on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.
Notes
- 1. Amos 2:6 2 Kin 18:11, 12 ↩
- 2. Amos 2:6 Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11, 12; 8:6 ↩
- 3. Amos 2:6 Lit silver ↩
- 4. Amos 2:7 Or pant for the dust...on the head of the helpless ↩
- 5. Amos 2:7 Amos 8:4; Mic 2:2, 9 ↩
- 6. Amos 2:7 Amos 5:12 ↩
- 7. Amos 2:7 Hos 4:14 ↩
- 8. Amos 2:7 Lit go ↩
- 9. Amos 2:7 Possibly a prostitute, or a temple prostitute ↩
- 10. Amos 2:8 Ex 22:26 ↩
- 11. Amos 2:8 Amos 3:14 ↩
- 12. Amos 2:8 Amos 4:1; 6:6 ↩
- 13. Amos 2:9 Num 21:23-25; Josh 10:12 ↩
- 14. Amos 2:9 Lit Whose height ↩
- 15. Amos 2:9 Num 13:32 ↩
- 16. Amos 2:9 Ezek 17:9; Mal 4:1 ↩
- 17. Amos 2:10 Ex 12:51; 20:2; Amos 3:1; 9:7 ↩
- 18. Amos 2:10 Deut 2:7 ↩
- 19. Amos 2:10 Ex 3:8 ↩
- 20. Amos 2:11 Deut 18:18; Jer 7:25 ↩
- 21. Amos 2:11 Num 6:2, 3; Judg 13:5 ↩
- 22. Amos 2:12 Is 30:10; Jer 11:21; Amos 7:13, 16; Mic 2:6 ↩
- 23. Amos 2:13 Is 1:14 ↩
- 24. Amos 2:14 Is 30:16, 17 ↩
- 25. Amos 2:14 Ps 33:16; Jer 9:23 ↩
- 26. Amos 2:14 Lit soul ↩
- 27. Amos 2:15 Jer 51:56; Ezek 39:3 ↩
- 28. Amos 2:15 Is 31:3 ↩
- 29. Amos 2:15 Lit soul ↩
- 30. Amos 2:16 Lit strong of his heart ↩
- 31. Amos 2:16 Judg 4:17 ↩
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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