New American Standard Bible 2020
Amos 3:1-8
1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 has spokenH1696 againstH5921 you, sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, againstH5921 the entireH3605 12familyH4940 whichH834 3He broughtH5927 upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714:2“4You onlyH7534 have I 5knownH3045 amongH4480 allH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127; ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 67punishH6485 you for allH3605 your wrongdoingH5771.”3Do twoH8147 people walkH1980 togetherH3164 unlessH1115 they have agreedH3259 toH3259 meetH3259?4Does a 8lionH743 roarH7580 in the forestH3293 when he hasH369 noH369 preyH2964? Does a youngH3715 lionH3715 9growlH5414H6963 from his denH4585 unlessH1115H518 he has capturedH3920 something?5Does a birdH6833 fallH5307 into a trapH6341 on the groundH776 when thereH369 isH369 noH369 10deviceH4170 in it? Does a trapH6341 springH5927 upH5927 from the earthH127 when it capturesH3920 nothingH3808 atH3920 allH3920?6IfH518 a 11trumpetH7782 is blownH8628 in a cityH5892, will the peopleH5971 not trembleH2729? IfH518 a 12disasterH7463 occursH1961 in a cityH5892, has the LordH3068 not broughtH6213 it aboutH6213?713CertainlyH3588 the LordH136 14GodH3068 doesH6213 nothingH3808H1697 UnlessH3588H518 He 15revealsH1540 His secretH5475 planH5475 To His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030.8A 16lionH743 has roaredH7580! WhoH4310 will not fearH3372? The 17LordH136 GodH3068 has spokenH1696! 18WhoH4310 can do anything 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 Or chosen ↩
- 6. Amos 3:2 Lit visit ↩
- 7. Amos 3:2 Jer 14:10; Ezek 20:36; Dan 9:12; Rom 2:9 ↩
- 8. Amos 3:4 Ps 104:21; Hos 5:14; 11:10 ↩
- 9. Amos 3:4 Lit give his voice ↩
- 10. Amos 3:5 Lit snare ↩
- 11. Amos 3:6 Jer 4:5, 19, 21; 6:1; Hos 5:8; Zeph 1:16 ↩
- 12. Amos 3:6 Is 14:24-27; 45:7 ↩
- 13. Amos 3:7 Or For ↩
- 14. Amos 3:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 15. Amos 3:7 Gen 6:13; 18:17; Jer 23:22; Dan 9:22; John 15:15 ↩
- 16. Amos 3:8 Amos 1:2 ↩
- 17. Amos 3:8 Jon 1:1-3; 3:1-3 ↩
- 18. 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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