Amos 1:2

Amos 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
• New International Version (NIV)He said: “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said: "The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion, And utters His voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the top of Carmel withers.”

Context of Amos 1:2

1The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Amos said: “The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds’ pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers.” 3This is what the Lord says: “Because Damascus has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth. 4So I will set Hazael’s house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses.

Amos 1:2 word by word

וַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀ יְהוָה֙ מִצִיּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֔ג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יִתֵּ֣ן קוֹל֑וֹ וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ נְא֣וֹת הָרֹעִ֔ים וְיָבֵ֖שׁ רֹ֥אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will roarשָׁאַגshâ'ag · to roarH7580
• from Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• and utterנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and the habitationsנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
• of the shepherdsרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• shall mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760
• shall witherיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001

Cross-references for Amos 1:2

• Amos 3:7Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
• Proverbs 20:2The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord emerges like a hero, like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells, he shows his enemies his power.
• Jeremiah 25:30“Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them: ‘Like a lion about to attack, the Lord will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth.
• Hosea 13:8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs – I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion – like a wild animal would tear them apart.
• Joel 2:11The voice of the Lord thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome and very terrifying – who can survive it?
• Joel 3:16The Lord roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.
• Amos 4:7“I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. I gave rain to one city, but not to another. One field would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.
• Isaiah 33:9The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the desert; Bashan and Carmel are parched.
• Jeremiah 12:4How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast, “God will not see what happens to us.”
• Jeremiah 14:2“The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.
• Joel 1:9No one brings grain offerings or drink offerings to the temple of the Lord anymore. So the priests, those who serve the Lord, are in mourning.
• 1 Samuel 25:2There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
• Isaiah 35:2Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God.
• Jeremiah 50:19But I will restore the flock of Israel to their own pasture. They will graze on Mount Carmel and the land of Bashan. They will eat until they are full on the hills of Ephraim and the land of Gilead.
• Nahum 1:4He shouts a battle cry against the seaand makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers.

Commentaries on Amos 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord will roar from Zion - It is a pity that our translators had not followed the hemistich form of the Hebrew: - Jehovah from Zion shall roar, And from Jerusalem shall give forth his voice; And the pleasant dwellings of the shepherds shall mourn, And the top of mount Carmel shall wither. Carmel was a very fruitful mountain in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:56; Isaiah 35:2. This introduction was natural in the mouth of a herdsman who was familiar with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord will roar - Amos joins on his prophecy to the end of Joel‘s, in order at once in its very opening to attest the oneness of their mission, and to prepare people‘s minds to see, that his own prophecy was an expansion of those words, declaring the nearer and coming judgments of God. Those nearer judgments, however, of which he spake, were but the preludes of the judgments of the Great Day which Joel foretold, and of that last terrible voice of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This message speaks about judgment on the day of the Lord (the time when God acts to judge and restore). Mount Zion, the place of the temple in Jerusalem, was the natural place for a message from the Lord to come. Mount Carmel rises near the Mediterranean Sea and usually has plenty of water, even during dry seasons. If the grass on Mount Carmel dried up, it would be a clear sign of a severe and widespread drought.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. will roar--as a lion (Joe 3:16). Whereas Jehovah is there represented roaring in Israel's behalf, here He roars against her (compare Psa 18:13; Jr 25:30). from Zion ... Jerusalem--the seat of the theocracy, from which ye have revolted; not from Dan and Beth-el, the seat of your idolatrous worship of the calves. habitations ... mourn--poetical personification. Their inhabitants shall mourn, imparting a sadness to the very habitations. Carmel--the…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 1:2

• Carmel

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Jerusalem
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Bar
• Devour
• Jeroboam
• Amos (1)
• Choose; Chosen
• Criticism
• Cruel; Cruelty

Commentaries on Amos 1

• 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