Amos 1:1

Amos 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel.

Context of Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. 2He said: “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.” 3This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth,

Amos 1:1 word by word

דִּבְרֵ֣י עָמ֔וֹס אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה בַנֹּקְדִ֖ים מִתְּק֑וֹעַ אֲשֶׁר֩ חָזָ֨ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בִּימֵ֣י׀ עֻזִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וּבִימֵ֞י יָרָבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שְׁנָתַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י הָרָֽעַשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Amosעָמוֹס‛âmôs · AmosH5986
• who was among the herdmenנֹקֵדnôqêd · shepherdH5349
• of Tekoaתְּקוֹעַteqôa‛ · TekoaH8620
• which he sawחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• concerning Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּהוּ‛ûzzîyâh ‛ûzzîyâhû · UzziahH5818
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• two yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the earthquakeרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494

Cross-references for Amos 1:1

• Jeremiah 1:1The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
• Jeremiah 7:27“When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer.
• Amos 7:14Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.
• Exodus 3:1Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
• 1 Kings 19:19So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.
• Psalms 78:70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
• Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
• 1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.
• 2 Chronicles 11:6Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
• 2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.”
• Jeremiah 6:1“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction.
• Isaiah 1:1The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
• Micah 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
• 2 Kings 14:21Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
• 2 Kings 15:1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

Commentaries on Amos 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The words of Amos - This person and the father of Isaiah, though named alike in our translation, were as different in their names as in their persons. The father of Isaiah, אמוץ Amots ; the prophet before us, עמוס Amos . The first, aleph, mem, vau, tsaddi ; the second, ain, mem, vau, samech . For some account of this prophet see the introduction. Among the herdmen - He seems to have been among the very lowest orders of life, a herdsman, one who tended the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen - “Amos begins by setting forth his own nothingness, and withal the great grace of his Teacher and Instructor, the Holy Spirit, referring all to His glory.” He, like David, Peter, Paul, Matthew, was one of “the weak things of the world, whom God chose to confound the mighty.” He was himself a herdsman only “among herdsmen;” but the words which he spake were not his own. They were words which he saw, not with…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Amos was a herdsman, and engaged in agriculture. But the same Divine Spirit influenced Isaiah and Daniel in the court, and Amos in the sheep-folds, giving to each the powers and eloquence needful for them. He assures the twelve tribes of the destruction of the neighbouring nations; and as they at that time gave themselves up to wickedness and idolatry, he reproves the Jewish nation with severity; but describes the restoration of the church by the Messiah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1words: This is the usual way to introduce a prophetic message (Jeremiah 1:1; see also Haggai 1:12). It emphasizes the form and content of the message. sheepherders (Hebrew noqed): This word appears only one other time in the Old Testament, describing the king of Moab as a sheep breeder (2 Kings 3:4). Amos uses a different Hebrew word for his job in Amos 7:14 (boqer, meaning “herdsman”; see Amos Book Introduction, “The Prophet Amos”). Amos was not a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1Amos (meaning in Hebrew "a burden") was (Am 1:1) a shepherd of Tekoa, a small town of Judah, six miles southeast from Beth-lehem, and twelve from Jerusalem, on the borders of the great desert (2Ch 20:20; compare 2Ch 11:6). The region being sandy was more fit for pastoral than for agricultural purposes. Amos therefore owned and tended flocks, and collected sycamore figs; not that the former was a menial office, kings themselves, as Mesha of Moab (2Ki 3:4)…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 1:1

• Amos
• Earthquakes
• Tekoah
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Amos
• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Joash
• Judah
• Uzziah
• Bar
• Devour
• Amos (1)
• Choose; Chosen

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