Amos 3:9

Proclaim it to the regions among the Assyrians, and to the regions of Egypt, and say, Gather yourselves to the mountain of Samaria, and behold many wonderful things in the midst of it, and the oppression that is in it.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

In Context

8A lion shall roar, and who will not be alarmed? the Lord God has spoken, and who will not prophesy?

10And she knew not what things would come against her, saith the Lord, even those that store up wrong and misery in their countries.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:24and all the nations shall say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land? what is this great fierceness of anger?

2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath, 1 And tell it not as glad tidings in the streets of Ashkelon, 1 Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, 1 Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 1

Proverbs 11:16A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: 1 But a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor. 1 The slothful come to want: 1 But the diligent support themselves with wealth. 1

Jeremiah 2:10For go to the isles of the Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and observe accurately, and see if such things have been done;

Jeremiah 31:5for Luhith is filled with weeping: one shall go up weeping by the way of Horonaim; ye have heard a cry of destruction.

Jeremiah 46:14and they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and gave him in charge to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan: and they brought him out, and he sat in the midst of the people.

Matthew Henry on Amos 3:2-9

God's Remonstrance with Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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