Amos 3:2

You alone have I cared for of all the nations of the world, this is why I will punish you for your crimes.

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In The King James Version

You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

In Context

1Listen to this message, Israelites, which the Lord has spoken against you, against the whole nation that I brought out of Egypt:

3Do two walk together unless they agreed to meet?

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Cross References

Psalms 147:19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.

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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