Amos 3:13

The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim this message about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

In Context

12Yahweh has declared this: “When a lion attacks a sheep, sometimes a shepherd will be able to snatch from the lion’s mouth only two legs or an ear of the sheep. Similarly, only a few people from Samaria will escape, and they will be able to rescue only a part of a couch and a part of a bed.”

14When I, Yahweh, punish the people of Israel because of the sins that they have committed, I will cause the altars at Bethel town to be destroyed; even the projections at the corners of the altars will be cut off and fall to the ground.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:18I am warning you today that you will soon die. You will not live for a long time in the land that you are about to cross the Jordan River to enter and possess.

2 Kings 17:13Yahweh frequently sent his prophets and ◄seers/those who saw visions from Yahweh► to warn the people of Israel and the people of Judah. The message that Yahweh gave them was, “Turn away from all your evil behavior. Obey my commands and my laws, the laws that I told your ancestors to obey and which I told the prophets who served me to tell to you again.”

2 Chronicles 24:19Although Yahweh sent prophets to persuade them to return to him, and although the prophets told them about the evil things that they had done, the people would not pay attention.

Ezekiel 2:7Tell them my message, but do not expect them to pay attention to it, because they are very rebellious.

Acts 2:40Peter spoke much more and spoke strongly/forcefully to them. He pleaded with them, “ Ask God to save you so that he will not punish you when he punishes these evil people who have rejected Jesus!”

Acts 20:21I preached both to Jews and to non-Jews, telling them all that they must turn away from their sinful behavior. I also told them they should believe in our Lord Jesus.”

Matthew Henry on Amos 3:10-15

Israel Convicted and Condemned. ( b. c. 790.) 9 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. 10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord , who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee,… Read the whole commentary →

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