Amos 3:13

Hear ye and bear witness, throughout the house of Jacob,—Commandeth My Lord, Yahweh, God of hosts:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12Thus, saith Yahweh, Just as a shepherd rescueth, out of the mouth of the lion, a couple of shankbones, or the tip of an ear, so, shall be rescued the sons of Israel, who are tarrying in Samaria, in the corner of the divan, and on the damask of the luxurious couch.

14That, in the day I visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, then will I punish, concerning the altars of Bethel, So shall the horns of the altar, be broken off, and they shall fall to the ground;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:18I declare unto you, to-day, that ye shall perish,—ye shall not prolong your days, upon the soil which thou art passing over the Jordan to enter and possess.

2 Kings 17:13And Yahweh testified against Israel and against Judah, through all his prophets—every one who had a vision, saying—Turn ye from your wicked ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers; and which I sent unto you through my servants the prophets.

2 Chronicles 24:19And he sent among them prophets, to bring them back unto Yahweh,—and they testified against them, but they would not give ear.

Ezekiel 2:7Thou shalt therefore speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear For perverse, they are!

Acts 2:40And, with many different words, bare he frail witness, and went on exhorting them saying—Be saved from this perverse generation!

Acts 20:21bearing full witness, both to Jews and to Greeks, as to the repentance due unto God, and as to belief on 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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