Amos 2

Judgment on Judah and Israel

1 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: References Lord: Proverbs 15:3, Isaiah 25:10. Sin: Amos 1:3, 1:9, 1:11, 1:13, 2:4, 2:6 +3

2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: Parallel theme: Amos 1:14, Jeremiah 48:24, 48:41

3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.. Parallel theme: Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 48:7

4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the lawLaw: תּוֹרָה (Torah). The Hebrew Torah (תּוֹרָה) means law or instruction—God's revealed will for His people. The Law includes moral, civil, and ceremonial commandments, revealing God's character and humanity's need for a Savior. of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: References Lord: Hosea 12:2. Word: Nehemiah 1:7, Jeremiah 8:9. Parallel theme: Amos 3:2, Isaiah 28:15, Jeremiah 9:14, Ezekiel 20:13, 20:16, 20:24, Romans 1:25 +5

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. References Jerusalem: Jeremiah 17:27, 39:8, 52:13. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 21:10, Hosea 8:14

7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holyHoly: קָדוֹשׁ (Qadosh). The Hebrew qadosh (קָדוֹשׁ) means holy or set apart—separated from common use for God's purposes. God is 'the Holy One of Israel,' utterly distinct from creation in moral perfection. name: Parallel theme: Amos 5:12, Isaiah 10:2, Ezekiel 22:11, Micah 2:2, 2:9, 1 Corinthians 5:1

8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their godGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity.. Parallel theme: Amos 6:6

9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. Parallel theme: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 34:11, Deuteronomy 3:11, Job 18:16, Malachi 4:1

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. References Egypt: Amos 3:1, 9:7, Exodus 3:8, 12:51, Micah 6:4. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 2:7, Nehemiah 9:21, Psalms 95:10, Acts 7:42, 13:18 +5

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD. Prophecy: Jeremiah 7:25

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. Prophecy: Amos 7:13, Isaiah 30:10, Jeremiah 11:21, Micah 2:6

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. Parallel theme: Isaiah 1:14

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: Parallel theme: Psalms 33:16, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Jeremiah 9:23

15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. Parallel theme: Ezekiel 39:3

16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.. Parallel theme: Mark 14:52