Bible Commentary

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 2. Two examples of places, inaccessible to man, in which they are pictured hyperbolically as seeking to escape the Divine hand; Sheol, the deep and cavernous (Isa 14:15) abode of the dead, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 9:2”

I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 9:1”

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. 14. They that swear ; even they shall fall ] better, Who swear (connecting with Amo 8:13) ; and they shall fall &c. swear by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:14”

In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 13. In the day of agony and distress then coming upon Israel, the young men and fair maidens, the strength and pride of the population, will faint for thirsty, exhausted by the privations of a siege, or the sufferings involved in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:13”

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find [it]. 12. wander ] go tottering (comp. on Amo 4:8), with allusion to the uncertain gait of persons partly ( Amo 8:13) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:12”

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: 11. Behold, days are coming ] Amo 4:2. words ] Read probably (with many MSS., LXX. Vulg. Pesh.; cf. Amo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:11”

And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day. 10. The lamentation to be produced by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:10”

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: 9. Celestial wonders, which Amos pictures as accompanying the day of retribution (comp. Isa 13:10; Joe 2:10, Joel 4:15). It is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:9”

Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt. 8 9. A hyperbolical description of the terrible nature of the coming judgement. On account of such enormities, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:8”

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 7. Such heartless dishonesty arouses Jehovah’s indignation; and He swears by the pride of Jacob, that He will never forget any of their works, but bring them, namely, into account. The pride of Jacob may be Jehovah … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 8:7”