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The similes in Amos 3:5 do not affirm the same as those in Amos 3:4, but contain the new thought, that Israel has deserved the destruction which threatens it. Pach, a snare, and mōqēsh, a trap, are frequently used synonymously; but here they are distinguished, pach denoting a bird-net, and mōqēsh a springe, a snare which holds the bird fast.
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Can a bird fall in a snare - Again, the bird taken in the...
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אם־יתקע שופר בעיר ועם לא יחרדו אם־תהיה רעה בעיר ויהוה לא...
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If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?...
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If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done...
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Verse Concepts. “From six troubles He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you. Proverbs 1:26-27. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, When your dread comes like a storm. And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
The "day of calamity" refers to a time of disaster or judgment. In the Hebrew, "יוֹם רָעָה" (yom ra'ah) conveys a sense of an appointed time when evil or disaster will occur. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, where the "day of the Lord" is often depicted as a time of reckoning for sin and injustice.
- Amos 3:6 KJV
- Lamentations 2:21 KJV
- Job 5:19 KJV
- Proverbs 6:15 KJV
- Proverbs 1:26-27 KJV
- Revelation 16:18 KJV
- Jeremiah 32:42 KJV
- Daniel 9:14 KJV
- Isaiah 45:7 KJV
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? Read full chapter
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. Read full chapter
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. Read full chapter
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. Read full chapter
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Read full chapter
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. Read full chapter
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. Read full chapter
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. Read full chapter
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Read full chapter
Mar 20, 2024 · Amos Ultimately Points to Christ. The book of Amos encourages believers to seek justice and pursue righteousness. It inspires us to worship God with sincerity and holiness. And it prompts us to listen to God’s voice as He calls us to works of service and to be faithful as we minister for Him.
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May 9, 2024 · Date of Writing: The Book of Amos was likely written between 760 and 753 B.C. Purpose of Writing: Amos is a shepherd and a fruit picker from the Judean village of Tekoa when God calls him, even though he lacks an education or a priestly background. Amos' mission is directed to his neighbor to the north, Israel.
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King James Version. 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the ...
