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Amos 3:1 KJV
Amos · chapter 3 · verse 1
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,Amos 3:1 · King James Version
Amos 3:1 in context
1Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
3Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- spokendâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- familymishpâchâha familyH4940 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- Hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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The scope of these verses is to convince the people of Israel that God had a controversy with them. That which the prophet has to say to them is to let them know that the Lord has something to say against them, Amo 3:1. They were his peculiar people above others, knew his name, and were called by it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8