the Lord GOD. Heb, Adonai Jehovah. See note on Amos 1:8
summer fruit. Hebrew kayitz = ripe, "summer" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for ripe fruits characterizing the summer. Compare 2 Samuel 16:2 .Jeremiah 40:12 .
Amos. See note on Amos 7:8 .
summer fruit . . . The end . Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Compare Jeremiah 1:11 , Jeremiah 1:12 . Hebrew. kayitz hakketz, meaning that ripe was the fruit; ripe will be the time
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . IT.
The end. See note above.
pass by = forgive, as in Amos 7:8 .
temple. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads temples".
be = become,
saith the Lord GOD = [is] Adonai. Jehovah's oracle.
dead bodies = corpses. See notes on Amos 6:9 , Amos 6:10 .
cast them forth , i.e. and burn them.
with silence = with "Hush! "as in Amos 6:10 .
swallow up = devour.
the needy = a needy one. Hebrew 'ebyon. See note on ' poverty", Proverbs 6:11 .
make. to fail = destroy, or cause to cease.
the poor = meek ones. Hebrew 'amah, See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 ,
the new moon. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 10:10 , &c.) the sabbath. Ref to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:10 ). App-92 . Stopping their business for a day.
set forth wheat. Hebrew = wheat market: "wheat" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the place where it is kept = open granaries, or sell grain. hp
ephah. Measuring the goods. See App-51 .
shekel. Weighing the money. See App-51 .
buy the poor, &c. See note on Amos 2:6 .
the poor = impoverished ones. Hebrew. dal (plural) See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 .
the needy = a needy one. Hebrew. ebyon , as in Amos 8:4 .
sell = sell [as good wheat].
flood. Hebrew. or . Referring to the overflowing of the Nile.
drowned = subside.
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos, App-6 .
of hearing, &c. Compare 1 Samuel 3:1 , Psalms 74:9 ; Ezekiel 7:26 ,
words, With 'eth = the very words. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "word" (singular)
wander. Hebrew go tottering, or staggering.
the Lord GOD. Heb, Adonai Jehovah. See note on Amos 1:8
summer fruit. Hebrew kayitz = ripe, "summer" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for ripe fruits characterizing the summer. Compare 2 Samuel 16:2 .Jeremiah 40:12 .
Amos. See note on Amos 7:8 .
summer fruit . . . The end . Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Compare Jeremiah 1:11 , Jeremiah 1:12 . Hebrew. kayitz hakketz, meaning that ripe was the fruit; ripe will be the time
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . IT.
The end. See note above.
pass by = forgive, as in Amos 7:8 .
temple. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads temples".
be = become,
saith the Lord GOD = [is] Adonai. Jehovah's oracle.
dead bodies = corpses. See notes on Amos 6:9 , Amos 6:10 .
cast them forth , i.e. and burn them.
with silence = with "Hush! "as in Amos 6:10 .
swallow up = devour.
the needy = a needy one. Hebrew 'ebyon. See note on ' poverty", Proverbs 6:11 .
make. to fail = destroy, or cause to cease.
the poor = meek ones. Hebrew 'amah, See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 ,
the new moon. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 10:10 , &c.) the sabbath. Ref to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:10 ). App-92 . Stopping their business for a day.
set forth wheat. Hebrew = wheat market: "wheat" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the place where it is kept = open granaries, or sell grain. hp
ephah. Measuring the goods. See App-51 .
shekel. Weighing the money. See App-51 .
buy the poor, &c. See note on Amos 2:6 .
the poor = impoverished ones. Hebrew. dal (plural) See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 .
the needy = a needy one. Hebrew. ebyon , as in Amos 8:4 .
sell = sell [as good wheat].
hath sworn, &c. See note on Amos 6:8 .
the Excellency of Jacob: i.e. by Himself, as in Amos 6:8 . Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 15:7 ). App-92 . Compare Amos 4:2 ; Amos 6:8 . Hosea 5:5 ; Hosea 7:10 .
flood. Hebrew. or . Referring to the overflowing of the Nile.
drowned = subside.
cause the sun. This determines the time of the fulfilment of this "threatening". See Isaiah 13:10 ; Isaiah 59:9 , Isaiah 59:10 . Jeremiah 15:5 .Joel 2:2 ; Joel 3:15 .Micah 3:6 . Can this refer to the earthquake of Amos 1:1 ?
your feasts. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 12:14 ; Exodus 23:15 , Exodus 23:16 . Leviticus 23 ). App-92 .
sackcloth. baldness. The outward symbols of mourning. Compare Amos 8:3 .Isaiah 15:2 .Ezekiel 7:18 .
it: i.e. the land.
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos, App-6 .
of hearing, &c. Compare 1 Samuel 3:1 , Psalms 74:9 ; Ezekiel 7:26 ,
words, With 'eth = the very words. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "word" (singular)
wander. Hebrew go tottering, or staggering.
virgins. Hebrew. bethulah (plural) See note on Genesis 24:43 .
sin. = guilt., trespass. Hebrew asham. App-44 . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for the idol itself.
Dan . . . Beer-sheba . The two places where the calves were set up (1 Kings 12:26-30 ).
manner = mode [of worship]; Acts 9:2 . So used in Acts 16:17 ; Acts 18:25-26 ; Acts 19:9 , Acts 19:23 ; Acts 24:14 .
they : i.e. the two calves, or "they that swear".