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: FOR THREE TRANSGRESSIONS OF MOAB, AND FOR FOUR, I WILL NOT TURN AWAY THE PUNISHMENT THEREOF; BECAUSE HE BURNED THE BONES OF... [ Continue Reading ]
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: BUT I WILL SEND A FIRE ... AND IT SHALL DEVOUR THE PALACES OF KIRIOTH - the chief city of Moab, called also Kir-Moab (Isaiah 15:1). The n... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. AND I WILL CUT OFF THE JUDGE - the chief magistrate (Shophet: answering to the Sufetes, or chief magistrates of Carthage),the supreme source of justice. 'The term "king" not being... [ Continue Reading ]
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 law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: FOR THREE TRANSGRESS... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. BUT I WILL SEND A FIRE UPON JUDAH - Nebuchadnezzar.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; FOR THREE TRANSGRESSIONS OF ISRAEL - the ten tribes, the main subject of Amos' prophecies. BECAUSE T... [ Continue Reading ]
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 holy name: THAT PANT AFTER THE DUST OF THE EARTH ON THE HEAD OF THE POOR - i:e., they eagerly thirst for (so "pant" means to 'ha... [ Continue Reading ]
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 god. AND THEY LAY THEMSELVES DOWN UPON CLOTHES LAID TO PLEDGE - the outer garment, which Exodus 22:25-2 ordered to be restored to the poor man before sunset, as... [ Continue Reading ]
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. YET. My former benefits to you heighten your ingratitude. DESTROYED I THE AMORITE BEFORE THEM. Joshua 8:1, p... [ Continue Reading ]
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. ALSO I BROUGHT YOU UP FROM ... EGYPT - "brought up" is the phrase, as Egypt was low and flat and Canaan hilly. As also, in a moral point of view, the promised land wa... [ Continue Reading ]
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. AND I RAISED UP OF YOUR SONS FOR PROPHETS, AND OF YOUR YOUNG MEN FOR NAZARITES. Additional obligations under which Israel lay to God; the prophets and Naz... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. BUT YE GAVE THE NAZARITES WINE TO DRINK - ye so despised these my favours as to tempt the Nazarite to break his vow. AND COMMANDED THE PROPHETS, SAYING, PROPHESY NOT - and forbade the prophets prophesyin... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. I AM PRESSED UNDER YOU - so Calvin (cf. Isaiah 1:14). Margin translates actively, 'I will depress your place,' - i:e., I will make it narrow, a metaphor for afflicting a people; the opposite of enlarging - i:e., relievi... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: THEREFORE THE FLIGHT SHALL PERISH FROM THE SWIFT - even the swift shall not be able to escape. Or, "flight" may be put for "a place of flight" (Psalms 142:4;... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. AND HE THAT IS COURAGEOUS AMONG THE MIGHTY SHALL FLEE AWAY NAKED - if any escape, it must be with the loss o... [ Continue Reading ]