John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 7:8
And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou ?.... This question was put to him, the rather, since he was silent, and did not upon this vision, as the former, make any supplication to the Lord; as also, because this vision portended something of moment and importance, which he would have the prophet attend to: and I said, a plumbline ; the same word as before, and is differently rendered, as already observed. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "a plasterer's" or "mason's trowel";... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 7:7
Thus he showed me ,.... A third vision, which was in the following manner: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand : this "wall" was the people of Israel, who were built up as a wall, firm and strong; and so stood against their enemies, while supported by the Lord, and he stood by them. The Septuagint version is, "an adamantine wall". In their constitution, both civil and ecclesiastic, they were formed according to the good and... read more