アモス書 9:4-5 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

We have here the justice of God passing sentence upon a provoking people; and observe, I. With what solemnity the sentence is passed. The prophet saw in vision the Lord standing upon the altar (Amos 9:1), the altar of burnt-offerings; for the Lord has a sacrifice, and multitudes must fall as victims to his justice. He is removed from the mercy-seat between the cherubim, and stands upon the altar, the judgment-seat, on which the fire of God used to fall, to devour the sacrifices. He stands upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:4

And though they go into captivity before their enemies ,.... Alluding to the manner in which captives are led, being put before their enemies, and so carried in triumph; see Lamentations 1:5 ; though some think this refers to their going voluntarily into a foreign country, in order to escape danger, as Johanan the son of Kareah with the Jews went into Egypt, Jeremiah 43:5 ; in whom Kimchi instances: thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them ; or them that kill with the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:5

And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt ,.... Which is another reason why it is impossible to escape the hands of a sin revenging God, because he is omnipotent as well as omniscient; he is the Lord of all the armies above and below; and if he but touch the land, any particular country, as the land of Israel, it shakes and trembles, and falls into a flow of water, or melts like wax; as when he toucheth the hills and mountains they smoke, being like fuel to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:4

I will set mine eyes upon them for evil - I will use that very providence against them which before worked for their good. Should they look upward, they shall see nothing but the terrible lightning-like eye of a sin-avenging God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:5

The Lord God of hosts is he - So powerful is he that a touch of his hand shall melt or dissolve the land, and cause all its inhabitants to mourn. Here is still a reference to the earthquake. See the note Amos 8:8 , where the same images are used. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:4

Verse 4 Now when he says, If they go into captivity among their enemies, I will there command the sword to slay them, some interpreters confine this part to that foolish flight, when a certain number of the people sought to provide for their safety by going down into Egypt. Johanan followed them, and a few escaped, (Jeremiah 43:2) but according to what Jeremiah had foretold, when he said, ‘Bend your necks to the king of Babylon, and the Lord will bless you; whosoever will flee to Egypt shall... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:5

Verse 5 The Prophet repeats here nearly the same words with those we explained yesterday: he used then the similitude of a flood, which he again mentions here. But as the first clause is capable of various explanations, I will refer to what others think, and then to what I deem the most correct view. This sentence, that the earth trembles, when it is smitten by God, is usually regarded as a general declaration; and the Prophets do often exalt the power of God in order to fill us with fear, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-4

A quest which none may elude. We have here a vivid picture of a dreadful subject. The prophet makes a new departure in his mode of figuration. In other visions we saw the judgments of Heaven painted in terror-moving forms; the mighty forces of nature let loose and working destruction on sinners of men. Here we see, not judgments merely, but the Judge himself, active for destruction, fulminating his thunders, brandishing his two-edged sword, and spreading devastation where his anger rests.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-4

Inevitable judgment. The thought of the Divine omniscience is a welcome thought to the friend, the child of God. But to the impenitent transgressor no thought is so distasteful, so distressing. If he cannot persuade himself that there is no God, he at all events hopes that the Divine eye does not rest upon him, that he is overlooked and forgotten. This vain refuge of sinners is discovered and destroyed by the revelation of this prophecy. The idolatrous temple shall be dismantled, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-4

Great sins, great calamities, great efforts. "I saw the Lord standing upon the altar," etc. "This chapter commences with an account of the fifth and last vision of the prophet, in which the final ruin of the kingdom of Israel is represented. This ruin was to be complete and irreparable; and no quarter to which the inhabitants might flee for refuge would afford them any shelter from the wrath of the omnipresent and almighty Jehovah." The prophet in vision sees the Almighty standing upon the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-4

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