Amos 3:11 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 3:9-15

The Israelites are here again convicted and condemned, and particular notice given of the crimes they are convicted of and the punishment they are condemned to. 1. Notice is given of it to their neighbours. The prophet is ordered to publish it in the palaces of Ashdod, one of the chief cities of the Philistines; nay, the summons must go further, even to the palaces in the land of Egypt. ?The great men of both those nations, that dwell in the palaces, that are inquisitive concerning the affairs... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 3:11

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Because of these tumults and riots, oppression and injustice, violence and robbery: an adversary there shall be even round about the land : not Tyre, as Theodoret renders the word; but the king of Assyria, who invaded the land of Israel in the days of Hoshea, took Samaria, and carried Israel captive, and placed them in foreign countries, 2 Kings 17:6 ; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee ; take away their riches, demolish their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:11

An adversary, round about the land - Ye shall not be able to escape, wherever ye turn, ye shall meet a foe. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:11

Verse 11 The Prophet here announces the punishment God would inflict on the Israelites. An enemy, he says, and indeed one around you, etc. Some think צר, tsar, to be a verb in the imperative mood; but this cannot be maintained. But Amos, here declares that an enemy was near the Israelites, who would besiege them on every side. The ungodly are ever wont to seek escapes, and if they see the smallest hole, they think that they can escape. Strange is the presumption of men with regard to God: when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:1-15

§ 1. First address: the prophet begins by showing Israel's ingratitude for past mercies ( Amos 3:1 , Amos 3:2 ) , and his own commission to announce the coming judgment ( Amos 3:3-8 ) . They have drawn this upon themselves by iniquities which astonish even heathen nations; and they shall be punished by the overthrow of the kingdom and the destruction of their city ( Amos 3:9-15 ) . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:9-12

The prophet gets his heavy commission. It is Jehovah that speaks. He addresses the prophets (Keil), or the heathen (Lange), or the heathen through the prophets. The passage is a summons to the nations to appear as witnesses of Israel's flagrant sin, and her dreadful punishment. There are many articles in her predicted woe. Not least of these is condemnation by the heathen, who for less heinous sins were to be themselves destroyed. When a professed follower of God apostatizes in such a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:9-15

Having vindicated his own commission, Amos proclaims what God purposes to do unto Israel. He is bidden to summon the heathen Ashdod and Egypt to bear witness to the iniquities of Samaria, which should bring about the overthrow of the kingdom, the destruction of the city with its altars and palaces, and the exile of the people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:10-11

Rectitude. "For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces," etc. We derive from this passage three general remarks. I. THAT THERE IS AN ETERNAL LAW OF " RIGHT " THAT SHOULD GOVERN MAN IN ALL HIS RELATIONS . Right, as a sentiment, is one of the deepest, most ineradicable, and operative sentiments in humanity. All men feel that there is such a thing as right. What the right is, is a subject on which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:11

An adversary. The Hebrew is forcible, the Lord speaking as though he saw the fee present: "an enemy and around the land." Ewald and Hitzig take tsar as an abstract noun, "distress;" the LXX . and Aquila, pointing it differently, read, τύρος , but the continuation of the sentence is scarcely to be deemed a translation, κυκλόθεν ἡ γῆ σου ἐρημωθήσεται "Thy land shall be made desolate round about thee" The adversary meant is Shalmaneser, who attacked Israel more than once and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 3:11

Therefore thus saith the Lord God - There was no human redress. The oppressor was mighty, but mightier the Avenger of the poor. Man would not help; therefore God would. “An adversary” there shall be, “even round about the land;” literally, “An enemy, and around the land!” The prophets speaks, as seeing him. The abruptness tells how suddenly that enemy should come, and hem in the whole land on all sides. What an unity in their destruction! He sees one “enemy, and” him everywhere, all “around,”... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 3:9-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 3:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:10-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 3:11

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