John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 3:12
Thus saith the Lord, as the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion ,.... Or what the lion has left, to show to his master that it had been seized and torn by a beast of prey; for otherwise it is a most daring thing, and not usual, for a shepherd to take anything out of a lion's mouth, though David did: and here it is said to be not a whole sheep, or a lamb, but two legs, or a piece of an ear ; the body of the creature being devoured by the lion, only some offal left he cared not... read more
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