Amos 7:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 7:16-17

Amos 7:16-17. Now, hear thou the word of the Lord Who hath sent me, and whom thou contradictest; from him I have a message to thee also, which much concerns thee. Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel Thou usest thy power to silence me; therefore thus saith the Lord Because thou hast so directly and wilfully opposed the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city Shall be treated as a harlot in this very city of Beth-el. The meaning probably is, that she should be abused, or... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

Amos and Amaziah (7:10-17)Amaziah the priest heard Amos’s preaching at Bethel, and was furious that he so boldly denounced Israel’s religious practices. He planned to get rid of the unwelcome prophet by accusing him of treason because of his announcements of judgment on the royal house (10-11; see also v. 9).The king apparently took no interest in the priest’s accusations. Amaziah therefore tried to persuade Amos to return to Judah, where people would welcome his prophecies against Israel and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 7:17

thus saith the LORD. See note on Amos 1:3 , be an harlot : i.e. become a victim to the lust of the invader. land = soil. Hebrew adamah. divided , &c.: i e. partitioned. in a polluted land = on polluted (i e. heathen) soil, forth of = from upon. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 7:17

"Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife will be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land."This terrible prophecy against Amaziah was doubtless fulfilled exactly, as were all the other prophecies, the evident truth and divine origin of them being the primary reason that the prophecy of Amos has survived some... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 7:17

Amos 7:17. In a polluted land— By a polluted land is meant a heathen country far from the land of Israel; for the Hebrews considered every other country as polluted in comparison with theirs. History has not preserved to us enough of the life of Amaziah to give a minute account of the accomplishment of this prophesy in his person. It has been said, that Amos was put to death by him. See the introductory note. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The prophet before spoke what he heard from God in words; here he... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 7:17

17. Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city—that is, shall be forced by the enemy, while thou art looking on, unable to prevent her dishonor (Isaiah 13:16; Lamentations 5:11). The words, "saith THE LORD are in striking opposition to "Thou sayest" (Lamentations 5:11- :). divided by line—among the foe. a polluted land—Israel regarded every foreign land as that which really her own land was now, "polluted" (Isaiah 24:5; Jeremiah 2:7). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:10-17

B. An intervening incident 7:10-17The event described in this pericope evidently followed and grew out of the preceding visions that Amos announced (Amos 7:1-9). Certain key words occur in both sections of the book but not elsewhere in it: Isaac (Amos 7:9; Amos 7:16) and sanctuary (Amos 7:9-11). Also the historical incident is a concrete example of God’s plumb line in operation, but here it judged individuals. The prophet Amos passed the test, but one of the priests of Bethel, Amaziah, failed... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:14-17

2. The response 7:14-17 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:16-17

Amos then announced a prophecy from the Lord for Amaziah. Because the priest had told the prophet to stop doing what Yahweh had commanded him to do (cf. Amos 2:12), Amaziah’s wife would become a harlot in Bethel. She would have to stoop to this to earn a living because she would have no husband or sons to support her. Her children would die by the sword. This may also imply the end of Amaziah’s family line. Amaziah’s land would become the property of others, presumably the Assyrians, and he... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:1-17

Three Visions and an Interruption1-9. The visions. 10-17. The interruption.There are two senses in which the word ’Vision’ may be used of one of the forms of Hebrew prophecy. In the first sense a state of mind closely akin to that of a dreamer is intended: ’I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream’ (Numbers 12:6). The prophet falls into a kind of ecstasy, and has no control over the pictures which pass before his mind. Every one will remember the... read more

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