Verse 1
TITLE. The words of Amos. But the words of Jehovah by Amos. See Amos 1:3 .
Amos = Burden.
herdmen = shepherds. Hebrew. nokdim ; so called from a peculiar breed of stunted sheep (with fine wool). Mesha was called a noked , rendered "sheepmaster"(2 Kings 3:4 ). See App-54 . Occurs only in these two places. But Amos was also a herdman, as is clear from Amos 7:14 ; where boker is from bakar, an ox, and hence is connected with ploughing (1 Kings 19:19 , 1 Kings 19:21 , &c.) See note on Amos 7:14 .
Tekoa. Now Khan Telkua , five miles south of Bethlehem, and ten from Jerusalem. Compare 2 Samuel 14:2 . 2 Chronicles 20:20 .
which = which [words].
saw = saw [in a vision]. Compare Numbers 24:4 , Numbers 24:16 . Isaiah 30:10 . Ezekiel 12:27 .
Israel. This gives us the subject of the book. in the days. Compare Hosea 1:1 .
Jeroboam. See Amos 7:10 .
two years before the earthquake: i.e. before the one well known and remembered. Compare Zechariah 14:5 .
the earthquake. Figure of speech Hyster . App-6 .
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