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Amos 1:6-8

AMOS—NOTE ON Amos 1:6 All the five cities of the Philistines except Gath are named in this judgment oracle. Rule of the region went back and forth among the five cities depending on which ruler happened to be strongest at the time. Philistia was southwest of Jerusalem, on the Mediterranean coast.

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See also Amos 1:6-8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Amos 1:6. _THEY CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVE_] Gaza is well known to have been one of the five lordships of the Philistines; it lay on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near to Egypt. Erkon, Ashdod,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    GAZA - Was the southernmost city of the Philistines, as it was indeed of Canaan Genesis 10:19 of old, the last inhabited place at the beginning of the desert, on the way from Phoenicia to Egypt . Its...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AGAINST THE NATIONS, JUDAH, AND ISRAEL CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Amos 1:1) _ 2. Damascus (Amos 1:3) 3. Philistia (Amos 1:6) 4. Tyre ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PHILISTIA. Philistia was another name to strike terror. The country is well represented by Gaza (Amos 1:6), the southernmost and largest city of the Philistines (p. 28), an emporium of trade and the c...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GAZA. Now Ghuzzeh, in- Philistia. THE WHOLE CAPTIVITY. a wholesale captivity. CAPTIVITY. captives. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for. whole body of captives. See Jeremiah 13:1...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    THE PHILISTINES. The second denunciation is directed against the Philistines, the old and troublesome enemies of Israel, on the S.W. Four representative cities are mentioned; the sin with which they...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four_&c. The form of expression as in Amos 1:3, where see note. Gaza was the southernmost city of the Philistines: it lay on and about a hill, rising 100 fee...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THREE TRANSGRESSIONS OF GAZA -- AMOS 1:6-8:_ God promised to punish Gaza for her transgressions. He said He would not change His mind about this punishment. He said, "I will not turn away the punishm...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR THREE TRANSGRESSIONS OF GAZA— Houbigant renders this in the same manner as the third verse; and so throughout the chapter. Instead of _the whole captivity,_ we may read, _a peaceable captivity;_ t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PUNISHMENT PROMISED, THE HEATHEN NATIONSGAZA AND TYRE TEXT: Amos 1:6-10 6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because t...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:6 sentence; (f-17) Lit. 'revoke it.' see ver. 3....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SINS OF ISRAEL'S NEIGHBOURS AND THE PUNISHMENTS WHICH SHOULD FOLLOW 1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.' HERDM...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ ABOUT THIS BOOK WHEN AMOS LIVED Amos came from Tekoa, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem. He was a *shepherd and he looked after...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    CURSE ON PHILISTIA. (6-8) The marginal reading is more literal, and points to the special bitterness of the proceedings of Philistia, here represented by Gaza as the principal city (comp. 2 Chronicles...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל ־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES Amos 1:3 - Amos 2:1 LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign nations. Unlike them, however, he arranges these oracles not after, but before, his in...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    OUTSIDE NATIONS SHALL SUFFER JUDGMENT Amos 1:1-10 Amos opens his prophecies with predictions against neighboring peoples, that Israel may be led to appreciate her guilt and to bear the approach of Go...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The second verse of this first chapter gives the key to the book. Jehovah declared Himself in judgment. Beginning at the point farthest from Israel, the prophet delivered his messages to the nations a...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they (i) carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to E...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Edom. the Philistines and Tyrians (ver. 9.) exercised this inhumanity on the Idomeans, probably before they had thrown off the yoke of Juda, under Joram, (4 Kings viii. 21.) as the Lord seems concerne...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Similar punishments are here held forth to Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Ekron, the chief cities of the Philistines, those bitter fees of the Church. They all are brought in for their punishment, who ha...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Amos directs here his discourse against Gaza, which the Philistine occupied. It was situated in the tribe of Judah, towards the sea; but as the Anakims were its inhabitants, the Philistine kept posses...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. In the outset Jehovah, proclaiming His own rights from the place of His own throne, roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem. Afterwards,...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS SAITH THE LORD, FOR THREE TRANSGRESSIONS OF GAZA,.... The chief city of the Philistines, and put for the whole country, and designs the inhabitants of it: AND FOR FOUR, I WILL NOT TURN AWAY [THE...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom:...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Amos 1:6-13. The injuriousness and cruelty of the Philistines, Tyrians, and Edomites, towards the children of Israel, that is here spoken of, and for which God's judgments are, by the prophet, denounc...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For three transgressions of Gaza_, &c. From Syria he passes to Palestine, upon the coast of which Gaza was situated. It is one of the places threatened by Joel 3:6. _Because they carried away the who...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Gaza, the leading city-state of Philistia, AND FOR FOUR, I WILL NOT TURN AWAY THE PUNISHMENT THEREOF, rather. He would not reverse His intention of pun...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AGAINST DAMASCUS AND GAZA...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVE THE WHOLE CAPTIVITY: Or, carried them away with an entire captivity...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THREE TRANSGRESSIONS: see AMOS 1:3. GAZA; the principal city of the Philistines; all the rest are to be understood; and here the city is named, but the inhabitants are meant also with the city; ancien...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Amos 1:6 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 three H7969 transgressions H6588 Gaza H5804 four H702 away H7725 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    2). YHWH'S JUDGMENT ON PHILISTIA (AMOS 1:6). After Aram Israel's next most dangerous enemy had been Philistia, which included the city states of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ekron. Their border raids, d...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SEVEN JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE NEIGHBOURING NATIONS, INCLUDING JUDAH (AMOS 1:3 TO AMOS 2:5). The announcing of YHWH's judgments on seven nations (including Judah) can be looked at in two ways. First it w...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Judgments pronounced upon surrounding peoples Syria, Tyre, Edom, Ammon. CHARACTERS: God, Amos, Uzziah, Jeroboam, Hazael, Benhadad. CONCLUSION: The God of Israel is the God of all the earth...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Amos 1:1. _The words of Amos,_ written with his own hand. He does not name his parents, because they were plain country people. He was himself _among the herdmen of Tekoa,_ a small city twelve miles s...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 1:6. Whole captivity] _i.e._ left none, but sold them to Edomites, the most deadly enemies to Israel: hence the greatness of the sin. AMOS 1:7. FIRE ON THE WALL] An enemy shall...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION VERSE 1-CH. 2:16 PART I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT. VERSE 1-CH. 2:3 _§ 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to judgment._ AMOS 1:1, AMOS 1:2 Heading o

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn now to the book of Amos. In the first verse of Amos he introduces himself. These are the words of Amos, who was among the herdmen [or a shepherd] at Tekoa (Amos 1:1), Now Tekoa is a little...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 6:17; 2 Chronicles 21:16; 2 Chronicles 21:17; 2 Chronicles 28:18;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Carried away — All the Jews whom they had taken captive. Edom — Their most inveterate enemies. These Edomites were ever ready to enslave, and tyrannize over the Jews, if by any means they could get th...

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