Amos 3:13

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hear	שִׁמְע֥וּ shim.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
testify	וְהָעִ֖ידוּ ve.ha.'I.du	H5749	to duplicate or repeat · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
house	בְּבֵ֣ית be.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֖ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
hosts	הַצְּבָאֽוֹת ha.tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 8:19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against y…
Deuteronomy 30:18-19 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over…
Joshua 22:22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the…
2 Kings 17:13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, an…
2 Kings 17:15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and t…
2 Chronicles 24:19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
Isaiah 1:24 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies…
Ezekiel 2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 3:9–end

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 of the neighboring nations, and are conversant with the public intelligence, let them assemble themselves upon the mountains of Samaria," Amo 3:9. There, upon a throne high and lifted up, the judgment…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 3:13

testify in the house, &c.--that is, against the house of Jacob. God calls on the same persons as in Amo 3:9, namely, the heathen Philistines and the Egyptians to witness with their own eyes Samaria's corruptions above described, so that none may be able to deny the justice of Samaria's punishment [MAURER]. God of hosts--having all the powers of heaven and earth at His command, and therefore One calculated to strike terror into the hearts of the guilty whom He threatens.

Adam Clarke on Amos 3:13

Hear ye - This is an address to the prophet.

John Gill on Amos 3:13

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob,.... The prophets and priests, whose business it was to speak to the people from the Lord, and declare his will to them, and to admonish them of their sin and danger, are here called upon to hearken to what the Lord was about to say, and to testify and publish it to the people of Israel, the posterity of Jacob, though sadly degenerated: saith the Lord God, the God of hosts; the eternal Jehovah, the Being of beings, the God of the whole earth, the God of the armies above and below; and, being so great, ought to be heard with the greatest attention and reverence in what follows.

The Church Fathers

God's other titles fall into two distinct groups. The first group belongs to his power, the second to his providential ordering of the world, a twofold providential ordering—involving, and not involving, incarnation. Clear cases of titles that belong to his power are "Almighty" and "King"—whether it be of "glory," "the ages," "of the forces," or "of the beloved" or the "rulers"16—"Lord Sabbaoth," which means "lord of the armies," "forces" or "masters." To his providential ordering belong "God"—be it "of salvation," "retribution," "peace," or "righteousness," or "of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" or all the spiritual "Israel," which has the vision of God. For since we are controlled by three conditions—fear of punishment, hope for salvation and glory too, and the practice of the virtues which results in these last—the name which mentions retribution deals with fear, the one which mentions salvation with hope, and that which refers to virtues disciplines us to practice them. The intention is that by, as it were, carrying God inside one, a person may have some success here and press on all the harder to perfection, toward that affinity with God which comes from the virtues.
— Gregory of Nazianzus, ON THE SON, THEOLOGICAL ORATION 4(30).19

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Amos 3:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 3:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 3:13

Adam Clarke on Amos 3:13

John Gill on Amos 3:13

The Church Fathers

Amos 3:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 3:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 3:13

Adam Clarke on Amos 3:13

John Gill on Amos 3:13

The Church Fathers

John Calvin on Amos 3:13-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 3:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 3:13

Rashi on Amos 3:12