Amos 7:8

And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Amos	עָמ֔וֹס a.Mos	H5986	Amos · proper noun, a man's name
seest	רֹאֶה֙ ro.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
said	וָאֹמַ֖ר va.'o.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
plumbline	אֲנָ֑ךְ 'a.Nakh	H594	according to most a plumb-line · noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֗י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
set	שָׂ֤ם sam	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
plumbline	אֲנָךְ֙ 'a.noKh	H594	according to most a plumb-line · noun, common masculine singular absolute
midst	בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ be.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
people	עַמִּ֣י 'a.Mi	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
again	אוֹסִ֥יף 'o.Sif	H3254	to add or augment (often adverbial · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
by	עֲב֥וֹר a.Vor	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Amos 8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Isra…
Lamentations 2:8 The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destro…
Jeremiah 15:6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am wea…
Isaiah 28:17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters sha…
Ezekiel 7:2-9 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
2 Kings 21:13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dis…
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his…
Jeremiah 1:11-13 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:1-9

We here see that God bears long, but that he will not bear always, with a provoking people, both these God here showed the prophet: Thus hath the Lord God showed me, Amo 7:1, Amo 7:4, Amo 7:7. He showed him what was present, foreshowed him what was to come, gave him the knowledge both of what he did and of what he designed; for the Lord God reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets, Amo 3:7. I. We have here two instances of God's sparing mercy, remembered in the midst of judgment, the narratives of which are so much like one another that they will be best considered together, and very considerable they are. 1. God is here coming forth against this sinful nation, first by one judgment…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 7:8

plumb-line in . . . midst of . . . Israel--No longer are the symbols, as in the former two, stated generally; this one is expressly applied to Israel. God's long-suffering is worn out by Israel's perversity: so Amos ceases to intercede (compare Gen 18:33). The plummet line was used not only in building, but in destroying houses (Kg2 21:13; Isa 28:17; Isa 34:11; Lam 2:8). It denotes that God's judgments are measured out by the most exact rules of justice. Here it is placed "in the midst" of Israel, that is, the judgment is not to be confined to an outer part of Israel, as by Tiglath-pileser; it is to reach the very center. This was fulfilled when Shalmaneser, after a three years' siege of Sam…

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Adam Clarke on Amos 7:8

I will set a plumbline - I will visit them by justice without any mixture of mercy.

John Gill on Amos 7:8

And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou?.... This question was put to him, the rather, since he was silent, and did not upon this vision, as the former, make any supplication to the Lord; as also, because this vision portended something of moment and importance, which he would have the prophet attend to: and I said, a plumbline; the same word as before, and is differently rendered, as already observed. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "a plasterer's" or "mason's trowel"; with which they lay their plaster and mortar on in building: the Septuagint, an adamant: and which, by Pliny (f), is called "anachites"; a word in sound near to this here used: the Targum renders it, "judgment…

The Church Fathers

Jesus would lead his detractors to the point of judging themselves, saying, "What do the vinedressers deserve?" They decided concerning themselves, saying, "Let him destroy the evil ones with evil." Then he explained this, saying, "Have you not read that 'the stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?' " What stone? That which is known to be lead. For see, he has said, "I am setting a plumb line in the midst of the sons of Israel." To show that he himself was this stone, he said concerning it, "Whoever knocks against that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush and destroy whomever it falls upon." The leaders of the people were gathered together against him and wanted his downfall because his teaching did not please them. But he said, "It will crush and destroy whomever it falls upon," because he had resisted idolatry, among other things. For "the stone that struck the image has become a great mountain, and the entire earth has been filled with it."
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 16:20

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Dictionary and topics

Jeroboam · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Plummet · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Visions · Mentioned in scripture: To Amos — Mentioned in scripture: To Amos

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Amos 7:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 7:8

Adam Clarke on Amos 7:8

John Gill on Amos 7:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Amos 7:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 7:8

Adam Clarke on Amos 7:8

John Gill on Amos 7:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Amos 7:7-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 7:7-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 7:8

Rashi on Amos 7:8