Amos 1:2 BSB — MannaFest

Amos 1:2

He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

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ASV

And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

KJV

And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Lord will roar from Zion - It is a pity that our translators had not followed the hemistich form of the Hebrew: - Jehovah from Zion shall roar, And from Jerusalem shall give forth his voice; And the pleasant dwellings of the shepherds shall mourn, And the top of mount Carmel shall wither. Carmel was a very fruitful mountain in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:56; Isa 35:2. This introduction was natural in the mouth of a herdsman who was familiar with the roaring of lions, the bellowing of bulls, and the lowing of kine.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Our God, whose special residence is there, will issue out warrants, given at that court, as it were, for the executing of judgments on the land. In Zion was the mercy-seat; thence the Lord roars, intimating that God's acts of justice are consistent with mercy, allayed and mitigated by mercy, nay, as they are warnings, they are really acts of mercy.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Whereas Jehovah is there represented roaring in Israel's behalf, here He roars against her (compare Ps 18:13; Jer 25:30). from Zion . . . Jerusalem--the seat of the theocracy, from which ye have revolted; not from Dan and Beth-el, the seat of your idolatrous worship of the calves. habitations . . . mourn--poetical personification.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀	vai.yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מִצִיּ֣וֹן	mi.tzi.Yon	from Zion	H6726 →
יִשְׁאָ֔ג	yish.'Ag	he will roar	H7580 →
וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	u.mi.ru.sha.Lim	and from Jerusalem	H3389 →
יִתֵּ֣ן	yi.Ten	he will give forth	H5414 →
קוֹל֑וֹ	ko.Lo	voice his	H6963 →
וְאָֽבְלוּ֙	ve.'a.ve.Lu	and they will dry up	H56 →
נְא֣וֹת	ne.'ot	[the] pastures of	H4999 →
הָרֹעִ֔ים	ha.ro.'Im	the shepherds	H7462 →
וְיָבֵ֖שׁ	ve.ya.Vesh	and it will wither	H3001 →
רֹ֥אשׁ	rosh	[the] top of	H7218 →
הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פ	ha.kar.Mel	<the> Carmel	H3760 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
leads to
- Isaiah 42:13
  The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joel 2:10–11
  Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- Jeremiah 25:30–31
  So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly…
- Proverbs 18:10
  The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Jeremiah 16:19
  O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing…
Through
Isaiah 42:13
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
leads to
- Psalms 78:65
  Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 15:1–3
  Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
Through
Jeremiah 12:4
How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said,…
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:10
  I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About Amos

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Amos