Amos 2:3 BSB — MannaFest

Amos 2:3

I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

BSB

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ASV

and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.

KJV

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And I will cut off the judge - The title “judge” (shophet) is nowhere used absolutely of a king. Holy Scripture speaks in several places of “all the judges of the earth” Job 9:24; Psa 2:10; Psa 148:11; Pro 8:16; Isa 40:23. Hosea Hos 13:10, under “judges,” includes “kings and princes,” as judging the people. The word “judge” is always used as one invested with the highest, but not regal authority, as of all the judges from the death of Joshua to Samuel.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The king, the chief judge, and all the inferior judges and princes, shall be cut off together. If the people sometimes suffer for the sin of their princes, yet the princes themselves shall not escape, Jer. xlviii. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י	ve.hikh.ra.Ti	and I will cut off	H3772 →
שׁוֹפֵ֖ט	sho.Fet	a judge	H8199 →
מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ	mi.kir.Bah	from midst its	H7130 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
שָׂרֶ֛יהָ	sa.Rei.ha	officials its	H8269 →
אֶהֱר֥וֹג	'e.he.Rog	I will kill	H2026 →
עִמּ֖וֹ	i.Mo	with him	H5973 →
אָמַ֥ר	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פ	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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The walk8

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
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
leads to
- Revelation 22:16
  “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Genesis 49:10
  The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Revelation 1:7
  Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Revelation 11:15
  Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
Through
Psalms 2:10
Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
leads to
- Hosea 14:9
  Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in…
- Isaiah 60:10–11
  Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
Through
Isaiah 40:23
He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
leads to
- Job 12:21
  He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

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