Amos 2:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he that is courageousd among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. ”

Amos 2:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Israel relied, against God, on his own strength. “Have we not,” they said, “taken to us horns by our own strength?” Amos 6:13 . Amos tells them then, that every means of strength, resistance, flig...
Amos 2:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Sin and Doom of Israel. Suddenly the prophet turns and confronts Israel. The benighted heathen nations have sinned and must be punished. What of Israel, God's chosen people? Why, just because t...
Amos 2:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

courageous . stout in heart. App-92. naked : or, armourless.
Amos 2:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. Shall flee away naked - In some cases the alarm shall be in the night; and even the most heroic shall s...
Amos 2:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD....
Amos 2:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Sins and Ingratitude 6-8. Israel is now threatened in the same form as the rest, but Amos 2:6-16 were not spoken by Amos at Bethel; they form the conclusion of the preface which he wrot...
Amos 2:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES Amos 1:3 - Amos 2:1-16 LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign nations. Unlike them, however, he arranges these oracles not after, but bef...
Amos 2:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

neither Shall Israel Escape Amos 2:6-16 First the prophet enumerates Israel's sins. They were unjust to the poor, carrying their extortions to such lengths as to goad the poor to desperation. T...
Amos 2:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus uttered the word of God concerning the surrounding nations, thereby revealing the fact of His government over all, the prophet turned to Judah, and declared that she also was to share the...
Amos 2:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord having reckoned with all the neighboring nations, Israel's sworn foes, and having also begun with Judah, now takes in hand her sister Israel. And a solemn account it is. Chiefly beginning in...
Amos 2:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And [he that is] courageous among the mighty ,.... Or "strong in his heart" b; one that is of a great heart, famous for courage and bravery, that excels in it among the mighty; the most valiant sold...
Amos 2:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And [he that is] courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. Ver. 16. And he that is courageous ] Heb. strong of his heart, a Coeur de Lion, as one of our king...
Amos 2:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold I am pressed under you Your sins have quite tired out my patience, and I am weary with bearing them: compare Isaiah 43:24 ; Malachi 2:17 . In this sense the clause is understood by the LXX...
Amos 2:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Remonstrance with Israel. B. C. 790. 9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them,...
Amos 2:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse is not a bare repetition of what he had said before, to confirm it, but he doth foretell an inevitable ruin to those who were the most likely to escape, and a most shameful manner of fligh...
Amos 2:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH's Judgment on Israel ( Amos 2:6-16 ). While this judgment on Israel certainly initially follows the previous sevenfold pattern it is distinctive in that it manifestly then goes on to break it...
Amos 2:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Amos 2:6 . Israel] The ten tribes the main object of the prophecy. First, prevalent crimes of injustice and oppression, shameless immorality, and daring contempt of God....
Amos 2:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 2:2 . Kirioth, a city of Moab, having palaces. Jeremiah 48:24 . Amos 2:6 . For three transgressions of Israel. This phrase, explained in Amos 1:3 , is repeated against five nations, mar...
Amos 2:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself. Effect of sin on the sinner We have here the supplemen...
Amos 2:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 2:1-30 Judgment on Moab. Amos 2:1 Moab . The prophet now denounces the other nation connected by ties of blood with Israel (see on Amos 1:13 ). Moab's hostility had...
Amos 2:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Israel
Amos 2:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 7:8-20 ; Jeremiah 48:41 ; Judges 4:17 ; Mark 14:52

Amos 2:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 2:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 2:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 2:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 2:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 2:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 2:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 2:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 2:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 2:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 2:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 2:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 2:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 2:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 2:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 2:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 2:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 2:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 2:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 2:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 2:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 2:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge