Amos 3:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Amos 3:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hear ye and testify ye in - (Rather unto or against ) the house of Israel; first “hear” yourselves, then “testify,” that is, solemnly “protest,” in the Name of God; and “bear witness unto” and “a...
Amos 3:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Guilt and Doom of Samaria. The prophet proceeds to apply the lesson. The peoples are summoned to proclaim the fate that has befallen ( Amos 3:9 *) the castles of Ashdod and those in the land of Eg...
Amos 3:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the house of Jacob: i.e. the whole of the natural seed. See note on Amos 3:1 . God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4. saith the Lord God, the God of hosts . [is] the oracle of Adonai, the Elohim of Ze...
Amos 3:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, Hear ye - This is an address to the prophet.
Amos 3:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob - i:e., unto the house of Jacob - i:e., against the house of Jacob...
Amos 3:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The First Address 1-8. A call to attention. 9, 10. The oppressions practised by the powerful. 11-15 . The disasters which should overtake them, their sanctuary and their palaces. 1 . 'Race' w...
Amos 3:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hear ye. — Addressed to the foreign nations Egypt and Philistia referred to in Amos 3:9 .
Amos 3:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CIVILIZATION AND JUDGMENT Amos 3:1-15 - Amos 4:3 WE now enter the Second Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 3-6. It is a collection of various oracles of denunciation, grouped partly by t...
Amos 3:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord's Word Must Come True Amos 3:1-15 The closer our relationship with God, the more searching His scrutiny and chastening. The sins of God's children which may seem of slight consequence...
Amos 3:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus uttered the declamations of Jehovah's judgment on all the nations, the prophet delivered his special message to Israel in a series of three discourses. In each the introductory word is, "...
Amos 3:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is somewhat very striking in the Lord's appeal to the nations of the earth for the justification of his conduct concerning his people. It not only is intended to this purpose, for perhaps this...
Amos 3:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Amos 3:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, Ver. 13. Hear ye and testify, &c. ] Ye my prophets and all true believers. The Septuagint add, O ye priests, w...
Amos 3:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear ye, and testify , &c. These words are directed to the prophets whom God sends to declare his will. In the day that I shall visit, &c. In the general destruction of the ten tribes, my...
Amos 3:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Israel Convicted and Condemned. B. C. 790. 9 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in...
Amos 3:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hear ye; prophets. Testify, publicly declare and witness, make what proof you can of this thing, in the house of Jacob; to the ten tribes, as first and most nearly concerned herein, and to the tw...
Amos 3:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos Puts Israel On Trial Before YHWH In The Presence Of Witnesses ( Amos 3:9-15 ). Amos begins by calling his witnesses together in Amos 3:9-10 , giving his grounds for doing so, and then declar...
Amos 3:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .] Amos 3:13 . Hear] Addressed to heathen who have now to witness the punishment upon Israel. Amos 3:14 . Altars] Vengeance upon the centre from which spread the evils (...
Amos 3:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 3:1 . Against the whole family of the twelve tribes, which I brought up from Egypt. It was a laborious work to make them hear. The prophets did not confine their labours to local districts....
Amos 3:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

They know not to do right. Safety in righteousness 1. The real security of wealth is justice in its acquisition and liberality in its use. Where there is much wealth, unjustly gotten, or unmerc...
Amos 3:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-ch. 6:14 Part II . THREE ADDRESSES PARTICULARIZING THE SINS OF ISRAEL AND ANNOUNCING IMMINENT JUDGMENT . Amos 3:1-30 § 1. First address: the pr...
Amos 3:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord Declaring his Purpose
Amos 3:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 4:6 ; 2 Chronicles 24:19 ; 2 Kings 17:13 ; 2 Kings 17:15 ; Acts 18:5 ; Acts 18:6 ; Acts 2:40 ; Acts 20:21 ; Amos 5:27 ; Deuteronomy 30:18 ; Deuteronomy 30:19 ; Deuteronomy...
Amos 3:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hear ye — Prophets. The God of hosts — Who is Lord of all, and hath all power in his hand.

Amos 3:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 3:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 3:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 3:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 3:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 3:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 3:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 3:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 3:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 3:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 3:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 3:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 3:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 3:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 3:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 3:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 3:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 3:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 3:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 3:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 3:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 3:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 3:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 3:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes