thus saith the LORD. See note on Amos 1:3,
be an harlot: i.e. become. victim to the lust of the invader.
land. soil. Hebrew adamah.
divided, &c.:. e. partitioned.
in. polluted land. on polluted (i e. heathen) soil,
forth of. from upon.
Related Commentaries of Amos 7:17
Amos 7:17
17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.