Amos 2:3

I will cut off the judge— "I will so destroy this nation, that there shall not be in it king, governor, or chief." For the name of judge is here used for all in authority. Compare this prediction with that in the 48th of Jeremiah.

Related Commentaries of Amos 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Moab. With Moab the prophet concludes his list of Israel's foes. When Israel arrived on the E. of the Jordan, the Moabites inhabited the high table...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

judge . sceptre-holder ( Numbers 24:17 ). the midst thereof . her midst. Feminine. to agree with 'erez (understood). the midst of her [land].
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He finally adds, And I will cut off the judge from the midst of her, and will slay her princes, saith Jehovah. God here declares, that the k...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. I will cut off the judge - It sh...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. And I will cut off the j...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sins of Israel's Neighbours and the Punishments which Should Follow 1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judge, sceptre-holder ( Amos 1:5-8 ), king ( Amos 1:15 ), are all practically identical in meaning. 4, 5 . The surrounding nations are charged...
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, how...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judah Shall Be Judged also Amos 1:11-15 ; Amos 2:1-5 Edom was Esau; that is, the people were closely akin to Israel; perhaps for that very...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second verse of this first chapter gives the key to the book. Jehovah declared Himself in judgment. Beginning at the point farthest from Israel,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We have some account of Moab's cruelty, for which the Lord is here bringing him to accounts 2 Kings 3:26-27 . It is worthy observation, and I take o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof ,.... Either from the midst of Moab, the country in general; or from Kerioth in particular, so K...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. Ver. 3. And I will cut off th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For three transgressions of Moab Moab and Ammon being nearly related, (see Genesis 19:37 ,) and bordering upon each other, they are usually joined...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Moab and of Judah; The Judgment of Israel. B. C. 790....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will cut off, by the sword of the enemy, the judge; the governor, i. e. every one of them; the singular being put for the plural, to intimate the...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

6). YHWH's Judgment On Moab ( Amos 2:1-3 ). Unlike the remainder Moab are not condemned for any action against God's people. Rather they are conde...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Bones ] An act of cruelty revenged; others, an insult to the remains of a dead king, probably the king joined in alliance with Je...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will not turn away the punishment thereof. God’s dealing with nations I. The opportunity for repentance which all possess. The punishment of...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Moab and Judah
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and I will cut off the judge, all the magistrates, from the midst thereof and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord, so that M...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 48:25 ; Jeremiah 48:7 ; Numbers 24:17
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The judge — The governor that is, every one of them.

³ And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Amos 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Amos 2:3