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Amos 2:1

Amos 2:1
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thus saith the Lord, for three transgressions of Moab,.... Or the Moabites, who descended from the eldest son of Lot, by one of his daughters; and, though related, were great enemies to the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Moab - The relation of Moab to Israel is only accidentally different from that of Ammon. One spirit actuated both, venting itself in one and the same way, as occasion served, and mostly together (see…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

For three transgressions of Moab and for four - See an explanation of this form Amo 1:2. The land of the Moabites lay to the east of the Dead Sea. For the origin of this people, see Gen 19:37.

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Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Amos 2:1-8

Here is, I. The judgment of Moab, another of the nations that bordered upon Israel. They are reckoned with and shall be punished for three transgressions and for four, as those before. Now, 1. Moab's…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Amos 2:1-3

Amo 2:1-3 . Moab. The Moabites inhabited the elevated and fertile table-land (Heb. Mîshôr, "level plain," Deu 3:10 &c.), on the east of the Dead Sea. By the Israelites, the deep chasm formed by the…