Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
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Gill's Exposition
That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him,.... The three or four mentioned in the preceding chapter, the great multitude of them, their profaneness, uncleanness, and…
Barnes' Notes
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…
The Israelites are here again convicted and condemned, and particular notice given of the crimes they are convicted of and the punishment they are condemned to.
1. Notice is given of it to their…
Cambridge Bible
Hear ye, and testify against, &c. The persons addressed might be the heathen nobles of Philistia and Egypt (Amo 3:3 b). But in view of the fact that they are not to see, but to hear, and that it is…
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