Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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Gill's Exposition
The lion hath roared, who will not fear?.... Amos said this from his own experience, who, having been a herdsman in the wilderness of Tekoa, had often heard a lion roar, which had put him into a…
Barnes' Notes
Surely the Lord God will do - For the Lord God “doeth” Nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets - So our Lord saith, “And now I have told you before it come to pass, that,…
Adam Clarke
Surely the Lord God will do nothing - In reference to the punishment, correction, or blessing of his people: -
But he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets - They are in strict…
The scope of these verses is to convince the people of Israel that God had a controversy with them. That which the prophet has to say to them is to let them know that the Lord has something to say…
Cambridge Bible
Surely For, the reason, however, following not in Amo 3:3 but in Amo 3:3 (to which Amo 3:3 is subordinate): -I give all these examples of events and occurrences in nature being due regularly to their…
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