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Amos 7:11

Amos 7:11
For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword,.... Which was not saying truth; for Amos said not that Jeroboam should die by the sword, but that God would raise up the sword against his house…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For thus Amos saith - Amos had said, “Thus saith the Lord;” he never fails to impress on them, whose words he is speaking. Amaziah, himself bound up in a system of falsehood and imposture, which,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Amos 7:10-17

One would have expected, 1. That what we met with in the former part of the chapter would awaken the people to repentance, when they saw that they were reprieved in order that they might have space to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeroboam shall die by the sword This had not been said by Amos, at least, if the extant book of his prophecies contains all that he said upon the subject. It was the house of Jeroboamwhich Amos had…

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