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Amos 7:9

Amos 7:9
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate,.... Such as the ten tribes of Israel, who descended from Isaac, built at Beersheba, in imitation of Isaac, and pleading his example; who worshipped…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The high places of Isaac - He probably calls the ten tribes by the name of Isaac, as well as of Israel, in order to contrast their deeds with the blameless, gentle piety of Isaac, as well as the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate - Their total destruction is at hand. The high place of Isaac was Beer-sheba, where Isaac had built an altar to the Lord, Gen 26:25. This high place,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Amos 7:1-9

We here see that God bears long, but that he will not bear always, with a provoking people, both these God here showed the prophet: Thus hath the Lord God showed me, Amo 7:1, Amo 7:4, Amo 7:7. He…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

high places local sanctuaries, usually situated on eminences (1Ki 14:23; 2Ki 17:10 f.), a little outside the towns to which they belonged (cf. 1Sa 9:12; 1Sa 9:14; 1Sa 9:19; 1Sa 9:25; 1Sa 10:5),…