Commentary on Amos 5

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by  Matthew Henry

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5RETPAHC
The scope of this chapter is to prosecute the exhortation given to
Israel in the close of the foregoing chapter to prepare to meet
their God; the prophet here tells them,
I. ”,dro Leh tkees “tsu myeh t;eka mtsu myeh tnoitaraper ptahW
,doo gkee stsu myeh t;)8- 4.v (slod io tero myn akee sto ndna
and love it (v. 14, 15).
II. ,do Grieh ttee mo tnoitaraper psih teka mtsu myeh tyhW
1. Because of the present deplorable condition they were in (v.
.)3-1
2. Because it was by sin that they were brought into such a
.)21-0 1, 7.v (noitidnoc
3. Because it would be their happiness to seek God, and he was
.)4 1, 9, 8.v (meh tf odnuo fe bo tydaer
4. Because he would proceed, in his wrath, to their utter ruin,
.)7 1,6 1,3 1, 6, 5.v (mi hkee sto ndi dyeh tfi
5. Because all their confidences would fail them if they did not
.dneir frieh tmi heka mdn a,do Gotn ukees
(1.) Their profane contempt of God's judgments, and setting
.)02-8 1.v (meh teruce sto ndluo w,ecnaife dt ameht
(2.) Their external services in religion, and the shows of
devotion, would not avail to turn away the wrath of God (v.
.)42-12
(3.) Their having been long in possession of church-
privileges, and in a course of holy duties, would not be their
protection, while all along they had kept up their idolatrous
o tmeh ttfe lya wo nerofereh teva hyeh T.)72-5 2.v (smotsuc
save themselves, but by repentance and reformation.
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SGNINRA WDN ASNOITATIVNI
,hti w,nage bgniogero ftxe now tesoh ts a,snige bretpah csihT Hear this
word. s it i;rae ho tra en aeva htsu me wkaep so thtuo m asa hdo Gereh W
e bo tdee nyeh ttah tne mtso mer adiput so ste y,tseretn iru os it i,ytu druo
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o tnop udella cniag adn aniaga hear the word of the Lord, evi go t
.noitnett aevi go t,ecneidua Hear this word. gninekaw agnicnivno csih t
;ecae pdn atrofmo cf osdro ws alle ws a,dedee hdn adrae he btsu mdrow
;s uro fseka mhcih wtah ts alle ws a,s utsniag ap uneka ts itah tdro weht
to ndn a,tceff eeka tllah sdo Gf odro weh t,raebro fr orae he wrehteh w,rof
eh ts it I.dnuor geh to tlla fllah st if oeltti ta p ueka t Ihcih wdrow — not
s it I.mi htne stah tdo Geh ttu b,yln otehpor peht the word that the Lord
,nekop ssah >10300 3< s idrae he bo tdro weh T.1: 3somA a lamentation, a
f omodgni keh tf oetat ssuotimala ctneser peh tf otnuocc aelbatnemal
noitidno crieh T.noitcurtse drett ust if onoitcider pelbatnema l adn a,learsI
is sad: The virgin of Israel has fallen eh stah wmor fnwo demo csa h,) 2.v (
lufituae bsa wte y,nigri v as aetsah cdn aeru pto nhguoh t,etat stah t;saw
y bdetruo csa wdn a,flesre hhgi hdekoo leh s;smrah cst ida hdn a,ya gdna
tu b;nigri v as aynam she has fallen s idn a,ytrevo pdn atpmetno cotn i
:sselple hs inoitidno crieh tdn a,ya N.dethgil syllasrevinu She shall no
,esi rerom yleta lda hdo G.niag aytingi dremro fre hrevoce rreve nllah s
o tnugeb troh slears Ituc >23 (0121< detnepe ryeh tesuace b,dn a,)23:0 1sgni K2
e herofe bgno lto nsa wt i,ton .nwo dlears Ituc
1. :delbasi dere w,p umeh tdeple heva hdluoh stah t,secnir prieh T s iehS
.dna lre hnop unekasrof daorb ahti wecnaill an isa weh sesoh tyln oto N
nee beva hto ndluo weh s;re hdetrese demo ht asdneir fre htu b,re hdeliaf
nee btsri fto nda heh sf idna legnart s aotn ievitpa cdeirrac nop unekasrof
her own land dn a thrown to the ground stseretn ieur tre hll adn a,ereh t
.trae ht ameh tda heva hdluoh stah tesoh ty bdenodnaba o teno ns ierehT
,p ure hesiar .dna h are hdne lo tsera ctah tto n,t io dna ctah teno n
2. . 3. v,dehsinimi dere w,p umeh tdeple heva hdluoh stah t,elpoe prieh T
,ra weh tf ogninnige beh tn i,dn a,gnort s000 1,aitili m ada htah tyti cehT“
neh w,demra-lle wdn adeidob-elb a,ne mevitceff e000 1tu odehsinru fdah
00 1tu bdni fllah s,eltta beh tretf aspoor trieh tweive ro temo cyeht ;tfel
tu beva hllah s00 1tu otne stah tyti ceh t,noitropor pn i,dna net ,kca bemo c
ro flears If oesuo heh to ttfe lwe fo sdn a,eda me bllah srethgual s ataer gos
eh tf oepacs ellah sne tn ien oylecrac S”.ytefa sdn aecivre scilbu peht
eh T,eto N.noita n,detceje dsih t,tcejb asih teveile rdluoh stah tsdnah
s i,noitrese dr ohtae dy b,lears Ilautirip ss'do Gf osrebmu neh tf ogninessel
ro f;noitatnema lro fretta m atsuj ,esir aboca Jllah smoh wyb moh wy b
suh ts ie hneh w,deriape re bytei pf osyace deh tllahs ?llam sedam
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GOD'S MESSAGE TO ISRAEL
,hcih wn i,lears If oesuo heh to tdo Gmor fegasse m as isihT
I. ereh tnoisacc otah wee sthgi myeh ttah t,stlua frieh tf odlo ter ayehT
o tdella cere wyeh tneh w,tah tdn a,mrofe rdn atnepe ro tmeh tro fsaw
,ks ao tdee nto nthgi myeh t,nruter ?nrute re wllah snierehW
1. ,)2 1.v (larene gn i,meh tslle tdoG “I know your manifold
transgressions, and your mighty sins; meh twon ko teda me bllah suo ydn a
do Gs a,redisno ctsu me wsni sru onop usnoitcelfe rtnetine pru on I”.oot
,ya dtaer geh tn io dlli wdn a,meh tnop uskrame rlaicidu jsi hn iseod
).1( ru oer ayeh t;suoremu nyre ver ayeh ttah T manifold transgressions,
dn ania vf oedutitlu m atah wh O.detaepe rnetf odn asdni ksuoira vf osnis
dekci w,hsiloo f,eld if oedutitlu m atah W!s unihti wegdo lsthguoh teliv
e weva hsecnatsn if oedutitlu m atah wn I!s uy bnekop snee beva hsdrow
yna mwo hdn A!snoissa pdn asetitepp atpurro cru odegludn idn adeifitarg
?srorr esi hdnatsredn una coh W!ytu dn idn aytu df osnoissim onw oruo
wo htsu j,yna mwo hswon kdo G?sdneff oe hnetf owo hlle tna cohW
e w;devresbon umi hssa pmeh tf oeno n;er asnoissergsnar tru o,ynam
;elbaremunn is uo ter ayeh ttah twonk ;dae hru of osria heh tnah terom
,otn isevlesru othguor beva he wregna dtah wee so tnosae reva he wdna
ru oy b,ecnatnepe rro feda meva he wkro wf oecnadnub atah wdna
manifold transgressions, ylia df osni sru of orebmu nsselrebmu neh ty b
.noisrucni
).2( er ayeh t;suonie hyre ver ameh tf oemo stah T ythgi mruo sins; sins that
dettimmo cgnie by bdn aeruta nnw orieh tn ilufni sylgnideecx eero mera
,eruta nf othgi leh ttsniag asni s,dna hhgi h ahti wdn aylsuoutpmuserp
llu po tdn asnoitcivno cruo yrewoprev oo tythgi mer atah t,semir ctnargalf
.uo ynop ustnemgdu jnwod
2. .sni sythgi meseh tf oemo sseificep seH
).1( deilpm is isih t;slod io tdenru tdn a,do Gf opihsro weh tdetpurro cyeh T
da hyeh T. 5.v sought to Bethel, yeh t;sa wsevla cnedlo geh tf oen oereh w
esuace b,n islod ip ute so tesoh cyeh thcih wecal p a,lagli Gdetneuqer fdah
lufredno ws'do Gy bauhso Jf osya deh tn isuoma feda mnee bda hti
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da htah tecal p a,esiweki labehs-ree B.elpoe psi hro fdn ao tsecnaraeppa
f osuovzedne rrehton awo nsa w,shcrairta peh tf osya deh tn isuoma fneeb
,osl adni fe ws a;slodi >418003< Amos 8:14. And thither ,dessa pyeht t ihguoh t
aeno gyllufemah ssuh tgniva h,wo N.hadu Jf odna leh tn i,ecnatsi d at ayal
denrecno csevlesmeh ttle feva hdluoh syeh ttbuo do n,do Gmor fgnirohw
to return to him.
).2( :) 7.v (sevlesmeh tgnom aecitsu jdetrevre pyeh T “You turn judgment
to wormwood, dn aretti becitsu jf osnoitartsinimd aruo yeka muo y,s itah t
sa htiur ftah T”.na mdn ado Go thto bgnisaelpsi dylhgi hdn a,suoesuan
aemoceb ,deew ,elbarene vero ms ignihto ns a;nedra geh tn idee w a
ero ms ignihto no s,deretsinimd aylu decitsu jnah t,elbaula vero mgnihton
redn ugnor wgnio dyldengise dnah t,elbanimob aero mgnihto n,luftruh
.thgi rgnio df oecneter pdn aruoloc Corruptio optimi est pessima — The
best, when corrupted, becomes the worst. “You leave off righteousness in
,htra eeht nevae hf odo Geh to telbatnuocc aere wgnor wo dtah tesoh tf is a
dn asecnir peh to tto ndn a,ylno judges of the earth.” erofe bs asa wt isuh T
eh tneh w,dool feht earth was filled with violence.
).3( yeh t;reroo pmeh teda mdn a,roo peh to tevisserpp oyre vere wyeh T
eda m,meh trev oderotce h,meh tnop udelpmar t,)1 1.v (roo peh tnop udort
tah tesoh to tsuorabra bdn asuoirepm itso mere wdn a,lootstoo frieh tmeht
dn aemah stah wto nera cyeh t;evissimbu sdn asuoiuqesb otso merew
te gdluo cyeh ts ahcu sdn aroo pere woh wo tesoh ttu pyeh tyrevals
dn a;sevlesmeh thcirn eo ttu bgnihto nt ademi asegdu jeh T.y bgnihton
yeh terofereht mor fkoot roo peh t burdens of wheat, ,noitrotx ey bt ikoo t
eva so tya wreht oo nda hroo peh T.yrus uy br oebir bf oya wy brehtie
y bnah t,meh ty b,tri do tneddor tdn a,nop uneddor tgnie bmor fsevlesmeht
seilima frieh tdn ayeh thcih wnro ctah tf osdaol-esro hmeh to tgnitneserp
koo tyeh T.t io do tmeh tdecro fyeh tdn a,nop utsisbu so tda heva hdluohs
roo peh tmorf debts of wheat, ro frehti eeu dyllage lsa wt I.t idae remo so s
ere woh wesoh tmor fruogi rhti wt idetcax eyeh ttu b,tne lnro cro fr otner
s a,t iya po tdo Gf oecnedivor peh ty bdelbasid >205061< n I. 5,2: 5haimeheN
tc ae wtfe ldee heka ttsu me wtbe dtsu j anev egnirevoce rdn agnidnamed
degrah cniag aer ay bnoisserpp of oni ssih T.ylbatirahcn ur oyltsujn urehtie
:)2 1.v (htiw They afflict the just, eh tf odn awa leh tf oegd eeh tgninru ty b
dn atneconn ieh ter atah tesoh ttsniag aecitsu jf odrows ;dna leh tn iteiuq
e hdn a,sevlesmeh tnah tsuoethgi rero mere wyeh tesuace bne mdeta hyeht
that liv emor fdetraped ybereh t yer p aflesmi hedam aeka tyeh T.meh to t
,roo peh tgnisserpp on imeh ttcetor pdn aezinorta po thci reh tmor febirb
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si hn otnemgdu jeh teva ho teru ss idna hsi hn iyeno msa hoh we htah tos
yeh tsuh T.da bo srev eesua csi he b,edis turn aside the poor in the gate, in
,ecitsu jf ostruo ceht from their right. oh w,thgi rrieh tro feu sroo peh tf I
t ieva hyeh thguoh t,to nlli wyeh ttah ttseno ho ser ar o,meh tebir btonnac
o srev edn awei vn irael co sreve ,raen y bt imor fyaw adenru ter ayeh tte y
dn A.t it aemo ctonna cdn aecnetne ssuoethgirn urieht eh terofereht
,ecneli spee klli wtnedurp neh w,ecnedur prieh tt inokce rlli wne M.3 1. v
eh to tstnialpmo co neka mdn a,tneli se bo t,derujn idn adegnor wer ayeht
eno decitsu jeva hto nllah syeh t;esopru po no te blli wt iro f,setartsigam
them.
).4( dn asretsini mlufhtia fs'do Gf osrotucesre psuoicila mere wyeh T
yeh ttah tliv eo do tmeh tn ite syllu fo sere wstrae hrieh T.0 1. v,elpoep
,devorpe re bo trae bto ndluoc
].1[ eh tf ognidnuopx edn agnidae reh ty b,dro weh tf oyrtsini meh ty B
eh tf oema neh tn imeh to tderevile dstehpor phcih wsegasse meh tdn a,wal
.droL ,eta geh tn isekube rtah tmi heta hyehT s'dro Leh tf oeta geh tn i
ereh w,esruocno cf osecal peh tn ir o,ecitsu jf ostruo crieh tn ir o,esuoh
,ecio vre hp ugnitfi ls imodsiW >121002< er aeta geh tn isrevorpe R.12: 1sbrevorP
rieh tmeh tgnitnuo c,deta hyeh teseh t;eciff oy bsrevorper esuace bseimene
,htur teh tmeh tdlo tyeht desipse dyln oto nyeh T.haiaci Mdeta hbah As a
esoh T.feihcsi mmeh to do tthguo sdn a,meh to tytimn en ada htu b,meht
.niu revo lfoorpe reta htaht
].2[ ere wsgnih thguoh T.sruobhgie ntseno hrieh tf onoitasrevno ceh ty B
tah tmeh tgnom aemo sere wereh tte y,da byre vyllareneg ylthgirp uekops
t io s,esiar prieh tsa wt is a,dn a,dia syeh ttah wf oecneicsno ceda mtaht
s a,meh tdenmedno cdn a,ylluftiece dekop stah tesoh tf oemah seh tsaw
nosae rtah tro fdn a,dlro wdl oeh tf ofeilebn ueh tdenmedno chtia fs'haoN
;meh tderrohb ayeht della cgnih teh to tseimen eetaretevn ihcu sere wyeh t
tah tll A.na mtseno hn af othgi seh terudn eto ndluo cyeh ttah tytsenoh
eula vdn aevo llli wdnikna mf otseretn inommo ceh tf oesne syn aevah
tah wo t;yteico snamu hf odno beh ts iyticare vro f,ylthgirp ukaep ss ahcus
dehsina bgniva h,oh wdevirr aesoh teva hneh tssenda mdn ayllo ff ohcti pa
dehsina bmeh teva hdluo w,strae hnw orieh tf otu oecitsu jf osnoito nlla
eh tro f,ra wf oetat s aotn idnikna mtu po sdn a,oo tdlro weh tf otuo abhor
him that speaks uprightly! nosae rsih tro fdn A pee kllah stnedur peht
,emi ttah tn iecnelis eh t;ecneli spee k,to nera d,tonna cstehpor P.3 1. v
laitnedur pn otc ao tmeh twoll ato nlli wredn uer ayeh teslupmi
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tsu myeh t;snoitaredisnoc .erap sto ndn a,duol ayrc esi wreht oro fs atu B
ecnedur prieh ts it inokce rllah sdn a,ecneli spee kllah syeh tne mdoo gdna
.emi tliv en as it iesuace b,o so dot First, o tsuoregna dt iknih tllah syeh T
yeh thcih wn iya wen osa wsih t;ecneli spee kllah serofereh tdn a,nialpmoc
yeh tsodneunn ideniart sdn asnoitseggu sesla fy btah t,tsu jeh tdetcilffa
ne medam offenders for a word >12 (9132< eh terofereh tdn a;)12:9 1haiasI
,tnedurp ere woh w wise as serpents, yeh ttah wwo hto nwen kyeh tesuace b
o ts asuoitua co sere w,detneserpersi mdn adeterpretnisi me bthgi mdias
t iesuace b,erinumer p aotn isevlesmeh tnu rdluoh syeh ttse l,gnihto nyas
er ane mdoo gs a,semi teh tf oytiuqin ieh thguorh T,eto N.emi tliv en asaw
;o se bo tmodsi wrieh ts it idn a,tneli ser ane mdoo go s,neddih little said
.dednem anoos do Go tyleer fkaep sya myeh ttah ttrofmo crieh ts it itu B
.yleer fkaep sna cyeh tesl emoh wo tto nwon kyeh tnehw ,yldnoceS yeh T
,dettimmo cs issendekci wtah wee syeh T.evorpe ro tsseltiur ff iknih tllahs
t iknih tllah syeh ttu b;sneht At as'lua Ps a,p uderrit ser astirip srieh tdna
o no ts it iesuace b,t itsniag aynomitse tnep on arae bo tto ntnedurp
er ayeh T.esoprup evirt sna mo nte L.enol ameh tte l;slod irieh to tdenioj
;rehton aekube rro for it is but .eniw serofe bslrae pgnitsac suoitua ceh T
,rehtu Lo tsumsar Es a,revorpe rdlo b ao tya slli wnem t e,malle cn iibA“
enimo D,ie mereresi M,cid — n oycre meva H,yr cdn a,lle cyeh to tyawA
me, O Lord!” dn ane mrette bro ftpe ke bslesnuo cdn asnosse levar gte L
s iereh tdn A.semi tretteb ecneli spee ko temi ta s alle ws a ,kaep so temi ta
>703012< .7: 3setsaiselccE semi tlivE s itah t,gnilae dnial prae bto nlli w ne mlive
knih to tnosae rda hf oskaep sere htehpor peh tne meh tdn a;to nlliw
nia vn it ithguoh tmeh tdoo gdn aesi wneh w,deedn ine mliv esevlesmeht
.meh thti wo do tgnih tyn agniva hf odiarf aere wdn ameh to tkaep sot
II. o tdesopx eya lyeh tstnemgdu jtah wdn aregna drieh tf odlo ter ayehT
.sni srieh trof
1. tsri feh tn ideniu rgnie bf oregna dn ier ayrtalod irieh tf osecal peh T
. 5. v,ecalp Gilgal, ,yrtalod if osretrauq-dae heh t shall go into captivity, not
,segam ist itu b,stnatibahn ist iylno ,lehte Bdna fla cnedlo gst ihti w shall
.thguo no temoc ylisa eo s,t if ognihto neka mllah symen esuoirotci veh T
e bt illah syllautceff eo s,gnihto no tt ignir bllah sdn a,deliop se bt illahs
dn a,ytina vsyawl aere wslod I.deliops things of nought, llah syeh to sdn a
.meh thsilob ao tsraepp ado Gneh wevorp
2. . 6. v,meh thti wdeniu rgnie bf oregna dn is imodgni keh tf oydo beh T
e h,emi tn ito nmi hkee suo yf i,tse lregna ds ierehT n ieri f aeki ltu okaerb
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;t iruove ddn ahpeso Jf oesuo heht as i,egdu Jsuoethgi r as ido Gru oro f
,eri fgnimusnoc ;mi herofe belbbut ser a,slanimir cs a,lears If one meh tdn a
t I.htar ws'do Gf oeri feh to tleu fsevlesmeh teka mtah tesoh to teow
follows, .lehte Bn it ihcneu qo teno ne bllah sereh tdnA slod irieh tereh T
dn a,secifirca srieh tthguor byeh trehtih t;stseir psuortalod irieh tdn a,erew
eri feh tneh wtah tmeh tslle tdo Gtu B.sreyar prieh tp udereff oyeh tereht
t adevre syeh tsdo geh tll ameh tnop ueldni kdluoh sstnemgdu jsi hfo
,tnemgdu jeh tyaw anru tto ndluoh s,t ihcneu qo telb ae bto ndluoh slehteB
eh tf olod in aeka mtah tesoh tsuh T.t iredn umeh to tfeile ryn ae bron
nokce ro tsemo cdo Gneh wmeh ttcetor po ttneiciffusn it idni flli wdlrow
.yrtalod ilautirip srieh tro fmeh thtiw
3. mor fneka te bllah snoitrotx edn anoisserpp oy bto geva hyeh ttah W
:)1 1.v (meht “You have built houses of hewn stone, thguoh tuo yhcih w
;gnitsa le bdluow but you shall not dwell in them, llah sseimen eruo yro f
otn iuo yeka tr o,sevlesmeh tro fmeh tssesso pr o,nwo dmeh tnrub
.ytivitpac You have planted pleasant vineyards, o two hdevirtno ceva h
ayna msevlesruo ydesimor peva hdn a,elbaeerg aya wyrev emeh tekam
reve nllah sdn a,ff okla wo tdecro fe bllah suo ytu b;meh tn ikla wtnasaelp
drink wine of them.” da hna m af itah tdedivor pylredne tda hwa leh T built
,esuo ha r o ,drayeni v adetnalp mor fnrute ro tytrebi lsi ht ae bdluoh se h
,sra weht >500250< o se bdluo wytissece neh two ntu B. 6,5:0 2ymonoretueD
f oyna mdn a,eltta beh to to gtsu mll a;dewoll ae bto ndluo wt itah ttnegru
dn a,eltta bn illa fdluoh sgnitnal pdn agnidliu bnee byleta lda hoh wesoht
s ito gyltseno hto ns itah W.ro fgniruoba lnee bda hyeh ttah wyojn ereven
.deyojn egno le bo tyleki lton
III. t ituob ate so ttnemegaruocn etaer geva hdn a,ytu drieh tdlo ter ayehT
er ameh to tdebircser pere hseitu deh T.nosae rdoo gdn a,tsenra edoo gni
ecitsu jdn ado Go tsnoitacilpp arieh tn issensuoire s,ytseno hdn assenildog
meh tnop udesser pere hs ieseh tf ohca edn a;ne mhti wsgnilae drieh tni
.noitatrohx eeh tecrofn eo tstnemugr arepor phtiw
1. o tsesserdd arieh tn ituove ddn aerecni se bo tdetrohx eere her ayehT
eh to tsya sdo G. 4. v,doG ,e muo ykee S,lears If oesuoh doo ghti wdn a
ro f,nosaer ?do Grieh totn ukee selpoe p ato ndluohs >91803 2< .91: 8haiasI
asa wlears I?rotcetor prieh to ttu bo gyeh tdluoh sesl erehtihW prince with
;doG stnadnecse dsi hte l ,dro Leh tkees .oo to se bllah syeh tdn a,di de hs a
do G.seirtalod irieh tnodnab atsu myeh t,sih tgnio drieh to tredr on i,woN
o nerudn elli we hro f,ylevisulcx ethguo sto ne be hf iylur tthguo sto nsi
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rivals: lehte Bto nkee sdn a,dro Leh tuo ykeeS“ ruo yto ntlusno c,) 5.v (
eh to tto nkee s;lehte Bf ostseir peh tf ohtuo meh tt aks aro n,selcaro-lodi
yn asecifirca sdn asreyar pruo ygnir bro n,noitcetor pro fereh tfla cnedlog
uo yro f,lagli Go tr o,rehtih tregnol seicre mnw oruo yekasrof uo yf i
esoh tevresbo .seitina vgniyl tu B dro Leh tkees ;mi hretf aeriuqn e;) 8, 6.v (
s aruova fsi heruce so t,elu rruo ys adni msi hwon ko tkee s;mi hf oeriuqne
,redisno co tdlo ter ae wnoitatrohx esih tsser po T”.yticile fruoy
).1( e blli wt i;do Ggnikee sy bte gllah se wtah W our life; dni fllah se w
:) 4.v (flesmi hmeh tslle te ho S.mi hn iyppa he bllah sdn a,mih uo ykeeS
.evi lllah suo ydn a,em hti whsire pllah ssdo ggnihsire pkee stah tesoh T
uoY “:mi hhti wevi lllah sdo Ggnivi leh tkee stah tesoh ttu b,) 5.v (meht
denetaerh ter auo yhcih wstnemgdu jgnilli keh tmor fderevile de bllahs
;sgnihsiugna ltneser pst imor frevoce rllah s,evi lllah snoita nruo y;htiw
ro feda mdn a,detrofmo cdn adeifitcna se bllah suo y;evi lllah ssluo sruoy
.dessel breve You shall live.”
).2( o ter ae wmoh ws ie hdo G atah W ,kees v. 8, 9.
].1[ tnetopm iere wslod ieh T.flesmi hrewo pythgiml af odo G as ie H
o trehti eyllo fsa wt ierofereh tdn a,liv ero ndoo grehtie no ddluo c,sgniht
yn ao dna cdn a,gnih tyrev eseo dlears If odo Geh ttu b;meh ttsur tr oraef
oh wegamo hru osegnellah ce h;mi hkee so tthgu oe werofereh tdn a,gniht
.edi sru on omi heva ho ttseretn iru os it idn a,dna hsi hn irewo pll asah
n i,rotaer Cs a,rewo ps'do Gf onevi gere her asecnatsn idn asfoor psreviD
.modgni ktah tgninrevo gdn agnidnuo fhto bs a,eruta nf omodgni keht
erapmoC >314003< Amos 4:13. First, esoh t;sdna hsi hf okro weh ter asrat seh T
eh t,)6 2.v (deppihsro wsnehtae heh thcih wsrats stars of your god, esoh t
e H.stnavre sdn aserutaer cs'do Ger asrats dn asrat sneve seh tsekam
Orion, ,namsdre h a,som Ahcih w,snoitalletsno celbakrame ryre vow t
.f osnoito meh tdevresb oylralucitra pda h,thgi ny beltta csi htpe ke helihw
sih to ter ayeh ttah we bo tmeh tseka mllit se h,tsri feh tt ameh teda meH
rehti edn ahtrae binds r o looses eh t sedaile Pf osecneulfn iteews dn a
Orion, ee S.denoitne mere hsnoitalletsno cow teh t >138381< Job 38:31; 9:9, to
esoh tf odni mn imeh tgnittu p,refe ro tere hsmee ssom Asegassa phcihw
eh tdella csa we herofe bdo Gf oyrol geh tf oseirevocsi dtneicna God of
,yldnoce S.learsI si hredn us ithgi ndn aya df onoisseccu stnatsno ceh T
tah te hs it I.ecnedivor pdn arewo psi hy bp utpe ks idn a,noitcerid turns
s akra ds ihcihw (thgi neht the shadow of death ) into the morning eh ty b
nu seh tf ognitte seh ty bdn a,nu seh tf ognisir hti wkra dya deh tsekam
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night; noitcilff anru tylisa e,stnetine pelbmu hro f,na crewo pema seh tdn a
f oytirepsor peh tnru tylisa es ana ctu b,yo jdn aytirepsor potn iworro sdna
.ssenkra drett uotn i,ssenkra dotn isrenni ssuoutpmuserp Thirdly, nia reh T
e H.stniopp ae hs aslla fdn asesir calls for the waters of the sea; f otu o
otn irehta ghcih w,nu seh tf otae heh ty bp unwar der asruopa vmeht
er adn a,sduolc ,htra eeh tf oeca feh tnop utu oderuop eka mdn at ireta wo t
nee bda htah tycre meh tsa wsih T.luftiur fti withholden from them eta lf o
>7040(03< oh wmi ho ttu bylpp ayeh tdluoh smoh wo terofereh tdn a;)7: 4somA
eh tll aro F?t ievi go trewo pdah nehtae heh tf oseitinav could not evig
rain, eh tdluo cro n snevaeh sevlesmeh t srewoh sevig >22414 2< t I.22:4 1haimereJ
sa htah tdo Gsi ,ema nsi hs ihavohe J;sgnih teseh tedam y bema neh t
flesmi heda msa h,htra eeloh weh tf odo Geh t,eruta nf odo Geh thcihw
.meh thti wdetnanevo cdn alears Ielpoe psi ho tnwonk
].2[ e ho s,flesmi hrewo pythgiml af odo Gs ie hs A dn ahtgnert ssevig
power unto his people dn a,mi hkee stah t htgnert sswener da htah tesoh to t
yeh tf i,t itsol wait upon him e h) 9.v (ro f;t iro f deliop seh tsnehtgnerts
against the strong emo cdeliop seh ttah teerge d ahcu so t against the
fortress deliop sda htah tesoh tnop uskcatt aevar bdn adlo beka mdn a
o telpoe peh to ttnemegaruocn en as isih T.meht ,dro Leh tkees yeh tf i,tah t
er ayeh tneh w,sriaff arieh teveirte ro tevob ami hdni fllah syeh t,o sod
seimen erieh tdn a,deliop seh ter ayeh thguoh t;bb etsewo leh to tthguorb
tiurce rnoo sllah syeh t,meh tro fdo Gegagn etu bna cyeh tf i,gnort seh tera
yeh t;sroreuqno ceh ttu b,srossergg aeh tyln oto ne bo temi ttxe neh ts aos
,ssertro feh ttsniag aemoc .t if osretsa memoce bdn aslasirpe reka mo t
2. ,ne mhti wsgnilae drieh tn itsu jdn atseno he bo tdetrohx eere her ayehT
,evresb oereh w,5 1,4 1.v
).1( :deriuqe rytu deh T eh tevo ldn a,liv eeh teta H.liv eto ndn a,doo gkeeS
;eta geh tn itnemgdu jhsilbats edn a,doog t iecneh w,ereh tt ihsilbatse-e r
e bya myeh ttah ttu bda bo sto ner asgnih T,eto N. 7. v,dehsina bnee bsah
tah ttu briapse dto ntsu me w;neka te besruo cthgi reh tf idednema
hpmuir tte yya mecitsu j;deifitce rsesub adn adesserde re bya msecnaveirg
dn adevo le btsu mdoo g,sih to tredr on I.sezinnary tecitsujn ierehw
doo gevo ltsu me W.thguo sregno lo ndn adeta he btsu mliv e,thguos
,t ignio dn idnuob adn adoo go do tevo l,meh to terehd adn aselpicnirp
revetah w,dn a;seitu ddoo gdn a,esrevno cdoo gdn a,elpoe pdoo gevol
dn aecioh cf ot io d,evo lf oelpicnir p amor ft io dtsu me w,o de wdoog
suh toh wesoh T.thgile dhtiw doo gevol will ,t ikees will contrive to do all
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o trovaedn edn a,t ignio df oseitinutropp oro feriuqn e,na cyeh tdoo geht
osl alli wyeh T.rewo prieh tf otsomt ueh to tt iod ,liv eetah eh trohb alli w
n I.t if oecnaraepp all amor fniatsb adn a,gnih ttsujn un agnio df othguoht
n idoo gkee sto no de wf isnoitove dru on ido Gkee so tdneter pe wo dniav
.snoitasrevno celoh wruo
).2( .dexenn asnosae reh T
].1[ launitno ceh teva ho tdn asevlesru oyppa he bo tya weru seh ts isih T
:s uhti wdo Gf oecneserp ,evi lya muo ytah t,liv eto ndn a,doo gkeeS“ ya m
devo ldn athguo seva huo yliv eeh tf otnemhsinu peh tepacse
,)htae dmor fhterevile dssensuoethgir( f oruova feh teva hya muo ytah t
eva hya muo ytah t,flest iefi lnah trette bs ihcih w,efi lruo ys ihcih w,doG
,evi lllah suo Y.esopru pdoo gemo so tevi lya mdn asevlesruo yn itrofmoc
rof so the Lord God of hosts shall be with you ,eto N”.efi lruo ye bdn a
s a,meh thti wdo Gf oecneser peh teva hytu df oya weh tn ipee ktah tesohT
eht God of hosts, uo yhti we blli weH “.rewo pythgiml af odo G a uo ysa
,nekop sevah eva huo ys a,s itah t ;deirolg ,hcih wyllae rtah teva hllah suo y
dn aeva ho tdemee syln ouo y,sya wsuoethgirn un in otne wuo yelihw
eh totn iretn emrofe rdn atnepe rylur ttah tesoh T”.da huo yf is af odetsaob
sevlesmeh tderettal fyln oda hyeh terofe bhcih wtrofmo ctah tf otnemyojne
neh wdeyar peva huo ysA “,r O.f onoitanigam ieh thtiw eh tthguo suoy
Lord. ”.ro fyar puo ytah weva hllah suo ydn a,sreyar pruo yo tp uevi L
].2[ dn akee suo yfI “:yppa hnoita neh teka mo tya wtseileki leh ts isih T
mor fdna leh tf ogniva seh to tetubirtno cya muo y,doo gs ihcih wtah tevol
”.niur It may be, the Lord God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of
;hpesoJ tah to tsuoicar ge bdo Gf i,te y,tfe ltnanme r atu bs iereh thguoh t
nru tmeh tgnom aemo sf idn a;niag anoita ntaer g ao tesi rlli wt i,tnanmer
f iyllaiceps e,ni smorf tnemgduj e b ,eta geh tn idehsilbatse e whguoh t
lli wsriaff acilbu ptah tytilibabor ptaer g as iereh tte y,niatre ce btonnac
rieh tdne mne mf idne mlli wgnih tyrev edn a,nru typpa hdn awe n aekat
n ahti weda mer asesimor pyraropme T.sevil ;e bya mtI sreyar pru odn a
.ylgnidrocc aeda me btsum