Introduction
Overview
Amos 7 . 1 , The judgments of the grasshoppers , Amos 7 . 4 , and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos; Amos 7 . 7 , By the wall of a plumbline is signified the rejection of Israel; Amos 7 . 10 , Amaziah complains of Amos; Amos 7 . 14 , Amos shews his calling; Amos 7 . 16 , and Amaziah’s judgment.
showed . Amos 7 . 4 , Amos 7 . 7 , Amos 8 . 1 , Jeremiah 1 . 11-16 , Jeremiah 24 . 1 , Ezekiel 11 . 25 , Zechariah 1 . 20
he . Amos 4 . 9 , Exodus 10 . 12-16 , Isaiah 33 . 4 , Joel 1 . 4 , Joel 2 . 25 , Nahum 3 . 15-17
grasshoppers . or , green worms , Govai in Arabic gabee "locusts ," probably in their caterpillar state , in which they are most destructive. This is supposed to have been an emblem of the first invasion of the Assyrians.
mowings . Or rather , feedings or grazings , as the people of the East make no hay. This was probably in the month of March , which is the only time of the year that the Arabs to this day feed their horses with grass.
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 28 . 38 . for the locust Deuteronomy 28 . 42 . thy trees 2 Samuel 21 . 14 . God 1 Kings 8 . 38 . prayer 2 Kings 6 . 10 . saved 2 Kings 8 . 10 . the Lord Psalm 78 . 46 . gave also Psalm 105 . 16 . Moreover Jeremiah 27 . 2 . saith the Lord Malachi 3 . 11 . rebuke 1 John 5 . 16 . he shall ask
when . Exodus 10 . 15 , Revelation 9 . 4
O Lord . Amos 7 . 5 , Exodus 32 . 11 , Exodus 32 . 12 , Exodus 34 . 9 , Numbers 14 . 17-19 , Jeremiah 14 . 7 , Jeremiah 14 . 20 , Jeremiah 14 . 21 , Daniel 9 . 19 , James 5 . 15 , James 5 . 16
by whom shall Jacob arise . or , who of . or for Jacob shall stand , Isaiah 51 . 19 , Ezekiel 9 . 8 , Ezekiel 11 . 13
for . Psalm 12 . 1 , Psalm 44 . 24-26 , Isaiah 37 . 4 , Jeremiah 42 . 2 , Zechariah 4 . 10
Reciprocal . Exodus 32 . 32 . if thou Numbers 11 . 2 . prayed Deuteronomy 9 . 19 . But the Deuteronomy 28 . 38 . for the locust Deuteronomy 28 . 42 . thy trees 1 Kings 8 . 34 . forgive the sin Psalm 78 . 46 . gave also Proverbs 29 . 8 . wise Joel 2 . 13 . and repenteth Joel 2 . 17 . Spare Amos 4 . 9 . the palmerworm Amos 5 . 2 . none
Amos 7 . 6 , Deuteronomy 32 . 36 , 1 Chronicles 21 . 15 , Psalm 106 . 45 , Hosea 11 . 8 , Joel 2 . 14 , Jonah 3 . 10 , James 5 . 16
Reciprocal . Exodus 32 . 12 . repent Deuteronomy 9 . 19 . But the 1 Samuel 15 . 11 . repenteth me 2 Samuel 24 . 16 . repented Psalm 90 . 13 . let it Psalm 135 . 14 . he will repent Jeremiah 15 . 6 . I am Jeremiah 18 . 8 . I will Jeremiah 42 . 10 . for I Amos 7 . 5 . for Jonah 4 . 2 . and of
showed . Amos 7 . 1 , Amos 7 . 7 , Revelation 4 . 1
called . This is supposed to denote the invasion of Tiglathpileser , which threatened entire destruction. Amos 1 . 4 , Amos 1 . 7 , Amos 4 . 11 , Amos 5 . 6 , Exodus 9 . 23 , Exodus 9 . 24 , Leviticus 10 . 2 , Numbers 16 . 35 , Isaiah 27 . 4 , Isaiah 66 . 15 , Isaiah 66 . 16 , Jeremiah 4 . 4 , Jeremiah 21 . 12 , Joel 2 . 30 , Micah 1 . 4 , Nahum 1 . 6 , Hebrews 1 . 7
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 8 . 10 . the Lord Job 1 . 16 . there came Psalm 148 . 8 . Fire Isaiah 9 . 18 . wickedness Jeremiah 24 . 1 . Lord Jeremiah 27 . 2 . saith the Lord Joel 1 . 19 . the fire Amos 8 . 1 . General Haggai 1 . 11 . I called Acts 11 . 5 . and it Revelation 8 . 8 . burning
cease . Amos 7 . 2 , Psalm 85 . 4 , Isaiah 10 . 25
for . Amos 7 . 2 , Amos 7 . 3 , Isaiah 1 . 9 , Jeremiah 30 . 19
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 9 . 19 . But the Ezekiel 11 . 13 . Ah Joel 2 . 17 . Spare
Judges 2 . 18 , Judges 10 . 16 , Psalm 90 . 13 , Psalm 135 . 14 , Jeremiah 26 . 19 , Jonah 4 . 2
Reciprocal . Exodus 32 . 12 . repent Deuteronomy 9 . 19 . But the Deuteronomy 32 . 36 . repent 2 Samuel 24 . 16 . repented 2 Chronicles 12 . 7 . some Psalm 106 . 45 . repented Jeremiah 42 . 10 . for I Hosea 11 . 8 . Mine Amos 7 . 3 . General Jonah 3 . 10 . and God repented
a wall . 2 Samuel 8 . 2 , 2 Kings 21 . 13 , Isaiah 28 . 17 , Isaiah 34 . 11 , Lamentations 2 . 8 , Ezekiel 40 . 3 , Zechariah 2 . 1 , Zechariah 2 . 2 , Revelation 11 . 1 , Revelation 21 . 15
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 8 . 10 . the Lord Jeremiah 18 . 2 . and go Jeremiah 24 . 1 . Lord Amos 7 . 1 . showed Amos 7 . 4 . showed Amos 8 . 1 . General Zechariah 4 . 10 . and shall John 7 . 7 . because
Amos . Jeremiah 1 . 11-13 , Zechariah 5 . 2
a plumbline . This was an emblem of strict justice; and intimated that God would now visit them according to their iniquities.
I will set . Lamentations 2 . 8
I will not . Amos 8 . 2 , Jeremiah 15 . 6 , Ezekiel 7 . 2-9 , Micah 7 . 18 , Nahum 1 . 8 , Nahum 1 . 9
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 21 . 13 . I will stretch Isaiah 9 . 14 . will cut Jeremiah 24 . 3 . What Zechariah 4 . 10 . and shall
the high . Amos 3 . 14 , Amos 5 . 5 , Amos 8 . 14 , Beer-sheba , Genesis 26 . 23-25 , Genesis 46 . 1 , Leviticus 26 . 30 , Leviticus 26 . 31
I will . Fulfilled , 2 Kings 15 . 8-10
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 12 . 10 . the sword 2 Kings 14 . 23 . Jeroboam 2 Kings 15 . 10 . smote him Isaiah 9 . 14 . will cut Isaiah 17 . 9 . General Hosea 5 . 1 . O house Hosea 5 . 9 . Ephraim Hosea 10 . 15 . shall Bethel Amos 1 . 1 . and in Amos 7 . 11 . Jeroboam
the priest . 1 Kings 12 . 31 , 1 Kings 12 . 32 , 1 Kings 13 . 33 , 2 Kings 14 . 23 , 2 Kings 14 . 24 , 2 Chronicles 13 . 8 , 2 Chronicles 13 . 9 , Jeremiah 20 . 1-3 , Jeremiah 29 . 26 , Jeremiah 29 . 27 , Matthew 21 . 23 , This was truly a lying prophet; there was not one word of truth in his message to Jeroboam.
hath . 1 Kings 18 . 17 , Jeremiah 26 . 8-11 , Jeremiah 37 . 13-15 , Jeremiah 38 . 4 , Luke 23 . 2 , Acts 5 . 28 , Acts 24 . 5
not . Genesis 37 . 8 , Jeremiah 18 . 18 , Acts 7 . 54
Reciprocal . Exodus 5 . 4 . wherefore Numbers 16 . 41 . Ye have 1 Samuel 22 . 13 . Why have 1 Kings 13 . 4 . Lay hold 1 Kings 21 . 13 . the king 2 Kings 14 . 16 . Jeroboam 2 Chronicles 25 . 16 . Art thou made Isaiah 29 . 21 . and lay Jeremiah 1 . 1 . words Jeremiah 6 . 10 . the word Jeremiah 20 . 2 . smote Jeremiah 26 . 9 . Why Jeremiah 36 . 16 . We Ezekiel 2 . 6 . though they Hosea 7 . 3 . General Amos 5 . 10 . hate Luke 11 . 45 . thou John 21 . 25 . that even Acts 17 . 6 . These 2 Timothy 4 . 3 . they will
thus . Jeremiah 26 . 9 , Jeremiah 28 . 10 , Jeremiah 28 . 11 , Acts 6 . 14
Jeroboam . Amos 7 . 9 , Psalm 56 . 5 , Matthew 26 . 61
and Israel . Amos 6 . 7 , Amos 6 . 8 , 2 Kings 17 . 6
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 14 . 16 . Jeroboam Jeremiah 36 . 16 . We Amos 7 . 17 . and Israel
O thou . 1 Samuel 9 . 9 , 2 Chronicles 16 . 10 , Isaiah 30 . 10
go . Amos 2 . 12 , Matthew 8 . 34 , Luke 8 . 37 , Luke 8 . 38 , Luke 13 . 31 , Acts 16 . 39
eat . 1 Samuel 2 . 36 , Isaiah 56 . 11 , Ezekiel 13 . 19 , Malachi 1 . 10 , Romans 16 . 18 , 1 Corinthians 2 . 14 , 1 Peter 5 . 2
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 19 . 3 . Beersheba 2 Kings 1 . 9 . Thou man 2 Kings 20 . 14 . What said 2 Chronicles 33 . 18 . the seers Proverbs 25 . 6 . in the presence Isaiah 29 . 10 . the seers Jeremiah 29 . 27 . therefore Jeremiah 36 . 19 . General Amos 2 . 11 . and Amos 3 . 8 . who can Acts 4 . 17 . let Acts 13 . 50 . and expelled 1 Thessalonians 2 . 15 . persecuted us
prophesy . Amos 2 . 12 , Acts 4 . 17 , Acts 4 . 18 , Acts 5 . 28 , Acts 5 . 40
for . 1 Kings 12 . 29 , 1 Kings 12 . 32 , 1 Kings 13 . 1
chapel . or , sanctuary
king's court . Heb. house of the kingdom
Reciprocal . Exodus 10 . 28 . for in that 1 Kings 19 . 3 . Beersheba 1 Kings 22 . 13 . Behold now 2 Kings 2 . 23 . Bethel 2 Kings 20 . 14 . What said 2 Chronicles 18 . 12 . Behold Isaiah 29 . 10 . the seers Isaiah 30 . 10 . say Isaiah 30 . 11 . you out Jeremiah 11 . 21 . Prophesy Jeremiah 22 . 1 . Go Jeremiah 29 . 27 . therefore Jeremiah 32 . 3 . Wherefore Amos 2 . 11 . and Amos 7 . 16 . Prophesy Micah 2 . 6 . Prophesy ye Luke 13 . 31 . Get
neither . 1 Kings 20 . 35 , 2 Kings 2 . 3 , 2 Kings 2 . 5 , 2 Kings 2 . 7 , 2 Kings 4 . 38 , 2 Kings 6 . 1 , 2 Chronicles 16 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 19 . 2 , 2 Chronicles 20 . 34
an herdman . Amos 1 . 1 , Zechariah 13 . 5 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 27
a gatherer . Rather , as bolais is rendered by the LXX and Vulgate , ךםיזשם , vellicans "a scraping ," or a scraper of sycamores; for the fruit does not ripen till it is rubbed with iron combs.
sycamore fruit . or , wild figs
Reciprocal . Genesis 47 . 3 . What is Exodus 3 . 1 . kept 1 Samuel 16 . 19 . with the sheep 1 Kings 19 . 19 . he with 1 Chronicles 17 . 7 . I took thee 2 Chronicles 1 . 15 . sycamore trees 2 Chronicles 9 . 27 . the sycamore Job 30 . 4 . for their meat Psalm 78 . 70 . and took Psalm 131 . 1 . neither Proverbs 30 . 3 . neither Jeremiah 17 . 16 . I have Hosea 12 . 10 . have also Matthew 4 . 18 . for Luke 19 . 4 . a sycamore John 7 . 15 . letters 1 Peter 3 . 15 . and be
took . 2 Samuel 7 . 8 , Psalm 78 . 70-72 , Matthew 4 . 18 , Matthew 4 . 19 , Matthew 9 . 9
as I followed . Heb. from behind
Go . Jeremiah 1 . 7 , Ezekiel 2 . 3 , Ezekiel 2 . 4 , Luke 24 . 46-48 , Acts 1 . 8 , Acts 4 . 20 , Acts 5 . 20 , Acts 5 . 29-32
Reciprocal . Genesis 4 . 2 . And Abel Genesis 47 . 3 . What is Exodus 3 . 1 . kept 1 Samuel 16 . 19 . with the sheep 1 Chronicles 17 . 7 . I took thee Psalm 131 . 1 . neither Proverbs 30 . 3 . neither Jeremiah 13 . 15 . for Jeremiah 17 . 16 . I have Jeremiah 26 . 12 . The Lord Matthew 15 . 5 . ye say John 3 . 27 . A man John 7 . 15 . letters 1 Corinthians 9 . 16 . for
hear . 1 Samuel 15 . 16 , 1 Kings 22 . 19 , Jeremiah 28 . 15-17
Prophesy . Amos 7 . 13 , Isaiah 30 . 10 , Micah 2 . 6
and drop . Deuteronomy 32 . 2 , Ezekiel 20 . 46 , Ezekiel 21 . 2
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 20 . 16 . Hear 2 Chronicles 18 . 18 . hear the word Job 29 . 22 . speech Jeremiah 7 . 2 . Hear Jeremiah 10 . 1 . General Jeremiah 22 . 2 . Hear Jeremiah 44 . 24 . Hear Ezekiel 13 . 2 . Hear Ezekiel 16 . 35 . hear Hosea 4 . 1 . Hear Amos 8 . 4 . Hear Acts 4 . 19 . to hearken
Thy wife . Isaiah 13 . 16 , Jeremiah 20 . 6 , Jeremiah 28 . 12 , Jeremiah 28 . 16 , Jeremiah 29 . 21 , Jeremiah 29 . 25 , Jeremiah 29 . 31 , Jeremiah 29 . 32 , Lamentations 5 . 11 , Hosea 4 . 13 , Hosea 4 . 14 , Zechariah 14 . 2
thy land . Psalm 78 . 55
die . 2 Kings 17 . 6 , Ezekiel 4 . 13 , Hosea 9 . 3
and Israel . Amos 7 . 11 , Leviticus 26 . 33-39 , Jeremiah 36 . 27-32
Reciprocal . Joshua 22 . 19 . unclean 1 Kings 22 . 25 . Behold 2 Kings 2 . 24 . cursed them Psalm 16 . 6 . The lines Isaiah 9 . 14 . will cut Isaiah 22 . 18 . surely Jeremiah 14 . 15 . Sword and famine shall not Ezekiel 13 . 2 . Hear Hosea 5 . 9 . Ephraim Hosea 9 . 13 . shall Amos 5 . 5 . and Bethel