Amos — Chapter 2

📖 Amos — Chapter 2 (KJV)

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Amos 2:1 Thus saith the LORD; ^RFor three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

Amos 2:2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of ^RKirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

Amos 2:3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

Amos 2:4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of ^RJudah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

Amos 2:5 But ^RI will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:6 Thus saith the LORD; ^RFor three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

Amos 2:7 That ^Rpant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same ^Tmaid, to profane my holy name:

Amos 2:8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes ^Rlaid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of ^Tthe condemned in the house of their god.

Amos 2:9 Yet destroyed ^RI the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Amos 2:10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, ^Rand led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Amos 2:11 And ^RI raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.

Amos 2:12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Amos 2:13 ^RBehold, ^TI am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

Amos 2:14 Therefore ^Rthe flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver ^Thimself:

Amos 2:15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

Amos 2:16 And he that is ^RTcourageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.

📚 Study This Chapter

📖 What We’re Reading

Amos 2:1–6 — The warning reaches Moab, Judah, and Israel

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Moab’s desecration of remains and Judah’s rejection of the Lord’s law are named in the same judgment pattern. The message then turns to Israel selling the righteous and poor for trivial gain.

Key Truth: Do not assume judgment concerns only other communities.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Amos 2:7–11 — Israel’s oppression contrasts with remembered mercy

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The poor and meek are mistreated while the holy name is profaned. The Lord recalls removing the Amorite, bringing Israel from Egypt, guiding in the wilderness, and raising prophets and Nazarites.

Key Truth: Let received mercy lead to care for the vulnerable.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Amos 2:12–16 — Silenced witnesses and failed strength

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Israel gives Nazarites wine and tells prophets not to speak. The announced judgment leaves speed, strength, weapons, horses, and courage unable to secure escape.

Key Truth: Hear correction rather than silencing it.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Exodus 22:22 — The law forbids afflicting widows and fatherless children.

Exodus 22:22 (KJV) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.

Reflect and Apply

What privilege should make you more responsible toward people with less power?

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