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Amos: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The life and mission of Amos, the shepherd and prophet, have always fascinated students of the Old Testament. This rancher-farmer from Tekoa, summoned dramatically by Yahweh to prophesy to Israel under the kingship of Jeroboam II (eighth century B.C.E.) about the corruption, injustice, and religious insincerity of his time, has intrigued scholars for centuries. Was Amos’ message one of judgment...

môqēš (Exod 23:33; Deut 7:16; Judg 2:3; 8:27; Ps 106:36). In such proverbs the behavior of the bird or animal is a picture of human conduct. Amos 3:5 thus connects with 2:4b; the people of Ephraim have become like a silly bird (Hos 7:11), led aside by the lure of false prophecy (in contrast to the genuine word [vv 7–8]) and ensnared. The LXX lost the picture: “Does a bird fall to the ground without a bird-catcher?” 6. The role of the trumpet in v 6 may be determined from the context and parallel
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