specifically what is stated in the first; it does not merely repeat it. There is progression from line A to line B. The major focus of thought is not just line A, but the sum total of lines A and B together. In the case of Amos 1:2, the words “roars” and “utters his voice” could be interpreted as standing in synonymous parallelism, as could “the pastures of the shepherds” and “the peak of Carmel.” Yet the heart of the relationship between these lines involves more than redundant repetition. There