Amots (Amos) 1:1–2 — Amos 1

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1 This is the message that Amos (who was among the shepherds in Tekoa) saw concerning Yisrael (Israel) in the days of King Uziyah of Yehudah (Judah),[ref] and also in the days of Yoash’s son King Yarov’am (Jeroboam) of Yisrael,[ref] two years before the earthquake.

2 Amos said,

“Yahweh will shout loudly from Tsiyon (Zion).

≈ He will raise his voice from Yerushalem (Jerusalem).[ref]

The shepherds’ pastures will brown off.

≈ The top of Mt. Karmel will dry up.”

1:1: 2Ki 15:1-7; 2Ch 26:1-23.

1:1: 2Ki 14:23-29.

1:2: Yoel 3:16.

1 The _words/messages _of ʼĀmōʦ who he _was among_sheep-tenders from_Təqōˊa which he _saw on Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_the _days _of Uzziah[fn][fn][fn] the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in_the _days _of Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) the _son _of Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) two _years to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_earthquake.

2 And_he _said YHWH from_Tsiyyōn/(Zion)[fn][fn][fn] he _will _roar and_from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) he _will _give _forth voice _of_his and_ the _pastures _of the _shepherds _they _will _dry _up and_ the _top _of (the)_Karmel/(Carmel) _it _will _wither.

1:1 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:1 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:1 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

1:2 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:2 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:2 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

OET by section AMOS 1:1

Amos 1

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