Amos 3:2

Translations

Modern

“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

Traditional

You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Literal

“Only you have I known from all of the families of the earth; upon thus I will visit punishment on you for all your iniquities.”

Latin

Tantummodo vos cognovi ex omnibus cognationibus terræ; idcirco visitabo super vos omnes iniquitates vestras.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

Notes

Amos 3:2

The word translated as have known suggests a deep, personal understanding that goes beyond just knowing facts. It can mean formal recognition (Exodus 1:8; 5:2), personal experience (Genesis 2:17), or sexual relations (Genesis 4:1). This word often describes God's relationship with Israel (Hosea 5:3) and the ideal relationship Israel should have with God (Hosea 2:20). Because of Israel's special status, God would hold them accountable for all their sins. God holds people accountable based on what they have been given (Luke 12:47–48).

Amos 3:1–2

The first message from the Lord warns Israel that being chosen by God will not protect them from his judgment. They will be held to a higher standard than the surrounding nations.

Amos 3:1–5:17

Amos delivers three prophetic messages to Israel, criticizing their mistaken belief about being God's chosen people. The messages show a progression toward judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Judgment of His People God's Rule and Power Over All Nations Messages Against the Nations Social Justice

Events

Prophecies of Amosc. 788 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
Deuteronomy 10:15
Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.
1 Peter 4:17
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
Zechariah 14:17–18
And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.
Jeremiah 14:10
This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.”
Jeremiah 9:25
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—
Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
Psalm 147:19
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Jeremiah 13:21
What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
Jeremiah 1:15
For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
Daniel 9:12
You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.

Glossary

Book of Amos Peter, First Letter of

Topics

God: Grace of Ingratitude of Man to God Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works National Sins: Aggravated by Privileges Sin: God: Punishes Sin: Separates from God The Punishment of the Wicked: On Account of Their: Iniquity

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