Amos 4:2

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Modern

The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Traditional

The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Literal

The Lord YHWH has sworn by His holiness that, “Behold, the days are coming upon you and He will lift you up with hooks, and what is left of you with hooks for fishing!

Latin

Juravit Dominus Deus in sancto suo, quia ecce dies venient super vos, et levabunt vos in contis, et reliquias vestras in ollis ferventibus.

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English

The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Notes

Amos 4:2

has sworn by His holiness: Holiness means God exists outside and independent of creation; his nature is entirely different from what he has created. The oath is similar to Amos 6:8; 8:7.
hooks: The Assyrians were known for their cruel treatment of war captives (see 2 Chronicles 33:11; compare 2 Kings 19:28). A stela (a stone pillar with an inscription) found in northern Syria shows the Assyrian king Esarhaddon holding cords that go through the lips of two war captives. A recent scholar has suggested that hooks referred to rings inserted into the noses of cattle to control them.

Amos 4:1–3

In this message, Amos blames the wives of Samaria for urging their husbands to commit cruel acts to get money for their parties.

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

Concern for the Poor

Events

Prophecies of Amosc. 788 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 16:16
But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.
Psalm 89:35
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
Habakkuk 1:15–16
The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.
Amos 6:8
The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
Isaiah 37:29
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
Ezekiel 39:4–5
On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Amos

Topics

Fish: Caught: Hooks Fishes: Taken With: Hooks Fishhook: General Scriptures Concerning Poor: Oppressions of Rulers: Wicked The Holiness of God is Pledged for the Fulfilment of His Judgments

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