Amos 2:3

2:3 I will remove ¹  Moab’s leader; ² 

I will kill all Moab’s ³  officials ⁴  with him.”

The Lord has spoken!

Amos 2:5

2:5 So I will set Judah on fire,

and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.” ⁵ 

Amos 6:9

6:9 If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.

[2:3]  ¹ tn Heb “cut off” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB “root out”; NCV “bring to an end.”

[2:3]  ² tn Heb “the leader [traditionally, “judge”] from her midst.”

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn Or “princes” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT); TEV, CEV “leaders.”

[2:5]  ⁵ map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.