Amos 3:1

Every Effect has its Cause

3:1 Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against ¹  you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up ²  from the land of Egypt:

Amos 5:1

Death is Imminent

5:1 Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, ³  family ⁴  of Israel:

[3:1]  ¹ tn Or “about.”

[3:1]  ² tn One might expect a third person verb form (“he brought up”), since the Lord apparently refers to himself in the third person in the preceding sentence. This first person form, however, serves to connect this message to the earlier indictment (2:10) and anticipates the words of the following verse.

[5:1]  ³ tn Heb “Listen to this word which I am about to take up against you, a funeral song.”

[5:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”