Amos 3:2
Konteks3:2 “I have chosen 1 you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
Amos 3:4-5
Konteks3:4 Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? 2
Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
3:5 Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait?
Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
Amos 3:7
Konteks3:7 Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
Amos 6:13
Konteks6:13 You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. 3
You say, “Did we not conquer Karnaim 4 by our own power?”
[3:2] 1 tn Heb “You only have I known.” The Hebrew verb יָדַע (yada’) is used here in its covenantal sense of “recognize in a special way.”
[3:4] 2 tn Heb “without having prey [or “food”].”
[6:13] 3 tn Heb “those who rejoice over Lo-Debar.”
[6:13] sn Lo-Debar was located across the Jordan River in Gilead, which the Israelite army had conquered. However, there is stinging irony here, for in Hebrew the name Lo-Debar means “nothing.” In reality Israel was happy over nothing of lasting consequence.
[6:13] 4 sn Karnaim was also located across the Jordan River. The name in Hebrew means “double horned.” Since an animal’s horn was a symbol of strength (see Deut 33:17), the Israelites boasted in this victory over a town whose very name symbolized military power.