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TITLE. The words of Amos. But the words of Jehovah by Amos. See Amo_1:3.
Amos = Burden.
herdmen = shepherds. Hebrew. nokdim; so called from a peculiar breed of stunted sheep (with fine wool). Mesha was called a noked, rendered "sheepmaster"(2Ki_3:4). See App-54. Occurs only in these two places. But Amos was also a herdman, as is clear from Amo_7:14; whereboker is from bakar, an ox, and hence is connected with ploughing (1Ki_19:19, 1Ki_19:21, &c.) See note on Amo_7:14.
Tekoa. Now Khan Telkua, five miles south of Bethlehem, and ten from Jerusalem. Compare 2Sa_14:2. 2Ch_20:20.
which = which [words].
saw = saw [in a vision]. Compare Num_24:4, Num_24:16. Isa_30:10. Eze_12:27.
Israel. This gives us the subject of the book. in the days. Compare Hos_1:1.
Jeroboam. See Amo_7:10.
two years before the earthquake: i.e. before the one well known and remembered. Compare Zec_14:5.
the earthquake. Figure of speech Hyster. App-6.