Amos 1:2 meaning and explanation
He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
Amos 1:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Amos, a sheepherder from Tekoa in Judah, speaks this opening oracle during the reigns of Uzziah and Jeroboam II, two years before an earthquake. The LORD is pictured as a lion roaring from Zion, His chosen dwelling in Jerusalem, and that roar is not comfort but coming judgment on Israel and the surrounding nations.
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