Amos 3:9 meaning and explanation

Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

Amos 3:9, Berean Standard Bible

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God has just announced judgment on Israel, and now He summons witnesses. Ashdod was a leading Philistine city and Egypt a great power; their citadels, meaning their fortified strongholds, are told to send observers to Samaria, Israel's capital.

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