And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Lord will roar - Amos connects his prophecy to the end of Joel’s, in order to attest immediately in its opening the unity of their missi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Roar.— The prolonged thunder-peal, or lion’s roar, of the Divine voice, reverberates from the theocratic metropolis of Zion, to th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He employs here the same words that we explained yesterday in the lecture on Joel, but for another purpose. By saying, Jehovah from Zion shall …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said That is, the Prophet Amos, before described; he, being under divine inspiration, said as follows:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

GOD employed a shepherd, a herdsman, to reprove and warn the people. Those to whom God gives abilities for His services, ought not to be despised f…

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