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Publish you in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst of it.
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Sin on Public Display
God commands that Israel's sins be announced from the palace rooftops of foreign nations, Ashdod and Egypt. Commentators explain this isn't a private warning but a public shaming. God invites even pagan enemies and allies to witness the chaos and oppression in Samaria, demonstrating that sin will eventually be exposed and His justice made known to all.
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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Publish - “ye,” they are the words of God, commissioning His prophets.
In (on) the palaces of Ashdod - that is, on the flat ro…
19th Century
Anglican
In the palaces.—Rather, on the palaces, i.e., on their roofs in such conspicuous places that the population, high and low…
16th Century
Protestant
Amos begins here to set judges over the Israelites. Because they would not patiently submit to God’s judgment, he appoints and sets the Egyptians a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in theland of Egypt This is spoken to the prophets, to publish and …
That power which is an instrument of unrighteousness will justly be brought down and broken. What is obtained and kept wrongfully will not be kept …
