Amos 2:11
“And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I raised up of your sons for prophets,.... Such as Moses, Joshua, and the seventy elders, and others; not only to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And I raised up of your sons for prophets - Amos turns from outward mercies to inward, front past to present, from…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 2:9-16
Here, I. God puts his people Israel in mind of the great things he has done for them, in putting them into possession of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Amos 2:11-12
Further marks of God's favour. He had not only bestowed on them material blessings; He had provided also for their moral…
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