Amos 2:3
“And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof,.... Either from the midst of Moab, the country in general; or from…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And I will cut off the judge - The title “judge” (shophet) is nowhere used absolutely of a king. Holy Scripture speaks…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will cut off the judge - It shall be so destroyed, that it shall never more have any form of government. The judge…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 2:1-8
Here is, I. The judgment of Moab, another of the nations that bordered upon Israel. They are reckoned with and shall be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the judge Why is the judgementioned rather than, as would naturally be expected, the king? One answer is that Moab was…
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