Amos 7:8
“And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou?.... This question was put to him, the rather, since he was silent, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Amos, what seest thou? - o: “He calls the prophet by name, as a familiar friend, known and approved by Him, as He said…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will set a plumbline - I will visit them by justice without any mixture of mercy.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 7:1-9
We here see that God bears long, but that he will not bear always, with a provoking people, both these God here showed…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
what seest thou? The question is addressed to Amos for the purpose of attaching the explanation of the symbol to the…
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