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Amos
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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime; See also: Zephaniah 2:8-9Amos 1:3Ezekiel 25:8-9but I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet; See also: Jeremiah 48:41Jeremiah 48:24Amos 1:14and I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says the LORD. See also: Numbers 24:17Jeremiah 48:7Jeremiah 48:25The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have rejected the LORD’s law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked; See also: Ezekiel 20:24Ezekiel 20:16Ezekiel 20:13but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.” See also: Jeremiah 17:27Hosea 8:14Jeremiah 21:10The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals; See also: Joel 3:3Amos 5:11-12Micah 3:2-3They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth and deny justice to the oppressed. A man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name. See also: Amos 5:12Ezekiel 22:11Isaiah 10:2They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge. In the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. See also: Deuteronomy 24:12-17Exodus 22:26-27Amos 6:6Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. See also: Job 18:16Malachi 4:1Deuteronomy 2:24-33Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. See also: Deuteronomy 2:7Exodus 12:51Acts 7:42I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn’t this true, you children of Israel?” says the LORD. See also: Numbers 6:2-3Jeremiah 7:25Jeremiah 11:21“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’ See also: Isaiah 30:10Amos 7:13Micah 2:6Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain. See also: Isaiah 1:14Isaiah 7:13Malachi 2:17Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself. See also: Jeremiah 9:23Psalms 33:16Ecclesiastes 9:11He who handles the bow won’t stand. He who is swift of foot won’t escape. He who rides the horse won’t deliver himself. See also: Psalms 33:16-17Ezekiel 39:3He who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked on that day,” says the LORD. See also: Mark 14:52Jeremiah 48:412 Kings 7:8-20
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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)20 notes
Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
Amos 2:1
Ver. 1. Ashes. Some think that he alludes to 4 K. iii. 27. or rather to some war, the ashes of the dead were disturbed. C. Both these acts of inhumanity deserved severe punishment. W.
↑ 1Amos 2:2
Ver. 2. Fire: war under Ozias. C. Carioth. Sept. "the cities." Carioth has this meaning, but is was also the name of a great city. Jer. xlviii. 24. H.
↑ 2Amos 2:3
Ver. 3. Judge, ruler, or head, shall be no more.
↑ 3Amos 2:4
Ver. 4. Walked. After Solomon, scarcely a good prince appeared, till the days of Amos. Juda imitated the idolatry of Israel, hoping thus to find assistance. C.
His crime was the more grievous, as they had the law. W.
↑ 4Amos 2:5
Ver. 5. Fire. Under Joathan, Rasin, &c. invaded the country. Achaz increased the misery, by applying to the Assyrians. C.
↑ 5Amos 2:6
Ver. 6. Just man. Joseph, (Rupert) or our Saviour, (Sanct.) or any other. The expression is proverbial. Ezec. xiii. 19. C. Israel contemned the law, and adopted the abominations of all.
W.
↑ 6Amos 2:7
This 19th-century note uses polemical language; read it in the light of the note at the top of this panel.
Ver. 7. Humble, provoking him to anger. Name. Such incests caused infidels to blaspheme.
Lev. xviii. 8. C. They must be punished with severity. W.
↑ 7Amos 2:8
Ver. 8. Altar. Herein they offended doubly, (Ex. xxii. 26.) as they used the garments of others to hide their shameful actions. 4 K. xxiii. 7. C. Sept. "and tying up their garments with cords, they made veils touching the altar, and drank wine procured by calumnies," (H.) or "rapine," &c.
Chal. Condemned by them unjustly, though some think that a very delicious and intoxicating wine is meant, such as was given to people in grief. Prov. xxxi.
6. Mark xv. 23. Helena learnt in Egypt how to compose such wine. Odys. iv.
Feasting in temples on carpets was an ancient custom.
↑ 8Amos 2:9
Ver. 9. Beneath. The Israelites seemed like locusts in comparison. Num. xiii. 34.
↑ 9Amos 2:11
Ver. 11. Nazarites. Some went secretly to Jerusalem for this purpose; or perhaps they performed these rites illegally at Bethel: for many parts of the law were observed, though not perfectly. C.
iv. 4. The Nazarites were in high estimation. Lam. iv. 7. But the dissolute Israelites (C.) derided them as well as the prophets, (H.) and attempted to make them transgress. C.
↑ 11Amos 2:13
Ver. 13. I will screek. Unable to bear any longer the enormous load of your sins,
&c. The Spirit of God, as S. Jerom takes notice, accommodates itself to the education of the prophet, and inspires him with encouragements taken from country affairs. Ch. Sept. "I am overturned."
Heb. "pressed." C.
↑ 13Amos 2:14
Ver. 14. Swift. Jeroboam I. Other kings are described afterwards. S. Jer. In the latter times all was in confusion. C.
↑ 14Amos 2:1
Ver. 1. Ashes. Some think that he alludes to 4 K. iii. 27. or rather to some war, the ashes of the dead were disturbed. C. --- Both these acts of inhumanity deserved severe punishment. W.
↑ 1Amos 2:2
Ver. 2. Fire: war under Ozias. C. --- Carioth. Sept. "the cities." Carioth has this meaning, but is was also the name of a great city. Jer. xlviii. 24. H.
↑ 2Amos 2:4
Ver. 4. Walked. After Solomon, scarcely a good prince appeared, till the days of Amos. Juda imitated the idolatry of Israel, hoping thus to find assistance. C. ---
His crime was the more grievous, as they had the law. W.
↑ 4Amos 2:6
Ver. 6. Just man. Joseph, (Rupert) or our Saviour, (Sanct.) or any other. The expression is proverbial. Ezec. xiii. 19. C. --- Israel contemned the law, and adopted the abominations of all.
W.
↑ 6Amos 2:7
This 19th-century note uses polemical language; read it in the light of the note at the top of this panel.
Ver. 7. Humble, provoking him to anger. --- Name. Such incests caused infidels to blaspheme.
Lev. xviii. 8. C. --- They must be punished with severity. W.
↑ 7Amos 2:8
Ver. 8. Altar. Herein they offended doubly, (Ex. xxii. 26.) as they used the garments of others to hide their shameful actions. 4 K. xxiii. 7. C. --- Sept. "and tying up their garments with cords, they made veils touching the altar, and drank wine procured by calumnies," (H.) or "rapine," &c.
Chal. --- Condemned by them unjustly, though some think that a very delicious and intoxicating wine is meant, such as was given to people in grief. Prov.
xxxi. 6. Mark xv. 23. Helena learnt in Egypt how to compose such wine. Odys.
iv. --- Feasting in temples on carpets was an ancient custom.
↑ 8Amos 2:13
Ver. 13. I will screek. Unable to bear any longer the enormous load of your sins, &c. The Spirit of God, as S. Jerom takes notice, accommodates itself to the education of the prophet, and inspires him with encouragements taken from country affairs. Ch. --- Sept. "I am overturned."
Heb. "pressed." C.
↑ 13Amos 2:14
Ver. 14. Swift. Jeroboam I. Other kings are described afterwards. S. Jer. --- In the latter times all was in confusion. C.
↑ 14License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses