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Amos
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I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, “Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake. Break them in pieces on the head of all of them. I will kill the last of them with the sword. Not one of them will flee away. Not one of them will escape. See also: Psalms 68:21Revelation 1:17Isaiah 6:1Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down. See also: Jeremiah 51:53Psalms 139:7-10Obadiah 1:4Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them. See also: Jeremiah 16:16Job 34:22Jeremiah 23:23-24Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good. See also: Leviticus 26:33Jeremiah 44:11Jeremiah 21:10For the Lord, the GOD of Armies, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it will mourn; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again, like the River of Egypt. See also: Amos 8:8Micah 1:3-4Isaiah 64:1It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the LORD is his name. See also: Psalms 104:3Amos 5:8Amos 4:13Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says the LORD. “Haven’t I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? See also: Jeremiah 47:42 Kings 16:9Deuteronomy 2:23Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” says the LORD. See also: Jeremiah 30:11Jeremiah 44:27Amos 9:4“For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth. See also: Luke 22:31Deuteronomy 28:64Isaiah 30:28All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’ See also: Amos 6:3Isaiah 33:14Matthew 13:49-50In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old, See also: Acts 15:15-17Jeremiah 33:14-16Isaiah 16:5that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name,” says the LORD who does this. See also: Isaiah 43:7Isaiah 65:1Acts 15:17“Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the one treading grapes him who sows seed; and sweet wine will drip from the mountains, and flow from the hills. See also: Joel 3:18John 4:35Isaiah 55:13I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit. See also: Isaiah 61:4Jeremiah 30:3Jeremiah 30:18I will plant them on their land, and they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them,” says the LORD your God. See also: Jeremiah 24:6Ezekiel 37:25Isaiah 60:21
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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 9:1
Ver. 1. Altar, in Jerusalem. C. viii. 3. and i. 2. God is going to punish Israel, (C.) or the two tribes. Chal. S. Jer. The ruin of the altar and temple, imply the abolishing of sacrifices during the captivity, at Babylon. W. But Amos speaks rather of Israel. C. Sword. The princes and people are all guilty. Sept.
"strike or cut on the heads of all." H.
↑ 1Amos 9:2
Ver. 2. Hell; to the deepest caves, where they used to flee. Ps. cxxxviii. 8.
↑ 2Amos 9:3
Ver. 3. Top, in woods, or caverns. Serpent. Fishes and sea monsters are so called.
↑ 3Amos 9:5
Ver. 5. A river. Sept. "the river of Egypt." C. viii. 8. and v. 24. C. Grabe's ed.
has "its consummation ( or utter ruin) shall rise up as a river." H.
↑ 5Amos 9:6
Ver. 6. Ascension, or his high throne. Ch. Sept. "the ascent, and hath founded the declarations (H.) or promise upon," &c. which must be explained in a moral sense. C. Bundle. That is, his Church, bound up together by the bands of one faith and communion, (Ch.) which God will protect, and punish sinners. W. Heb. "his apartments in heaven, and his assembly ( or footstool) on earth." Sea, by floods, or rather by rain. C. v. 8. C.
↑ 6Amos 9:7
Ver. 7. Ethiopians. That is, as black as they, by your iniquities. Ch. Chus was father of the Scythians, Arabs, &c. Yet none of these nations were under the peculiar protection of God. The Israelites depended too much on this prerogative, (C.) which they deserved to lose by their sins.
H. God brought them out of Egypt. But he also took the Philistines from Caphtor, (C.) and enabled them to settle in the country. H. Cappadocia.
Cyprus, (Gen. x. 14.) or rather Crete. 1
K. C. Cyrene, (Sym.) "wall," (Th.) or "pit." Sept. Theglathphalassar took Aram or the people of Damascus into captivity. C. Their future return is represented as already past. Vat. Mercer.
↑ 7Amos 9:9
Ver. 9. Ground, to be mixed with the good corn. Israel shall be purified in captivity. C.
Though many perished, God still preserved his Church. W.
↑ 9Amos 9:10
This 19th-century note uses polemical language; read it in the light of the note at the top of this panel.
Ver. 10. Us. Such infidels delayed repentance, (H.) or laughed at the menaces of impending ruin.
C. v. 18. C.
↑ 10Amos 9:11
Ver. 11. David. S. James, after S. Peter, explains this of the vocation of the Gentiles. Acts xv.
15. W. After the fall of Israel, Juda still flourished: but this cannot be meant.
The prosperity after the return from Babylon, or rather under Jesus Christ, must fulfil the prediction. Zorobalel had a very precarious authority, and the Machabees were not of the tribe of Juda, nor was their kingdom so flourishing or durable. C.
↑ 11Amos 9:12
Ver. 12. Edom, subdued by Hircan, with the surrounding nations. The same letters may be read Adam, "man," as the Sept. have, agreeably to Acts xv. 17.
C. "That the rest of men might seek the Lord, (Grabe substitutes me) and all the nations upon whom my," &c. Edom and all mankind shall receive the glad tidings of salvation. H.
↑ 12Amos 9:13
Ver. 13. Shall overtake, &c. By this is meant the great abundance of spiritual blessings; which, as it were, by a constant succession, shall enrich the Church of Christ. Ch. Munster, and his imitator, Clarius, see nothing but an allegory in this abundance and return, v. 14. Yet the literal sense ought to be adopted, when it involves no contradiction. Houbigant, pref. p. 297. God promised a succession of crops to the faithful Israelites, (Lev. xxvi. 5.) and the return of the ten tribes is frequently specified. C.
↑ 13Amos 9:1
Ver. 1. Altar, in Jerusalem. C. viii. 3. and i. 2. God is going to punish Israel, (C.) or the two tribes. Chal. S. Jer. --- The ruin of the altar and temple, imply the abolishing of sacrifices during the captivity, at Babylon. W. --- But Amos speaks rather of Israel. C. --- Sword. The princes and people are all guilty. Sept.
"strike or cut on the heads of all." H.
↑ 1Amos 9:3
Ver. 3. Top, in woods, or caverns. --- Serpent. Fishes and sea monsters are so called.
↑ 3Amos 9:5
Ver. 5. A river. Sept. "the river of Egypt." C. viii. 8. and v. 24. C. --- Grabe's ed.
has "its consummation ( or utter ruin) shall rise up as a river." H.
↑ 5Amos 9:6
Ver. 6. Ascension, or his high throne. Ch. --- Sept. "the ascent, and hath founded the declarations (H.) or promise upon," &c. which must be explained in a moral sense. C. --- Bundle. That is, his Church, bound up together by the bands of one faith and communion, (Ch.) which God will protect, and punish sinners. W. --- Heb. "his apartments in heaven, and his assembly ( or footstool) on earth." --- Sea, by floods, or rather by rain. C. v. 8. C.
↑ 6Amos 9:7
Ver. 7. Ethiopians. That is, as black as they, by your iniquities. Ch. --- Chus was father of the Scythians, Arabs, &c. Yet none of these nations were under the peculiar protection of God. The Israelites depended too much on this prerogative, (C.) which they deserved to lose by their sins.
H. --- God brought them out of Egypt. But he also took the Philistines from Caphtor, (C.) and enabled them to settle in the country. H. --- Cappadocia.
Cyprus, (Gen. x. 14.) or rather Crete. 1
K. C. --- Cyrene, (Sym.) "wall," (Th.) or "pit." Sept. Theglathphalassar took Aram or the people of Damascus into captivity. C. --- Their future return is represented as already past. Vat. Mercer.
↑ 7Amos 9:9
Ver. 9. Ground, to be mixed with the good corn. --- Israel shall be purified in captivity. C. ---
Though many perished, God still preserved his Church. W.
↑ 9Amos 9:11
Ver. 11. David. S. James, after S. Peter, explains this of the vocation of the Gentiles. Acts xv.
15. W. --- After the fall of Israel, Juda still flourished: but this cannot be meant.
The prosperity after the return from Babylon, or rather under Jesus Christ, must fulfil the prediction. Zorobalel had a very precarious authority, and the Machabees were not of the tribe of Juda, nor was their kingdom so flourishing or durable. C.
↑ 11Amos 9:12
Ver. 12. Edom, subdued by Hircan, with the surrounding nations. The same letters may be read Adam, "man," as the Sept. have, agreeably to Acts xv. 17.
C. --- "That the rest of men might seek the Lord, (Grabe substitutes me) and all the nations upon whom my," &c. Edom and all mankind shall receive the glad tidings of salvation. H.
↑ 12Amos 9:13
Ver. 13. Shall overtake, &c. By this is meant the great abundance of spiritual blessings; which, as it were, by a constant succession, shall enrich the Church of Christ. Ch. --- Munster, and his imitator, Clarius, see nothing but an allegory in this abundance and return, v. 14. Yet the literal sense ought to be adopted, when it involves no contradiction. Houbigant, pref. p. 297. --- God promised a succession of crops to the faithful Israelites, (Lev. xxvi. 5.) and the return of the ten tribes is frequently specified. C.
↑ 13License: 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