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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I brought you up out of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness to give you the land of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It was I who rescued you from Egypt and led you through the desert for forty years, so you could possess the land of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also <i>it was</i> I <i>who</i> brought you up from the land of Egypt, And led you forty years through the wilderness, To possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And led you in the wilderness for forty years So that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, And I led you forty years through the wilderness That you might possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I brought you from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness in order to possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I brought you from the land of Egypt and led you 40 years in the wilderness in order to possess the land of the Amorite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Also 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I had rescued you from Egypt, and for forty years I had led you through the desert. Then I gave you the land of the Amorites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Also 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I brought you out of Egypt. I led you through the desert for 40 years so that you could take possession of the land of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I brought you out of Egypt, led you through the desert for forty years, and gave you the land of the Amorites to be your own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, I brought you up from the land of Egypt, leading you in the wilderness for 40 years, to take possession of the land of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for forty years so you could take the Amorites' land as your own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Also 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also I brought you from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Also 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have brought you up from the land of Egypt, "" And cause you to go in a wilderness forty years, "" To possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I -- I have brought you up from the land of Egypt, And cause you to go in a wilderness forty years, To possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I will cause you to come into the desert forty years to possess the land of the Amorite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />It is I that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and I led you forty years through the wilderness, that you might possess the land of the Amorrhite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />It is I who caused you to ascend from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness for forty years, so that you might possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, and who led you through the desert for forty years, to occupy the land of the Amorites; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Also 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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, and brought you here to possess the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness forty years, and I have brought you to this region to inherit the land of the Amorites<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, And led you forty years in the wilderness, To possess the land of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you about in the desert forty years, that ye should inherit the land of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/2-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=309" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">And I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: he·‘ĕ·lê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you up</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wā·’ō·w·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and led</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·re·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">that you might take possession</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">of the Amorite.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Deuteronomy 5:6</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Deuteronomy 6:12</a></span><br />be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Deuteronomy 8:14</a></span><br />then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></span><br />For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-17.htm">Joshua 24:17</a></span><br />For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-12</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. / You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-10.htm">Psalm 81:10</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-11.htm">Psalm 136:11-12</a></span><br />and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever. / with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-14</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a></span><br />They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Jeremiah 32:21</a></span><br />You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a></span><br />When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-4.htm">Micah 6:4</a></span><br />For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.</p><p class="hdg">I bought.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Exodus 12:51</a></b></br> And it came to pass the selfsame day, <i>that</i> the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8-12</a></b></br> And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give <i>it, I say</i>, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou <i>art</i> righteous: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Psalm 105:42,43</a></b></br> For he remembered his holy promise, <i>and</i> Abraham his servant… </p><p class="hdg">and led.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Numbers 14:34</a></b></br> After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, <i>even</i> forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, <i>even</i> forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7</a></b></br> For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God <i>hath been</i> with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-4</a></b></br> And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, <i>and</i> to prove thee, to know what <i>was</i> in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no… </p><p class="hdg">to possess.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-31.htm">Numbers 14:31-35</a></b></br> But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-20.htm">Deuteronomy 1:20,21,39</a></b></br> And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/hosea/11-3.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/hosea/11-4.htm">Led</a> <a href="/hosea/9-6.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/daniel/7-22.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/10-16.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/genesis/10-16.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/amos/2-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Led</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">God's judgments upon Moab,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">upon Judah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">and upon Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-9.htm">God complains of their ingratitude.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It highlights God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The Exodus is a central theme throughout the Old Testament, symbolizing salvation and redemption. It is often seen as a type of Christ's deliverance of humanity from sin, as Jesus is the ultimate Redeemer.<p><b>and led you forty years in the wilderness</b><br>The forty years in the wilderness were a period of testing and reliance on God. This time was marked by God's provision, such as manna and water, and His guidance through the pillar of cloud and fire. The number forty often signifies a period of trial or probation in the Bible. This journey was necessary for the Israelites to learn obedience and trust in God, preparing them to enter the Promised Land. It also foreshadows the spiritual journey of believers, who are called to trust in God's provision and guidance.<p><b>that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite</b><br>The land of the Amorite refers to the territory that was part of the Promised Land, which God had sworn to give to Abraham and his descendants. The Amorites were one of the many Canaanite tribes inhabiting the land. This phrase underscores God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant promises. The conquest of Canaan is a significant event, demonstrating God's judgment on the wickedness of the Canaanite nations and His provision for His people. It also points to the ultimate inheritance believers have in Christ, as they are promised an eternal home in the new heavens and new earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, whom He delivered from slavery in Egypt and led through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land of bondage from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing sin and oppression.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The place of testing and reliance on God, where the Israelites wandered for forty years.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_amorites.htm">The Amorites</a></b><br>A group of people living in Canaan, whose land God promised to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who acts as the deliverer and guide for the Israelites, demonstrating His faithfulness and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_deliverance.htm">God's Faithfulness in Deliverance</a></b><br>Reflect on God's unwavering commitment to His promises, as demonstrated in the deliverance from Egypt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_as_a_place_of_growth.htm">The Wilderness as a Place of Growth</a></b><br>Understand the wilderness as a metaphor for life's trials, where reliance on God leads to spiritual maturity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/possessing_the_promised_land.htm">Possessing the Promised Land</a></b><br>Recognize that God's promises often require active participation and faith, as seen in the conquest of the Amorite land.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_past_works.htm">Remembering God's Past Works</a></b><br>Cultivate a habit of remembering and recounting God's past faithfulness to strengthen faith in present challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_forgetfulness.htm">The Danger of Forgetfulness</a></b><br>Be aware of the human tendency to forget God's past deliverance, leading to disobedience and unbelief.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_amorites'_fall,_exodus.htm">(Amos 2:9-10) Is there any archaeological or scientific evidence to support the miraculous overthrow of the Amorites and the exodus narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'baptized_into_moses'_mean.htm">In 1 Corinthians 10:2, what does it mean for the Israelites to be 'baptized into Moses,' and how does this align with historical accounts of their exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_no_prophet_like_moses_arose.htm">How can Deut. 34:10 claim no prophet like Moses ever arose when other prophets performed significant miracles too?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_events'_chronological_order.htm">What is the chronological order of events in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Forty years.</span>--The forty years' wandering was a punishment for fickleness and cowardice, but during the incidence of this judgment, of which we have only one or two events recorded in the Book of Numbers, God was disciplining and organising a tribe of restless wanderers into a nation. (<a href="/context/deuteronomy/32-9.htm" title="For the LORD's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.">Deuteronomy 32:9-13</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - The deliverance from Egypt and the guidance through the desert, though chronologically first, are mentioned last, as the great and culminating example of the favour and protection of God. First God prepared the land for Israel, and then trained them for possessing it. From the many allusions in this section, we see how familiar Amos and his hearers were with the history and law of the Pentateuch. <span class="cmt_word">Led you forty years</span> (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/2-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנֹכִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·lê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you up</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and led</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forty</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you might take possession</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֶ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·re·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Amorite.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·mō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/2-10.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 2:10 Also I brought you up out (Amo. 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