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The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up; the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.” <a href="/esv/amos/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said: “The LORD roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.” <a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.” <a href="/kjv/amos/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. <a href="/nkjv/amos/1.htm">New King James Version</a> And he said: “The LORD roars from Zion, And utters His voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the top of Carmel withers.” <a href="/nasb_/amos/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he said, “The LORD roars from Zion, And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds’ pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up.” <a href="/nasb/amos/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said, &#8220The LORD roars from Zion And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds&#8217 pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/amos/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he said, “The LORD roars from Zion, And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds’ pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up.” <a href="/lsb/amos/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he said, “Yahweh roars from Zion And from Jerusalem He gives forth His voice; And the shepherds’ pasture grounds mourn, And the top of Carmel dries up.” <a href="/amp/amos/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he said, “The LORD thunders and roars from Zion [in judgment] And utters His voice from Jerusalem; Then the pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the summit of [Mount] Carmel dries up [because of God’s judgment].” <a href="/csb/amos/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He said: The LORD roars from Zion and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers. <a href="/hcsb/amos/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He said: The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers. <a href="/asv/amos/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. <a href="/cev/amos/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and I said: When the LORD roars from Jerusalem, pasturelands and Mount Carmel dry up and turn brown. <a href="/erv/amos/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said, The LORD shall roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. <a href="/gwt/amos/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said: The LORD roars from Zion, and his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures of the shepherds are turning brown, and the top of [Mount] Carmel is dried up. <a href="/gnt/amos/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Amos said, "The LORD roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures dry up, and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown." <a href="/isv/amos/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> He said, "From Zion the LORD roars, and from Jerusalem he shouts aloud. The shepherds' pastures will languish, and Carmel's summit will wither." <a href="/msb/amos/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He said: ?The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.? <a href="/net/amos/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Amos said: "The LORD comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds' pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers." <a href="/nheb/amos/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said: "The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither." <a href="/wbt/amos/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. <a href="/web/amos/1.htm">World English Bible</a> He said: “Yahweh will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he says, “YHWH roars from Zion, "" And gives forth His voice from Jerusalem, "" And pastures of the shepherds have mourned, "" And the top of Carmel has withered!” <a href="/ylt/amos/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he saith: Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And mourned have pastures of the shepherds, And withered hath the top of Carmel! <a href="/slt/amos/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, Jehovah will cry out from Zion, and from Jerusalem he will give his voice; and the habitations of the shepherds mourned, and the head of Carmel was dried up.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said: The Lord will roar from Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the beautiful places of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is withered. <a href="/cpdv/amos/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said: The Lord will roar from Zion, and from Jerusalem he will utter his voice. And the beautiful pastures have mourned, and the top of Carmel has become dry. <a href="/nabre/amos/1.htm">New American Bible</a> He said: The LORD roars from Zion, and raises his voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds languish, and the summit of Carmel withers. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And he said: The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither, and the top of Carmel dries up.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said: The LORD will roar from Zion, and shout from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. <a href="/hpbt/amos/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said: LORD JEHOVAH shall roar from Zion, and from Jerusalem he shall give his voice, and the folds of the Shepherds shall dwell in mourning and the top of Karmela shall dry up<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said: The LORD roareth from Zion, And uttereth His voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. <a href="/sep/amos/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, The Lord has spoken out of Sion, and has uttered his voice out of Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is dried up. <a href="/parallel/amos/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=17" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Judgment on Israel's Neighbors</a> 1These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. 2<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He said:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7580.htm" title="7580: yiš·’āḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To roar. A primitive root; to rumble or moan.">roars</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: mi·ṣī·yōn (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">from Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and raises</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">His voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: ū·mî·rū·šā·lim (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">from Jerusalem;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4999.htm" title="4999: nə·’ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. From na'ah; a home; figuratively, a pasture.">the pastures</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">of the shepherds</a> <a href="/hebrew/56.htm" title="56: wə·’ā·ḇə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To mourn. A primitive root; to bewail.">mourn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">and the summit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3760.htm" title="3760: hak·kar·mel (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as karmel; Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine.">of Carmel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: wə·yā·ḇêš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">withers.”</a> 3This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a> The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. <a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30</a> So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Hosea 11:10</a> They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west. <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a> The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies: <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4</a> How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.” <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Isaiah 5:29</a> Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it. <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a> The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a> The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away. <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a> He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19</a> Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. <a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Revelation 10:3</a> Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices. <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a> And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.The Lord.<a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7,8</a> Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets… <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Proverbs 20:2</a> The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.<a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a> The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.the habitations.<a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7,8</a> And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered… <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a> The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.<a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4</a> How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.Carmel.<a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">1 Samuel 25:2</a> And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.<a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a> It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.<a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Jeremiah 50:19</a> And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Grounds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-5.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/joel/3-20.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Lion's</a> <a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Roareth</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Roars</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-10.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">Summit</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Thunders</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Top</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Uttereth</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Utters</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Wither</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Withered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Withers</a> <a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/23-22.htm">Grounds</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/amos/2-5.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Lion's</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Roareth</a> <a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Roars</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Summit</a> <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Thunders</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Top</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Uttereth</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Utters</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Wither</a> <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Withered</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Withers</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 1</div>1. <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">The time when Amos prophesied.</a> 3. <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">He shows God's judgment upon Syria,</a> 6. <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">upon the Philistines,</a> 9. <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">upon Tyrus,</a> 11. <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">upon Edom,</a> 13. <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">upon Ammon.</a> </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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Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, was called by God to deliver His words to Israel. This emphasizes the divine authority behind the message, as Amos speaks not on his own behalf but as a mouthpiece for the LORD.The LORD roars from Zion The imagery of the LORD roaring like a lion signifies power, authority, and impending judgment. Zion, a hill in Jerusalem, represents the spiritual center of Israel, where God’s presence dwells. This roar indicates that God is about to act decisively, and it echoes the lion imagery found in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Hosea 11:10</a> and <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a>, where God’s voice is associated with both judgment and protection.and raises His voice from Jerusalem; Jerusalem, the political and religious capital of Israel, is the location from which God’s voice emanates. This highlights the city’s significance as the place where God’s covenant with His people is centered. The raising of His voice suggests an urgent and authoritative proclamation, underscoring the seriousness of the message.the pastures of the shepherds mourn, The mourning of the pastures symbolizes the devastation and desolation that will come as a result of God’s judgment. Shepherds, who rely on fertile pastures for their livelihood, will face hardship. This imagery connects to the agricultural society of ancient Israel, where the health of the land directly impacted the people’s well-being. It also reflects the broader theme of creation suffering due to human sin, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a>.and the summit of Carmel withers. Mount Carmel, known for its lush vegetation and beauty, represents prosperity and fertility. Its withering signifies the extent of the coming judgment, affecting even the most fertile and vibrant areas. This serves as a warning of the totality of God’s judgment, reminiscent of the drought and famine themes found in other prophetic writings, such as Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>. The withering also foreshadows the spiritual barrenness that results from turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as a roaring lion, symbolizing His power and impending judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> A hill in Jerusalem, often used to represent the city itself or the dwelling place of God, signifying the center of divine authority and revelation. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Israel, the spiritual and political heart of the nation, from where God's voice of judgment is proclaimed. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shepherds'_pastures.htm">Shepherds' Pastures</a> Symbolic of the land and its people, representing the everyday life and sustenance of the nation, which will be affected by God's judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a> A fertile and prominent mountain in Israel, known for its lush vegetation, which will wither as a sign of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_voice.htm">The Power of God's Voice</a> God's voice is authoritative and powerful, capable of bringing about change and judgment. We must listen and respond to His word with reverence and obedience. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_begins_at_the_center.htm">Judgment Begins at the Center</a> God's judgment starts from Zion and Jerusalem, reminding us that accountability begins with those closest to Him. As believers, we must examine our own lives and communities first. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin.htm">The Impact of Sin</a> The mourning of the pastures and the withering of Carmel illustrate the consequences of sin. Our actions have real-world effects, and we must strive to live righteously. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a> The imagery of nature responding to God's voice underscores His sovereignty over all creation. We should trust in His control and submit to His will. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The prophetic message is a call to repentance. We must heed God's warnings and turn back to Him, seeking His mercy and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 1</a> <a href="/q/what_symbols_show_themes_in_amos.htm">What symbols convey themes in the Book of Amos?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_amos.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Amos?</a> <a href="/q/is_salvation_from_zion_literal_or_symbolic.htm">(Psalm 14:7) Is there any concrete proof for the promise of salvation 'coming out of Zion,' or is this purely a symbolic statement?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Roar.--The prolonged thunder-peal, or lion's roar, of the Divine voice, reverberates from the theocratic metropolis of Zion, to the luxuriant slopes of the noble Carmel, which forms the southern promontory of the Bay of Acre. The "pastures of the Shepherds" remind us of Psalms 23, and refers us to the prophet's own home in the wilderness of Tekoah. The same expression "head (or 'top') of Carmel" occurs in <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm" title="So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees,">1Kings 18:42</a>, and in <a href="/amos/9-3.htm" title="And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:">Amos 9:3</a>. Compare the modern name Ras-el-Kerum. The whole country from south to north is summoned to listen to the Divine voice.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And he said. This is the commencement of "the words" of Amos (ver. 1); and herein the prophet gives a short summary of the judgment which he has to pronounce. The following clause is a repetition of <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a>; and Amos thus connects his prophecy with that of his predscessor, to show the unity of prophetic mission, and to warn the Jews that God's punishments are not directed exclusively on heathen nations. To the nations denounced by Joel, Amos adds others of Israel's enemies, viz. Syria, Ammon, and Moab. Roar... voice. The thunder is the voice of God announcing his coming to judge. From Zion. Not from Dan and Bethel, the seats of idolatrous worship, but from Jerusalem, the abode of his presence. The habitations; better, the pastures. It is only natural that Amos, the shepherd, should use such terms to express the idea that the whole land, from Jerusalem on the south to Carmel on the north, should feel the vengeance of the Lord. Shall mourn; explained by the following term, shall wither; i.e. shall lose their verdure (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/12-11.htm">Jeremiah 12:11</a>; <a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a>). The top of Carmel. This is the Mount Carmel, which stretches boldly into the sea on the south of the Bay of Acre, and is remarkable for its extreme fertility, its rich pastures, its vines, olives, fruits, and flowers. Thomson, 'The Land and the Book;' writes thus about it: "The celebrated ridge, called in the Bible Merest Carmel, and by the Arabs Jebel Kurmul, or Mar Elyas, in honour of Elijah, is an extension of the hills of Samaria, in a northwesterly direction, for a distance of about eighteen miles, terminating in the bold promontory of Carmel, which descends almost literally into the sea. It is steep and lofty where it overhangs the Mediterranean above Haifa, and on that face which overlooks the Plain of Acre on the north, and that of Esdraelon towards the southeast. There is no special excellency in Carmel at the present day, whatever may be said of Sharon. Its name, Kurmul, or Kerm-el, signifies 'the vineyard of God;' but its vineyards have all disappeared. It was a glorious mountain, however, and a prominent landmark; according to Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Jeremiah 46:18</a>), Carmel was a resort of herdsmen. Amos says, 'The habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither,' in the time of the threatened judgment, and this implies that its pastures were not ordinarily liable to wither. This may, in part, have been occasioned by the heavy dews which its lofty elevation, so near the sea, causes to distil nightly upon its thirsty head. I found it quite green and flowery in midsummer. It was a noble pasture field, and, in reference to that characteristic, Micah utters his sweet prayer, 'Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.'" <a href="/commentaries/amos/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He said: וַיֹּאמַ֓ר ׀ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “The LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel roars יִשְׁאָ֔ג (yiš·’āḡ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7580.htm">Strong's 7580: </a> To rumble, moan from Zion מִצִיּ֣וֹן‪‬‪‬ (miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem and raises יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set His voice קוֹל֑וֹ (qō·w·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound from Jerusalem; וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (ū·mî·rū·šā·lim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel the pastures נְא֣וֹת (nə·’ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4999.htm">Strong's 4999: </a> Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place of the shepherds הָרֹעִ֔ים (hā·rō·‘îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with mourn, וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ (wə·’ā·ḇə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_56.htm">Strong's 56: </a> To bewail and the summit רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of Carmel הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ (hak·kar·mel) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3760.htm">Strong's 3760: </a> Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron withers.” וְיָבֵ֖שׁ (wə·yā·ḇêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 1:2 He said: Yahweh will roar from Zion (Amo. 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