O panorama
Amós 2 abre com “Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn…”, muda perto do versículo 8 com “And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink…” e termina com “And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Amós · Versão King James · 16Amós 2:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I…
Amós 2:1–8 abre com “Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the…” e chega a “And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Amós 2 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof…” O número three torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD .” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem judge, LORD, midst. A relação com os versículos 2 e 4 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem aside, dust, earth. A relação com os versículos 6 e 8 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Amós 2:1-8
Versão King James1Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
3And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD .
4Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD , and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
5But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
6Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
7That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
8And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
Amós 2:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the…
Amós 2:9–16 abre com “Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he…” e chega a “And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD .” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Amós 2 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the…” Nomear Amorite e Yet mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Amós 2:9-16
Versão King James9Yet destroyed I 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.
10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
11And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD .
12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
13Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
15Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
16And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD .
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Amos 2:1 começa com “Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Amos 2:5 forma uma mudança natural: “But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
A nota final
Amos 2:16 deixa o leitor com “And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD .”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, turn, deliver, Moab, punishment, transgressions ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.