O panorama
Amós 4 abre com “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress…”, muda perto do versículo 7 com “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the…” e termina com “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Amós · Versão King James · 13Amós 4:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria…
Amós 4:1–7 abre com “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor…” e chega a “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça como Amós nomeia idolatria, injustiça, falsa segurança e as consequências que delas resultam.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Amós 4:1-7
Versão King James1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD .
4Come to Beth-el, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
5And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD .
6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD .
7And 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.
Amós 4:8-13
Versículos 8–13: So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they…
Amós 4:8–13 abre com “So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet…” e chega a “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça como Amós nomeia idolatria, injustiça, falsa segurança e as consequências que delas resultam.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem trees, blasting, devoured. A relação com os versículos 8 e 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have…” Nomear Egypt mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Amós 4:8-13
Versão King James8So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD .
9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD .
10I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD .
11I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD .
12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD , The God of hosts, is his name.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Amos 4:1 começa com “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Amos 4:12 forma uma mudança natural: “Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.”
A nota final
Amos 4:13 deixa o leitor com “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, returned, city, Israel, rain, caused 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.