El panorama
Amós 4 abre con “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress…”, cambia cerca del versículo 7 con “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the…” y termina con “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Amós · Versión 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 con “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor…” y llega a “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha cómo Amós nombra la idolatría, la injusticia, la falsa seguridad y sus consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Amós 4:1-7
Versión 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 con “So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet…” y llega a “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha cómo Amós nombra la idolatría, la injusticia, la falsa seguridad y sus consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen trees, blasting, devoured. Su relación con los versículos 8 y 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have…” Nombrar a Egypt mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Amós 4:8-13
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Amos 4:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Amos 4:12 forma un giro 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.”
La nota final
Amos 4:13 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, returned, city, Israel, rain, caused ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.