Amos 7:11
For rthus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
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Amos 7:9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
Psalms 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
so Amaziah falsely reports the prophet.
he no where said so, nor did he insinuate so much, but spake of his house distinguished from his person, as Amo 7:9.
this indeed he foretold, but did no more contribute to it, or contrive it, than the physician doth who foretells the death of an uncounsellable patient, sick of a mortal disease.
this is added to signify the greatness of the captivity.