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Amos 4:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 4:10

Verse 10 of 13

Scripture focus

I 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.

Amos 4:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 4:10

Theological / Devotional

Manner of Egypt. That is, according to the way the country of the Nile was stricken (see Ex. 9:8-11; Isa. 10:24, 26; Eze. 32:15).

Your young men. It may be that the heavy losses the Israelites suffered in their wars with the Syrians are alluded to here (see 2 Kings 6:24, 25 ; 8:7-12; 13:3, 7, 22).

Stink of your camps. Probably a reference to the pestilence caused by the unburied carcasses. For this clause the LXX reads, “and in my wrath against you I set fire to your camps.”

Not returned. See on v. 6.

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