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Amos 4:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 4:9

Verse 9 of 13

Scripture focus

I 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.

Amos 4:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 4:9

Theological / Devotional

Blasting. See Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; Haggai 2:17. Either a blight upon the plants or the withering produced by the scorching east wind (see Isa. 27:8; Eze. 17:10; see on Jer. 4:11).

Mildew. Believed to be a blight that made the grain turn pale and yellow, and become unfruitful.

Planterworm. Believed by some to be a kind of locust (see on Joel 1:4) though some hold they were caterpillars.

Not returned. See on v. 6.

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