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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
Amos 7:17 — KJV
Thy wife. Grievous would be Amaziah’s suffering as a captive husband and father. This prophecy does not state that his wife would become a “harlot” by choice; it may simply mean that she would endure the victor’s violence when the city was taken by an invading army (see Isa. 13:16; Lam. 5:11).
A polluted land. Probably a reference to a “Gentile” country. A people’s iniquities and idolatries are frequently said to defile the land (Lev. 18:24, 25; Jer. 2:7).
Go into captivity. Amos confirms, by repetition, his prophecy concerning the captivity of Israel (v. 11), indicating that the divine purpose is unchanged. As a true prophet of God he cannot change his message under the force of outside pressure. Captivity would come to unrepentant Israel, and it did come (2 Kings 17:1-9).
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