Amo 2:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. pant after . . . dust of . . . earth on . . . head of . . . poor —that is, eagerly thirst for this object, by their oppression to prostrate the poor so as to cast the dust on their heads in mourning on the earth (compare ). turn aside . . . way of . . . meek —pervert their cause ( [GROTIUS ]; ). a man and his father —a crime "not so much as named among the Gentiles" ( ). When God's people sin in the face of light, they often fall lower than even those who know not God. go in unto the same maid —from it seems likely "the damsel" meant is one of the prostitutes attached to the idol Astarte's temple: prostitution being part of her filthy worship. to profane my . . . name —Israel in such abominations, as it were, designedly seeks to insult God.

Amos 2:7

7. pant after . . . dust of . . . earth on . . . head of . . . poor—that is, eagerly thirst for this object, by their oppression to prostrate the poor so as to cast the dust on their heads in mourning on the earth (compare 2Sa 1:2; Job 2:12; Eze 27:30).

turn aside . . . way of . . . meek—pervert their cause (Am 5:12; Job 24:4 [GROTIUS]; Isa 10:2).

a man and his father—a crime "not so much as named among the Gentiles" (1Co 5:1). When God's people sin in the face of light, they often fall lower than even those who know not God.

go in unto the same maid—from Am 2:8 it seems likely "the damsel" meant is one of the prostitutes attached to the idol Astarte's temple: prostitution being part of her filthy worship.

to profane my . . . name—Israel in such abominations, as it were, designedly seeks to insult God.