Amos 3:9
Samaria Will Fall
9 Make this announcement in ▼▼ Heb “on” or “over” (also later in this verse).
the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt.
Say this:
“Gather on the hills around Samaria! ▼
▼ Samaria might refer here both to the region and to the capital city (later known as Sebaste). On the other hand, there actually are hills that surround the mound upon which the city was built. The implication is that the nations can come and sit and see from those hills the sin of the capital city and its judgment.
▼ Observe the many acts of violence ▼
▼ The Hebrew noun carries the nuance of “panic” or “confusion.” Here it refers metonymically to the violent deeds that terrorize the oppressed.
taking place within the city, ▼▼ Heb “in her midst” (so NAB, NASB); NIV “among her people.”
the oppressive deeds ▼ occurring in it.” ▼
▼ Heb “within her.”
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