Amo 8:9 | TNotes | STEP | 8:9 The day of the Lord would invert the cosmos. Jeremiah used similar imagery to describe the desecration of Judah as the Babylonian armies approached (Jer 4:23 ; see also Isa 13:10 ; 34:4 ; 50:3 ; Ezek 32:7-8 ; Joel 2:10 , 31 ; Mic 3:6 ).

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‏ Amos 8:9

8:9 ^a The day of the Lord would invert the cosmos. Jeremiah used similar imagery to describe the desecration of Judah as the Babylonian armies approached (Jer 4:23 ^b; see also Isa 13:10 ^c; 34:4 ^d; 50:3 ^e; Ezek 32:7-8 ^f; Joel 2:10 ^g, 31 ^h; Mic 3:6 ⁱ).