COMMENTARY:
: 6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have you not returned unto me, says the LORD. (2640 “want” [chocer] means lack of, need, become empty, scarce, be abated, be devoid of or poverty.)
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COMMENTARY:
: 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I punish you for all your iniquities. (6485 “punish” [paqad] means to impose a penalty on, inflict punishment on, inspect, look at, make a search, hunt up, seek out, or to make a careful inspection.)
DEVOTION: Have you ever … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: (3988 “despised” [ma’ac] means … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. (5349 “herdmen” [noqed] means sheep-raiser, sheep-dealer, sheep master or sheep-tender.)… Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for MY people and for MY heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted MY land. (8199 “plead” [shaphat] means judge, rule, pass judgment, administer justice, to enter … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repents him of the evil. (5162 “repenteth” [nacham] means to be sorry, console oneself, regret, have compassion or be moved with pity.)
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COMMENTARY:
: 5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep; and howl, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. (7910 “drunkards” [shikkowr] means intoxicated, drunken, drinkers of alcohol or drinking of strong drink.)
DEVOTION: This has been a issue since the beginning of time since … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 O Israel, return to the Lord your God, for you have fallen by your iniquity. (7725 “return” [shuwb] means turn, restore, come back, change one’s mind, or to follow after.)
DEVOTION: As a believer we sometimes have to put our name in some of the Scriptures to help us apply it to … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Yet I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, and you shall know no god but ME: for there is no Savior beside ME. (3467 “Savior” [yasha‘] means deliverer, helper, person who delivers others from pain, suffering, hardship or death, save from moral troubles, to set free or to give … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him. (2603 “pleaded” [chanan] means supplication, to favor, to earnestly request compassion, implore favor, intreat for mercy, or plead for grace.)
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