Amos 2:2

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Amos 2:2 sn The destruction of Moab by fire is an example of a judgment in kind—as the Moabites committed the crime of “burning,” so the Lord will punish them by setting them on fire.
2. Amos 2:2 sn Kerioth was an important Moabite city. See Jer 48:24, 41.
3. Amos 2:2 tn Or “die” (KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV); cf. NAB “shall meet death.”
4. Amos 2:2 tn Or “in the tumult.” This word refers to the harsh confusion of sounds that characterized an ancient battle—a mixture of war cries, shouts, shrieks of pain, clashes of weapons, etc.
5. Amos 2:2 tn Heb “sound” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).
6. Amos 2:2 sn The ram’s horn (used as a trumpet) was blown to signal the approaching battle.