2. The Lord —the same Hebrew as "masters" ( Amos 4:1 ). Israel's nobles say to their master or lord, Bring us drink: but "the Lord" of him and them "hath sworn," c. by his holiness —which binds Him to punish the guilty ( Amos 4:1- : ). he will take yon away —that is God by the instrumentality of the enemy. with hooks —literally, "thorns" (compare Amos 4:1- : ). As fish are taken out of the water by hooks, so the Israelites are to be taken out of their cities by the enemy ( Amos 4:1- : compare Job 41:1 ; Job 41:2 ; Jeremiah 16:16 ; Habakkuk 1:15 ). The image is the more appropriate, as anciently captives were led by their conquerors by a hook made to pass through the nose ( Habakkuk 1:15- : ), as is to be seen in the Assyrian remains. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"
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