Amos 3:7

3:7 Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

Amos 3:10

3:10 “They do not know how to do what is right.” (The Lord is speaking.)

“They store up ¹  the spoils of destructive violence ²  in their fortresses.

Amos 7:11

7:11 As a matter of fact, ³  Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile ⁴  away from its land.’”

[3:10]  ¹ tn Heb “those who.”

[3:10]  ² tn Heb “violence and destruction.” The expression “violence and destruction” stand metonymically for the goods the oppressors have accumulated by their unjust actions.

[7:11]  ³ tn Or “for.”

[7:11]  ⁴ tn See the note on the word “exile” in 5:5.