Amos 2 · Verse 3

Amos 2:3

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.
Amos 2:3, King James Version

Amos 2:3 in other translations

BSBI will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
WEBand I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says the LORD.
ASVand I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd I have cut off a judge from her midst, And all its heads I slay with him, said Jehovah.
DARBYAnd I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
BBEAnd I will have the judge cut off from among them, and all their captains I will put to death with him, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd I will cut off the judge from the midst of it, and will slay all its princes with him, saith the LORD.

What does Amos 2:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. the judge--the chief magistrate, the supreme source of justice. "King" not being used, it seems likely a change of government had before this time substituted for kings, supreme judges.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 I will cut off the judge - It shall be so destroyed, that it shall never more have any form of government. The judge here, שופט shophet, may signify the chief magistrate. The chief magistrates of the Carthaginians were called suffetes; probably taken from the Hebrew Judges, שופטים shophetim.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 2:1-8

The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with. Other nations were reckoned with for injuries done to men; Judah is reckoned with for dishonour done to God. Judah despised the law of the Lord; and he justly gave them up to strong delusion; nor was it any excuse for their sin, that they were the…

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Amos 2:3 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772
שׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.Feta judgeH8199
מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּmi.kir.Bahfrom midst itsH7130
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
שָׂרֶ֛יהָsa.Rei.haofficials itsH8269
אֶהֱר֥וֹג'e.he.RogI will killH2026
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mowith himH5973
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Amos 2:3

  • Jeremiah 48:7

    For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

  • Numbers 24:17

    I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

  • Jeremiah 48:25

    The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 40:23

    That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

  • Psalms 2:10

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nu 24:17; Jer 48:7,25

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Context

  • Amos 2:2

    But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

  • Amos 2:3

    And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

  • Amos 2:4

    Thus saith 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:

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Amos 2:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y quitaré el juez de en medio de él, y mataré con él á todos sus príncipes, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je retrancherai le juge du milieu de lui, et je tuerai tous ses princes avec lui, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ich werde den Richter ausrotten aus seiner Mitte und alle seine Fürsten mit ihm umbringen, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et disperdam judicem de medio ejus, et omnes principes ejus interficiam cum eo, dicit Dominus.