Amos 8

Amos 8:1

Ser fruit] In the Hebrew there is a kind of 〈◊〉 betweene the word Summer, and the word End: which is the onely ground of this designe: and for to keep some mae thereof, the word End is joyned to the next verse: See Jeremiah 1:11.

Amos 8:3

The songs] namely; The sweet musick of great ones: See Amos 6:5 In every place] The dead bodies shall not be buried honourably, and without funerall pompe; but shall be throwne into p, and common graves, without any mourning: Psal. 78. 64.

Amos 8:5

The new 〈◊〉] Which were festivall dayes; upon which it was not lawfull to buy nor sell: Ne. 13. 15, 16 Make the] Giving small measure in selling; and using great weights to weigh the money which we receive for payment.

Amos 8:6

Buy] Ensnaring the poore into fraudulent debts to make them your bondmen; abuing the permission of: Leviticus 25:39. which aimed only at a remedy for casuall poverties.

Amos 8:7

By the excellencie] the Italian y the glorie] namely; By himselfe, who is the glorious God of his people: Psal. 106. 20.

Amos 8:8

The lad] Are not these wickednesses sufficient to cause the land to be destroyd, and laid waste; as Egyptis overflowne by the river Nilus

Amos 8:9

Cause the Sunne] I will ncumber the land with horrible and mournfull calamities, when it shall be least thought of; and when man shall thinke himselfe happy and peaceable: Seeob 5. 15. Isa. 13. 10. and 59. 9, 10. Jer. 5. 9.

Amos 8:11

The words] For to receive some comfort, counsell, or advice thereby.

Amos 8:13

For thirst] namely, By the effects of my burning wrath, without any refreshment of comfort: Hosea 2:3.

Amos 8:14

By the sinne] namely, By the calves of and other Idols, which are the objects and instruments of their sinne Thy God] For they made profession of worshipping the true God in those figures: See Exodus 32:4-5 〈◊〉 Kings 10 16. 9. Hol. 4. 15 O. Dan] Where one of the calves was set up: 1 Kings 12:29 The 〈◊〉] Heb. the way; namely, the religion of worship: as Act. 9. 2. and 18. 25 eer-Shba] See upon Amos 5:5.