Amos 9:5 - Exposition

To confirm the threats just uttered, the prophet dwells upon God's omnipotence, of which he gives instances. He who will do this is the Lord God of hosts , There is no copula in the Hebrew here. (So Amos 4:13 ; Amos 5:8 .) This title, Jehovah Elohim Zebaoth, represents God not only as Ruler of the heavenly bodies, but as the Monarch of a multitude of heavenly spirits who execute his will, worship him in his abiding place, and are attendants and witnesses of his glory (see note on Haggai 1:2 ). Shall melt; σαλεύων ; comp. Psalms 46:6 ; Psalms 97:5 ; Micah 1:4 ; Nahum 1:5 . The expression denotes the destructive effects of the judgments of God. Shall mourn. The last clauses of the verse are a repetition of Amos 8:8 , with some slight variation.