Amos 3:9
“Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.”

What does Amos 3:9 mean?
Amos 3:9 (KJV) states, "Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof." This verse from the book of…
Read full commentaryDevotionalA Call to Wakefulness: Observing the Tumults of Our Time
The passage from Amos 3:9 beckons us to witness the tumultuous state of our world: "Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the…
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O Gracious and Eternal God, We come before You today with hearts heavy and burdened, compelled by the weight of the world around us, just as You instructed through the prophet Amos, "Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble…
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