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Amos 4 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Amos 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 13
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 17
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Amos 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְאֻם | nᵉʼum | H5002 | 7 | oracle |
| מָטַר | mâṭar | H4305 | 4 | rain |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 5 | turn, return |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 5 | city, waking |
| אֶחָד | ʼechâd | H259 | 4 | united, one |
| שָׁלוֹשׁ | shâlôwsh | H7969 | 3 | three, third |
| חֶלְקָה | chelqâh | H2513 | 2 | smoothness, flattery |
How preachers through history handled this text
17 public-domain excerpts on Amos 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“See the folly of carnal hearts; they wander from one creature to another, seeking for something to satisfy, and labour for that which satisfies not; yet, after all, they will not incline their ear to Him in whom they might find all they can want. Preaching the gospel is as rain, and every thing withers where this rain is wanting. It were well if people were as wise for their souls as they are for their bodies; and, when they have not this rain near, would go and seek it where it is to be had. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Amos 4:6–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bashan — Amos 4:1
- Samaria 1 — Amos 4:1
- Egypt — Amos 4:10
- Gomorrah — Amos 4:11
- Sodom — Amos 4:11
- Harmon — Amos 4:3
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