Amos 3:9 (DBY)

Passage

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 uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:

Nearby Context

Amos 3:7 But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Amos 3:8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

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 uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:

Amos 3:10 and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces.

Amos 3:11 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary! even round about the land! And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be pillaged.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "publish", "palaces", "ashdod", "land", "egypt", "assemble", and "yourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "publish" and "palaces", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The lion hath roared who will not..." into verse 10's "and they know not to do right...", so "publish" and "palaces" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "publish" and "palaces" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.