Amos 1:1 (DRB)

Passage

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel two years before the earthquake.

Nearby Context

Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel two years before the earthquake.

Amos 1:2 And he said: The Lord will roar from Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the beautiful places of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is withered.

Amos 1:3 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four I will not convert it: because they have thrashed Galaad with iron wains.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "words", "amos", "herdsmen", "thecua", "concerning", "israel", "days", and "ozias". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "words" and "amos", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he said The Lord will roar...", so "words" and "amos" should be read forward into that movement. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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