Amos 1:1 (GNV)

Passage

The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen at Tecoa, which he sawe vpon Israel, in the dayes of Vzziah king of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash King of Israel, two yeere before the earthquake.

Nearby Context

Amos 1:1 The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen at Tecoa, which he sawe vpon Israel, in the dayes of Vzziah king of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash King of Israel, two yeere before the earthquake.

Amos 1:2 And he saide, The Lord shall roare from Zion, and vtter his voyce from Ierusalem, and the dwelling places of the shepheards shall perish, and the top of Carmel shall wither,

Amos 1:3 Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Damascus, and for foure I will not turne to it, because they haue threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of yron.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wordes", "amos", "heardmen", "tecoa", "sawe", "vpon", "israel", and "dayes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wordes" and "amos", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he saide The Lord shall roare...", so "wordes" 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 "wordes" and "amos" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.