The Bible — notes and cross-references in Amos | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 5

5:2^a virgin

Jer. 18:13; 31:4
5:4^a Seek

Amos 4:6; 2 Chron. 15:2; Isa. 55:6; Jer. 29:13; Zeph. 2:3
5:5^a Bethel

Amos 4:4
5:5^b Gilgal

Hosea 4:15
5:8^a makes

Job 9:9; 38:31
5:8^b shadow

Job 12:22; Psa. 107:14; Matt. 4:16
5:8^c water

Gen. 7:11; Amos 9:6
5:10¹ gate

The place where the leading ones exercised judgment (Deut. 21:19; 22:15; Ruth 4:1-2).
5:11^a not

Deut. 28:30, 38-39; Micah 6:15; Zeph. 1:13; cf. Luke 12:20
5:12¹ ransom

I.e., the money paid for a life taken (cf. Num. 35:31).
5:18^1a day

Isa. 5:19; Jer. 17:15-16; Ezek. 12:22, 27

See note Joel 1:15^1a.
5:20^a darkness

Isa. 13:10; Joel 2:31; Mark 13:24; cf. Matt. 22:13
5:21^1a feasts

Prov. 21:27; Isa. 1:11-16; Jer. 6:20

On the one hand, the people of Israel were evil; on the other hand, they still worshipped God with feasts, solemn assemblies, offerings, and singing (vv. 21-23).
5:21² delight

Lit., smell (sweetness).
5:24¹ justice

Instead of Israel’s hypocritical worship, God wanted Israel to exercise justice and practice righteousness.
5:24^a river

Isa. 48:18; 66:12
5:25^a Did

vv. 25-27: Acts 7:42-43
5:26¹ Sikkuth

Understood by the Septuagint translators to read, tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Raiphan (i.e., Rompha), their images (cf. Acts 7:43).
5:27^a Beyond

2 Kings 17:6