Amos — Chapter 1
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
As Dauid was called from keeping sheep made a King & a Prophet; so Amos being a shepheard or heards-man was also made a Prophet. Iosephus l. Antiq. 9. c. 1. sayth this earth-quake hapned when King Ozias presumed to offer incense.
Verse 3
Three signifie the multitude of their sinnes: for three is the first number that is called many, or may be called al. And foure signifie excesse in multitude, so that, albeit God doth forgiue a multitude of sinnes, yet at last for so great excesse he hastneth their punishment.