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# General Information:
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God speaks through Amos using poetic language. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# These are the things concerning Israel that Amos, one of the shepherds in Tekoa, received in revelation
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "These are the things concerning Israel that God revealed to Amos, one of the shepherds in Tekoa" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# These are the things
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"This is the message"
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# in Tekoa
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"Tekoa" is the name of a town or village. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# He received these things
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God gave him these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and also in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel
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The words "in the days of" is an idiom and refers to the time when each king reigned. AT: "when Uzziah was king of Judah, and also when Jeroboam son of Joash was king of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# two years before the earthquake
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The assumed knowledge is that the original hearers would be aware of when a large earthquake had affected the area. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Yahweh will roar from Zion; he will raise his voice from Jerusalem
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These two phrases share similar meanings. Together they emphasize that Yahweh shouts loudly as he prepares to judge the nation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Yahweh will roar
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The author speaks of the voice of Yahweh as if it sounded like the roar of a lion or the roar of thunder. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Yahweh
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This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/amos]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shepherd]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/uzziah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jeroboam]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/joash]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/zion]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/carmel]] |