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Amos 8 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter is written in poetic form and it shows the way Yahweh's people are sinning and how he is going to respond. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
"This is the declaration of Yahweh"
This phrase is used to introduce prophecy. It highlights what God is proclaiming. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet)