See in Reader
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# General Information:
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God speaks through Amos using poetic language. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# the shepherds from Tekoa, ... concerning Israel
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Tekoa is the name of a town or village in Judah, but this message is primarily to the northern kingdom of Israel. It seems that Amos was one of a group of shepherds who had left Tekoa to work in Israel, and while he was there at work, God gave him these words (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# saw
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If your language uses a word for "see" only in poetry or mostly to indicate seeing in a vision or dream, you might want to use it here.
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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. Alternate translation: "when Uzziah was king of Judah, and also when Jeroboam son of Joash was king of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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/jit/figs-explicit]])
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