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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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "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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