1. 1. Ἀμὼς] Not the same name as the prophet Amos. The final letter is in Heb. y, i.e. ts, sometimes represented by z, as in Zephaniah; or in Amaziah, of whom tradition makes this Amoz the brother, but on no ascertainable grounds. (The Heb. names of Tyre and Zidon both begin with this letter.

κατὰ] Either generally, ‘concerning Judah and ’: as Ezek. xix. 4; or more definitely, ‘against,’ as in 2 Sam. i. 17, Matt. 11, Acts vi. 13. See Liddell and Scott on κατά, Α. 11. 5, 6; where such instances as Plat. Apol. 37 B, Protag. 323 B (of persons) seem to imply condemnation.

2. On the use of the aorist, see Vol. 1. Introd. ‘Methods of Rendering,’ p. 43.

ἐγέννησα] Scholz considers that the Lxx. probably read a verb from root ἢν instead of ABBREVso Bp Lowth; but the Creek is a fairly good rendering, cf. ἐξέθρεψα, xxiii. 4, Ezek. xxxi. 4, though it does not correspond elsewhere to ABBREV

3. Cf. Jerem. viii. 7.