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Amos 4:12

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“Therefore I will do this to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

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Verse 12. These. He mentions not what, to keep them in greater suspense and dread; (Saint Jerome) or he will put in execution what he had threatened before. verse 2.—Meet. Septuagint “beseech.” Aq. “oppose,” or to receive the Messias. Saint Jerome—Prepare by repentance to find mercy. Calmet.—After long captivity, Christ will save some. Worthington.

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