The Meaning of Amos 3:7 Explained

Amos 3:7

KJV: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

YLT: For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

Darby: But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

ASV: Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Discover Amos 3:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 3:7?

MEANING: What does Amos 3:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 3:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 3:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Surely the Lord  GOD  will do  nothing,  but he revealeth  his secret  unto his servants  the prophets. 

What does Amos 3:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

A similar inevitable connection exists between two other events. God does nothing to His people unless He first warns them through one of His prophets (cf. Psalm 25:14; Jeremiah 23:18; Jeremiah 23:22). [1] Here God meant that He would do nothing by way of covenant-lawsuit judgment without first telling His people. Obviously God does many things without giving a special revelation to His people that He will do them.

Context Summary

Amos 3:1-15 - The Lord's Word Must Come True
The closer our relationship with God, the more searching His scrutiny and chastening. The sins of God's children which may seem of slight consequence are rigorously dealt with by their Heavenly Father, who loves them too well to allow their life to be permanently injured. It is because God loves us that He is so quick in detecting the least symptoms of disease. But we must agree with Him as to the sinfulness of sin, the need of cleansing, the hopelessness of our old nature, and the world's urgent need both of our sympathy and sacrifice. So only shall we walk with God as Enoch did. The soul that is one with Him is on the alert, as is the traveler who hears the lion's roar in the forest. Watch; ye know not the hour!
The nobles of Egypt and Philistia are summoned to view the sins of Samaria and to confirm the justice of her penalty. From all sides the invader would descend on the recreant land. Only a fragment should escape, like the small piece of a lamb rescued from the jaws of the savage beast of prey. The couch of luxury, the bed of sloth, the golden calf of Beth-el-all marked the degeneracy of the Chosen People. May the sorrows through which the world is passing at this hour be the means of cleansing human society from these same evils that our Christian civilization may escape the penalties that overtook Israel! [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 3

1  The necessity of God's judgment against Israel
9  The publication of it, with the causes thereof

What do the individual words in Amos 3:7 mean?

Surely nothing does the Lord GOD nothing for Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets
כִּ֣י לֹ֧א יַעֲשֶׂ֛ה אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר כִּ֚י אִם־ גָּלָ֣ה סוֹד֔וֹ אֶל־ עֲבָדָ֖יו הַנְּבִיאִֽים

כִּ֣י  Surely 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
לֹ֧א  nothing 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יַעֲשֶׂ֛ה  does 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֲדֹנָ֥י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֖ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
דָּבָ֑ר  nothing 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
אִם־  Unless 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
גָּלָ֣ה  He  reveals 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
סוֹד֔וֹ  His  secret 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: סׄוד  
Sense: council, counsel, assembly.
עֲבָדָ֖יו  His  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
הַנְּבִיאִֽים  the  prophets 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.

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