amos 3:2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

amos 3:2 "You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities."

2. You only have I known--that is, acknowledged as My people, and treated with peculiar favor (Ex 19:5; De 4:20). Compare the use of "know," Ps 1:6; 144:3; Joh 10:14; 2Ti 2:19.
therefore I will punish--the greater the privileges, the heavier the punishment for the abuse of them; for to the other offenses there is added, in this case, ingratitude. When God's people do not glorify Him, He glorifies Himself by punishing them.

amos 3:2 "You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities."

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