amos 7:4 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.

amos 7:4 Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend [with them] by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land.

4. called to contend--that is, with Israel judicially (Job 9:3; Isa 66:16; Eze 38:22). He ordered to come at His call the infliction of punishment by "fire" on Israel, that is, drought (compare Am 4:6-11), [MAURER]. Rather, war (Nu 21:28), namely, Tiglath-pileser [GROTIUS].
devoured the . . . deep--that is, a great part of Israel, whom he carried away. Waters are the symbol for many people (Re 17:15).
did eat up a part--namely, all the land (compare Am 4:7) of Israel east of Jordan (1Ch 5:26; Isa 9:1). This was a worse judgment than the previous one: the locusts ate up the grass: the fire not only affects the surface of the ground, but burns up the very roots and reaches even to the deep.

amos 7:4 Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend [with them] by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land.

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