“Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.”
Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt, and say, 'Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her, and the oppressed in her midst.' Amos issues a sarcastic summons to Israel's traditional enemies — Philistia and Egypt — to come and observe the moral chaos inside Samaria, Israel's capital. The irony is cutting: nations known for cruelty and oppression are invited to serve as witnesses against Israel, implying that Israel's injustice has surpassed even theirs. The 'great tumults' and 'oppressed in her midst' summarize the social crimes that fill Amos's indictments throughout the book.
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