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Amos 08 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter is written in poetic form and it shows the way Yahweh's people are sinning and how he is going to respond. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
"This is the declaration of Yahweh"
This phrase is used to introduce prophecy. It highlights what God is proclaiming. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet)