## Rashi on Amos Chapter 3

###### Rashi on Amos 3:2:1
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**רַק אֶתְכֶם יָדַעְתִּי.** אָהַבְתִּי, וְאַתֶּם פְּשַׁעְתֶּם בִּי, עַל כֵּן וְגוֹ'. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ דְּרָשׁוּהוּ לְצַד אַחֵר בְּמַסֶּכֶת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Only you did I love** Heb. יָדַעְתִּי, lit., I knew. I loved you, but you rebelled against Me; therefore,... But our Sages expounded on it in a different manner in Tractate *Avodah Zarah* (4a).


###### Rashi on Amos 3:3:1
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**הֲיֵלְכוּ שְׁנַיִם יַחְדָּו.** שֶׁאַתֶּם אוֹמְרִים לַנְּבִיאִים לֹא תִנָּבְאוּ, כְּלוּם הַנְּבִיאִים מִתְנַבְּאִים מִלִּבָּם אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן נִצְטַוּוּ, כְּלוּם דְּבָרִים נַעֲשִׂים אֶלָּא עַל פִּי דַּרְכָּם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will two walk together**—Concerning what you say to the prophets, “Do not prophesy,” do the prophets prophesy from their own mind unless they were commanded? Are things done in any way but in their customary fashion?


###### Rashi on Amos 3:3:2
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**בִּלְתִּי אִם נוֹעָדוּ.** אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן קָבְעוּ מוֹעֵד לָלֶכֶת יַחְדָּו לְמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**unless they agree**—Unless they made an appointment to go together to such and such a place.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:4:1
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**הֲיִשְׁאַג אַרְיֵה בַּיַּעַר וְטֶרֶף אֵין לוֹ.** כְּשֶׁאַרְיֵה אוֹחֵז טֶרֶף דַּרְכּוֹ לִשְׁאוֹג, וְאֵינוֹ שׁוֹאֵג אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן לָכַד, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר "יִשְׁאַג כַּכְּפִירִים וְיִנְהֹם וְיֹאחֵז טֶרֶף" (ישעיהו ה:כט), וְכֵן "כַּאֲשֶׁר יֶהְגֶּה הַכְּפִיר וְהָאַרְיֵה עַל טַרְפּוֹ" (ישעיהו לא:ד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will a lion roar in the forest if he has no prey**—When a lion lays hold of its prey, it customarily roars, and it does not roar unless it has taken [prey]. Similarly, Scripture states: (Isa. 5:29) “He will roar like the lion cubs, and he will growl and lay hold of prey.” Similarly, (ibid. 31:4) “As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey.”


###### Rashi on Amos 3:5:1
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**הֲתִפֹּל צִפּוֹר עַל פַּח הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹקֵשׁ אֵין לָהּ.** בְּפַח שֶׁנָּפְלָה עָלָיו וּמוֹקֵשׁ אֵין לָהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will a bird fall on a net upon the ground unless it has a snare**—in the net which has fallen upon it?


###### Rashi on Amos 3:5:2
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**הֲיַעֲלֶה פַּח מִן הָאֲדָמָה.** מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁהוּטַל שָׁם, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן נֶאֱחַז בּוֹ הָעוֹף, כְּשֶׁהוּא רוֹצֶה לִבְרֹחַ עוֹקֵר אֶת הַפַּח וּמַעֲלֵהוּ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ מְעַט, וְאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה כְּבָר נִלְכָּד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will a net ascend from the ground**—from the place it was laid unless a bird was caught in it? When it wishes to escape, it pulls up the net and lifts it from its place a little, and at that time it is caught.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:6:1
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**אִם יִתָּקַע שׁוֹפָר.** שֶׁהַצּוֹפֶה רוֹאֶה גְּיָסוֹת בָּאִים בָּעִיר וְתוֹקֵעַ בַּשּׁוֹפָר לְהַזְהִיר אֶת הָעָם, אֵין אֵלּוּ אֶלָּא דִּבְרֵי מָשָׁל וְדִמְיוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will a shophar be sounded**—For the lookout sees troops approaching the city and sounds the shophar to warn the people. These are but words of allegory and similitude, [to be explained as follows:]


###### Rashi on Amos 3:6:2
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**הֲיִשְׁאַג אַרְיֵה.** הוּא נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר. דָּבָר אַחֵר: הַנְּבִיאִים מְדַמִּין אֶת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ הַבָּא עֲלֵיהֶם לִשְׁאָגַת אַרְיֵה כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמְרוּ לְמַטָּה "אַרְיֵה שָׁאָג מִי לֹא יִירָא", וְכָאן זֶה פֵּרוּשׁ הַדּוּגְמָא: הֲיָבֹא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּפִי הַנְּבִיאִים לְדַבֵּר דָּבָר מֵאֵת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְרָעָה אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן הַפּוּרְעָנוּת נִגְזַר מִלְּפָנָיו, זֶהוּ הַטֶּרֶף. הֲיִתֵּן הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא קוֹלוֹ לְדַבֵּר קָשֶׁה בִּלְתִּי אִם לָכַד אֶתְכֶם בְּמוֹקֵשׁ עָוֹן. **הֲתִפֹּל צִפּוֹר עַל פַּח.** וְאֵין הַפַּח מַכְשִׁילָהּ, כְּלוֹמַר וְכִי אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁאַתֶּם עוֹבְרִים עֲבֵרוֹת וְלֹא יִהְיֶה לָכֶם לְמוֹקֵשׁ. **הֲיַעֲלֶה פַּח וְגוֹ'.** כָּךְ הֲיַעֲלֶה עֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶם לְמַעְלָה וְלֹא יִלְכְּדוּ אֶתְכֶם. **אִם יִתָּקַע שׁוֹפָר בְּעִיר.** כָּךְ הָיָה לָכֶם לִהְיוֹת חֲרֵדִים אֶל דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִיאִים שֶׁהֵם צוֹפִים לָכֶם לְמַלֵּט אֶתְכֶם מִן הָרָעָה שֶׁלֹּא תָבֹא, וּכְשֶׁתָּבֹא לָכֶם הָרָעָה הֲלֹא תֵּדְעוּ כִּי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה לָכֶם עַל שֶׁלֹּא נִזְהַרְתֶּם בִּנְבִיאָיו.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**[4] Will a lion roar**—That is Nebuchadnezzar. Another explanation: The prophets compare the holy spirit that comes upon them from the roar of a lion, as he states below: (verse 8) “A lion has roared; who will not fear?” And here he explains the allegory. Did the Holy One, blessed be He, bring the holy spirit into the mouths of the prophets to [prophesy] evil unless retribution was decreed by Him? That is the prey. Will the Holy One, blessed be He, let out a cry to speak harshly unless He has taken you with the snare of iniquity? Will a bird fall on a net that the net will not snare it? I.e, is it possible that you commit sins and it will not be a snare to you? Will a net ascend etc.? Similarly, will your iniquities ascend on high and not take you? Will a shophar be sounded in the city?... So should you quake before the words of the prophets who look out for you to deliver you from the evil, that it not come, and when the evil comes to you, should you not know that the Holy One, blessed be He, does it to you because you did not take heed of His prophets?


###### Rashi on Amos 3:7:1
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**כִּי לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה אֲדֹנָי.** אֱלֹהִים דָּבָר אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן גָּלָה סוֹדוֹ אוֹתוֹ סוֹד אֶל עֲבָדָיו הַנְּבִיאִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**For the Lord God does nothing unless He has revealed His secret**—That secret to His servants, the prophets.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:8:1
[Rashi on Amos 3:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Amos/r/3:8:1)

**אַרְיֵה שָׁאָג מִי לֹא יִירָא.** כָּךְ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא דִּבֵּר אֶל הַנְּבִיאִים לְהִנָּבֵא, מִי לֹא יִנָּבֵא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A lion has roared; who will not fear?**—So has the Holy One, blessed be He, spoken to the prophets to prophesy. Who will not prophesy?


###### Rashi on Amos 3:9:1
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**הַשְׁמִיעוּ.** אַתֶּם בְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וּבְנֵי מִצְרַיִם וְהַכְרִיזוּ זֹאת וְאִמְרוּ בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵיכֶם שֶׁיֵּאָסְפוּ עַל הָרֵי שׁוֹמְרוֹן לִרְאוֹת מֵעַל הֶהָרִים בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר אֶת דַּרְכָּם הָרָעָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Announce**—You Philistines and Egyptians, announce this and say in your palaces that they gather on the mountains of Samaria, to see from atop the mountains into the midst of the city, their evil way.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:10:1
[Rashi on Amos 3:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Amos/r/3:10:1)

**נְכֹחָה.** יְשָׁרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**right** Heb. נְכֹחָה, meaning ‘straight.’


###### Rashi on Amos 3:10:2
[Rashi on Amos 3:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Amos/r/3:10:2)

**חָמָס וָשֹׁד.** מָמוֹן שֶׁל גָּזֵל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**violence and plunder**—I.e, money of plunder.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:11:1
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**צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ.** הַצַּר מוּכָן לָבֹא וּסְבִיב לָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת יָבֹא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**An adversary, even round about the land**—The adversary is prepared to come, and he will come around this land.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:12:1
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**כַּאֲשֶׁר יַצִּיל הָרֹעֶה.** דָּבָר מוּעָט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**As the shepherd saves**—I.e, he saves little.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:12:2
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**בְּדַל אֹזֶן.** חַסְחוּס דְּאוּדָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the cartilage of an ear** Heb. בְּדַל. [from *Jonathan*]


###### Rashi on Amos 3:12:3
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**כֵּן יִנָּצְלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.** מְתֵי מְעַט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**so will the children of Israel... be saved** I.e, very few people.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:12:4
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**בִּפְאַת מִטָּה וּבְדַמֶּשֶׂק עָרֶשׂ.** תַּרְגּוּם יוֹנָתָן: בִּתְקוֹף שֻׁלְטָן וְעַל דַּמֶּשֶׂק רְחִיצָן. וְאוֹמֵר אֲנִי שֶׁפִּתְרוֹן הַתַּרְגּוּם: לְפִי שֶׁבִּימֵי יְהוֹאָחָז בֶּן יֵהוּא כְּתִיב "כִּי אִבְּדָם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם" (מלכים ב יג:ז), וְיָרָבְעָם בֶּן בְּנוֹ הוֹשִׁיעָם בְּמִקְצָת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "וְלֹא דִבֶּר ה' לִמְחוֹת אֶת שֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיּוֹשִׁיעֵם בְּיַד יָרָבְעָם וְגוֹ'" (מלכים ב יד:כז), "הוּא הֵשִׁיב אֶת גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל", וְזֶהוּ "בִּפְאַת מִטָּה" פִּנַּת הַבַּיִת הִיא חָזְקוֹ שֶׁל בַּיִת, לָכֵן תִּרְגֵּם "בִּתְקוֹף שֻׁלְטָן" שֶׁל יָרָבְעָם, וְעָמוֹס נִתְנַבֵּא בִּימֵי יָרָבְעָם, וְעוֹד נִבָּא שֶׁסּוֹפָן לְהִסָּמֵךְ עַל מַלְכֵי אֲרָם, וְכֵן עָשׂוּ בִּימֵי פֶּקַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָהוּ שֶׁנִּתְחַבֵּר עִם רְצִין, וְזֶהוּ "וּבְדַמֶּשֶׂק עָרֶשׂ" עִקַּר מְנוּחָתָם וּמִבְטָחָם תְּהִי עַל דַּמֶּשֶׂק. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ בְּסֵדֶר עוֹלָם: רַבִּי נְהוֹרַאי אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, אֵלּוּ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַשְּׁבָטִים שֶׁנִּסְמְכוּ עַל חִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְעַל יְהוּדָה וּפָלְטוּ עִמָּהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the corner of a bed or in the corner of a couch** Heb. בִּפְאַת מִטָּה וּבִדְמֶשֶׁק עֶרֶשׂ. *Jonathan* renders: with the strength of rule and trusting in Damascus. I say that the interpretation of the *Targum* is as follows: Since, in the days of Jehoahaz son of Jehu it is written. (II Kings 13:7) “For the king of Aram had destroyed them,” and Jeroboam his grandson saved them partially, as it is said. (ibid. 14:27) “And the Lord did not speak to eradicate the name of Israel from under the heavens, and He saved them through Jeroboam the son of Joash.” (ibid. verse 25) “He restored the boundary of Israel.” And that is the meaning of ‘in the corner of a bed.’ The corner of a house is the strongest part of the house. Therefore, he translates. ‘with the strength of rule’ of Jeroboam, and Amos prophesied in the days of Jeroboam. He further prophesied that they would eventually rely on the kings of Aram, and so they did in the days of Pekah son of Remaliah. This is the meaning of וּבִדְמֶשֶׁק עֶרֶשׂ, and their couch will be Damascus. Their rest and trust will be on Damascus. And our Sages said in *Seder Olam* (ch. 22) Rabbi Nehorai said in the name of Rabbi Joshua: These are the ten tribes, which relied on Hezekiah, and on Judah, and escaped with them.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:12:5
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**בִּפְאַת מִטָּה.** מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלֹּא נִשְׁתַּיֵּר מֵהֶם אֶלָּא אֶחָד מִשְּׁמוֹנָה שֶׁבָּהֶם, וּשְׁאָר עֶרֶשׂ הֵיכָן הוּא? בְּדַמֶּשֶׂק, לְקַיֵּם מַה שֶּׁנֶּאֱמַר "וְהִגְלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵהָלְאָה לְדַמָּשֶׂק" (לקמן ה:כז). וְשָׁמַעְתִּי מִשְּׁמוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי מְנַחֵם זַצַ"ל שֶׁהָיָה מְפָרֵשׁ: זוֹ אַחַת מִשְּׁמוֹנָה, שֶׁלֹּא נֶאֱמַר "פְּאַת" אֶלָּא "בִּפְאַת מִטָּה" בְּמִקְצָתָהּ בְּאַחַת מִשְּׁתֵּי רוּחוֹת שֶׁל פֵּאָה וְהִיא שְׁמִינִית שֶׁל מִטָּה, שֶׁהֲרֵי אַרְבַּע פֵּאוֹת יֵשׁ וּשְׁתֵּי רוּחוֹת לַפֵּאָה. דָּבָר אַחֵר: מָצָאתִי בְּדִבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר זַצַ"ל, **בִּפְאַת מִטָּה** בַּעֲוֹן אֲחַזְיָה בֶן אַחְאָב שֶׁשָּׁלַח לִדְרשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן "הַאֶחְיֶה מֵחָלִי זֶה" (מלכים ב א:ב). **וּבְדַמֶּשֶׂק עָרֶשׂ**, בֶּן הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם שֶׁשָּׁלַח לִדְרשׁ בֵּאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (מלכים ב ח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the corner of a bed**—This teaches us that only one eighth of them was left. And the rest of the couch -where was it? In Damascus, to fulfill what is stated: (below 5:27) “And I will exile you beyond Damascus.” And I heard in the name of Rabbi Menahem of blessed memory, that he explained. This is one eighth, since it is not stated. “the corner of;” but “in the corner of a bed,” in part of it, in one of the two ends of a corner. That is an eighth of the bed, for it has four corners, and two ends of each corner. [This is Rabbi Menahem’s explanation of *Seder Olam* ch. 22. This is probably Rabbi Menahem ben Helbo, the author of *Pithronim*.] Another explanation I found in the words of Rabbi Meir of blessed memory, as follows: **In the corner of a bed**—Because of the sin of Ahaziah son of Ahab, who sent to inquire “of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this illness” (I Kings 1:2). **and in Damascus is the couch**—Ben-hadad, king of Aram, sent to inquire of the God of Israel (ibid. ch. 8).


###### Rashi on Amos 3:15:1
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**בֵּית הַחֹרֶף עַל בֵּית הַקַּיִץ.** מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁהָיוּ מְעֻנָּגִים הָיוּ בּוֹנִים לָהֶם הָעֲשִׁירִים שְׁתֵּי בָתִּים, אֶחָד לְחֹרֶף וְאֶחָד לְקַיִץ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the winter house with the summer house**—Since they were delicate, the wealthy people would build for themselves two houses, one for the winter and one for the summer.


###### Rashi on Amos 3:15:2
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**בָּתֵּי הַשֵּׁן.** דִּמְכַבְּשִׁין בְּשֵׁן דְּפִילָא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**ivory houses**—Which are paneled with ivory. [from *Jonathan*]