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Commentary for Amos 1:2

וַיֹּאמַ֓ר ׀ יְהוָה֙ מִצִיּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֔ג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יִתֵּ֣ן קוֹל֑וֹ וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ נְא֣וֹת הָרֹעִ֔ים וְיָבֵ֖שׁ רֹ֥אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ (פ)

And he said: The LORD roareth from Zion, And uttereth His voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Rashi on Amos

shall roar from Zion—From the Holy of Holies the speech emanates.
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Rashi on Amos

and the dwellings of the shepherds shall be cut offJonathan renders: And the dwellings of the kings shall become desolate, and the strength of their walled cities shall be destroyed.
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