Amos 2:13 Meaning
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
Context Explained
11And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
13Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
15Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 11:28
Jesus invites the weary to find rest, contrasting the burden described in Amos.
Isaiah 53:4
Isaiah speaks of the suffering servant, which can be seen as a response to oppression.
Revelation 3:17
This verse warns against complacency, similar to the warnings in Amos.
Source: Amos 2:13