oa Amos 5:13- Een omstreden tekst

*Ik wil graag drs. F. Postma (Amstelveen) en dr. P. B. Dirksen (Leiden) bedanken voor hun opmerkingen bij eerdere versies van dit artikel.

In this article the view is defended that Am. 5:13 together with Am. 5:12 form a unit, with Am. 5:13 functioning as the conclusion of Am. 5:12. So the maśkīl can be seen as a victim of the injustice of Amos’ days, just as the maśkīl was a victim in the days of Antiochus IV Epifanes as witnessed in Dan. 11:33.35. The verse Am. 5:13 is held to be an authentic part of the message of the prophet Amos.