Amos 4:13

For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — YHWH addresses Israel immediately after commanding them to prepare to meet Him. The declaration follows directly on the warning of impending judgment in the preceding verse. The words — יוֹצֵר (yo.Tzer) = [one who] formed; בֹרֵא (bo.Re') = [one who] created. These terms describe YHWH as the architect of geography and the originator of atmospheric forces. The thread — The text runs in Amos 5:8, Micah 1:3, and Amos 9:6. Why it lands — It asks a reader to recognize the Creator's absolute authority over nature and human affairs. It demands preparation to meet a God who controls both creation and revelation.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.

Cross-references

Amos 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—
Micah 1:3 For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
Amos 9:6 He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
Isaiah 47:4 Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 65:6 You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
Isaiah 40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
Exodus 10:22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.