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A text that criticizes or makes fun of something or someone while seeming to speak positively (Am 4:4-5) is called ironic. Biblical narrative also contains "dramatic irony" which arises from a gap between what the reader knows and what the character knows (2 Sam 12:5-6).
See also a fuller description - here.
This page is part of the Hypertext Bible Commentary - Amos , if you have reached it as a standalone
page, to view it in context, go to www.bible.gen.nz
© Tim Bulkeley, 1996-2005, Tim
Bulkeley. All rights reserved.