irony

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,

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