Some Bible scholars today credit Amos with good writing skills. Not only did the prophet choose simple and powerful words but he made good use of parallelism and wordplay.
(‏ عا ١ :‏ ​ ٦ ،‏ ٩ ،‏ ١١ ،‏ ١٣ ؛‏ ٢ :‏ ٨ ؛‏ ٦ :‏ ​ ٤ -‏ ٦‏ )‏ هٰذَا وَإِنَّ بَعْضَ عُلَمَاءِ ٱلْكِتَابِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ ٱلْيَوْمَ يَعْتَبِرُونَ عَامُوسَ كَاتِبًا مَاهِرًا ٱسْتَخْدَمَ أُسْلُوبًا جَمِيلًا وَٱخْتَارَ كَلِمَاتٍ بَسِيطَةً وَلٰكِنْ قَوِيَّةٌ فِي مَضْمُونِهَا .‏