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Amos 4:1-3 KJV
Amos · chapter 4 · verses 1–3
1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. 2The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. 3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.Amos 4:1-3 · King James Version
Amos 4:1-3 in context
1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
4Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
5And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- posterityʼachărîyththe last or end, hence, the futureH319 →
- fishhooksdûwgâhproperly, fisheryH1729 →
- mountainhara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- holinessqôdesha sacred place or thingH6944 →
- breachesperetsa breakH6556 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- oppressʻâshaqto press uponH6231 →
- BashanBâshânBashan , a region East of the JordanH1316 →
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It is here foretold, in the name of God, that oppressors shall be humbled and idolaters shall be hardened. I. That proud oppressors shall be humbled for their oppressions: for he that does wrong shall receive according to the wrong that he has done. Now observe, 1. How their sin is described, Amo 4:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5