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Amos 6:1 KJV
Amos · chapter 6 · verse 1
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!Amos 6:1 · King James Version
Amos 6:1 in context
1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
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Key words (Strong's)
- mountainhara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- trustbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sureH982 →
- namednâqabto puncture, literally or figurativelyH5344 →
- chiefrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rankH7225 →
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The first words of the chapter are the contents of these verses; but they sound very strangely, and contrary to the sentiments of a vain world: Woe to those that are at ease! We are ready to say, Happy are those that are at ease, that neither feel any trouble nor fear any, that lie soft and warm, and lay nothing to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7