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Amos 5:6-16

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6 1Seek the LORD and live, 2lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for 3Bethel,
7 O 4you who turn justice to wormwood[a] and cast down righteousness to the earth!
8 He who made the 5Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and 6darkens the day into night, who 7calls for the waters of the sea 8and pours them out on the surface of the earth, 9the LORD is his name;
9 10who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
10 11They hate him who reproves 12in the gate, and they 13abhor him who speaks the truth.
11 Therefore because you 14trample on[b] the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, 15you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; 16you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the righteous, who 17take a bribe, and 18turn aside the needy 19in the gate.
13 Therefore he who is prudent will 20keep silent in such a time, 21for it is an evil time.
14 22Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, 23the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
15 24Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice 25in the gate; 26it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore thus says the LORD, 27the God of hosts, the Lord: "In all the squares 28there shall be wailing, and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' They shall call the farmers to mourning and 29to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
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Amos 5:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 5

In this chapter the prophet exhorts Israel to hear his lamentation over them for their impending ruin, Am 5:1-3; nevertheless to seek the Lord, and all that is good; to forsake their idols, and repent of their sins, in hopes of finding mercy, and living comfortably; or otherwise they must expect the wrath of God for their iniquities, especially their oppression of the poor, Am 5:4-15; otherwise it would be a time of weeping and wailing, of darkness and distress, however they might harden or flatter themselves, or make a jest of it, Am 5:16-20; for all their sacrifices and ceremonial worship would signify nothing, so long as they continued their idolatry with them Am 5:21-26; and therefore should surely go into captivity, Am 5:27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 29

  • 1. [See ver. 4 above]
  • 2. [Isaiah 9:18, 19]
  • 3. [See ver. 5 above]
  • 4. [Amos 6:12]
  • 5. Job 9:9; Job 38:31
  • 6. Psalms 104:20; [Amos 4:13; Amos 8:9]
  • 7. Amos 9:6; [Genesis 6:17; Psalms 104:6, 7]
  • 8. Amos 9:6; [Genesis 6:17; Psalms 104:6, 7]
  • 9. See Amos 4:13
  • 10. [Jeremiah 50:32]
  • 11. Isaiah 29:21; [Proverbs 15:5, 10]
  • 12. See Ruth 4:1
  • 13. [1 Kings 22:8]
  • 14. [James 2:6]
  • 15. Deuteronomy 28:30, 39; Micah 6:15; Zephaniah 1:13
  • 16. Deuteronomy 28:30, 39; Micah 6:15; Zephaniah 1:13
  • 17. 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12:3; [Psalms 26:10]
  • 18. Amos 2:7; Isaiah 29:21
  • 19. [See ver. 10 above]
  • 20. [Ecclesiastes 3:7]
  • 21. Micah 2:3
  • 22. [Deuteronomy 30:15, 19; Zephaniah 2:3]
  • 23. Amos 3:13
  • 24. Psalms 97:10; Romans 12:9
  • 25. [See ver. 10 above]
  • 26. Joel 2:14; [Exodus 32:30]
  • 27. [See ver. 14 above]
  • 28. [Jeremiah 9:17, 18]
  • 29. [Jeremiah 9:17, 18]

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