Āmósīshū 3:10

10 Nàxiē yǐ qiángbào qiǎngduó cáiwù , jīxù zaì zìjǐ jiā zhōng de rén , bù zhīdào xíng zhèngzhí de shì . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Āmósīshū 3:10 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 3:10

For they know not to do right, saith the Lord
What is just and fight between man and man, no, not in one single instance; they did not regard it, or advert to it; they were under no concern about it; and were so much under the power of their lusts, that they knew not how to do it; and had used themselves so long to such wicked and unjust ways, that they had lost at least the practical knowledge of doing justice; they knew what was right in the theory, but not in the practice; bribes blinded their eyes; for this seems to design judges, civil magistrates, such who had the administration of justice and the execution Of the laws in their hands. The Targum is,

``they know not to execute the law;''

see ( Jeremiah 4:22 ) ; who store up violence and robbery in their palaces;
treasured up riches in their palaces, gotten in a violent way, by oppression and injustice; and which was no other, nor better, than robbery. This shows that persons in power and authority, that lived in palaces, in great splendour and grandeur, are here meant.

Āmósīshū 3:10 In-Context

8 Shīzi hǒu jiào , shuí bù jùpà ne . zhǔ Yēhéhuá fā méng , shuí néng bù shuō yùyán ne .

9 Yào zaì Yàshítū de gōngdiàn zhōng , hé Āijí dì de gōngdiàn lǐ , chuányáng shuō , nǐmen yào jùjí zaì Sāmǎlìyà de shān shang , jiù kànjian chéng zhōng yǒu hédĕng dà de rǎoluàn yǔ qīyē de shì .

10 Nàxiē yǐ qiángbào qiǎngduó cáiwù , jīxù zaì zìjǐ jiā zhōng de rén , bù zhīdào xíng zhèngzhí de shì . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

11 Suǒyǐ zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , dírén bì lái wéi gōng zhè dì , shǐ nǐde shìlì shuāiwēi , qiāng lüè nǐde jiā zhái .

12 Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , mùrén zĕnyàng cóng shīzi kǒu zhōng qiāng huí liǎng tiaó yáng tuǐ huò bàn gè ĕrduo , zhù Sāmǎlìyà de Yǐsèliè rén tǎng wò zaì chuáng jiǎo shang , huò pū xiùhuā tǎn de tà shang , tāmen déjiù yĕ bú guō rúcǐ .