Amos 5:17

Amos 5:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and in all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through your midst," says the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In all vineyards there shall be wailing, For I will pass through you,” Says the Lord.

Context of Amos 5:17

15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. 16Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing. And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah. 18Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light. 19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Amos 5:17 word by word

וּבְכָל־כְּרָמִ֖ים מִסְפֵּ֑ד כִּֽי־אֶעֱבֹ֥ר בְּקִרְבְּךָ֖ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• wailingמִסְפֵּדmispêd · mourningH4553
• passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Amos 5:17

• Isaiah 16:10And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease.
• Isaiah 32:10For days beyond a year shall ye be troubled, ye careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.
• Jeremiah 48:33And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.
• Hosea 9:1Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, departing from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor.
• Exodus 12:12For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.
• Joel 3:17So shall ye know that I am Jehovah your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
• Nahum 1:12Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
• Zechariah 9:8And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

Commentaries on Amos 5:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And in all vineyards shall be wailing - The places where festivity especially used to prevail. I will pass through thee - As I passed, by the ministry of the destroying angel, through Egypt, not to spare, but to destroy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And in all vineyards shall be wailing - All joy should be turned into sorrow. Where aforetime was the vintage-shout in thankfulness for the ingathering, and anticipating gladness to come, there, in the source of their luxury, should be wailing, the forerunner of sorrow to come. it was a vintage, not of wine, but of woe. For I will pass through thee - In the destruction of the firstborn in Egypt, God did not “pass through” but “passed over” them, and they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-17Verses 7-17 The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times will not bear plain dealing; that is, evil men will not. And these men were evil men indeed, when wise and good men thought it in vain even to speak to them. Those who will seek and love that which is good, may help to save the land from ruin. It…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17wailing … mourn … wailing: People would grieve because of the widespread and certain destruction ahead (Amos 5:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. in all vineyards ... wailing--where usually songs of joy were heard. pass through thee--taking vengeance (Ex 12:12, 23; Na 1:12). "Pass over" and "pass by," on the contrary, are used of God's forgiving (Ex 12:23; Mi 7:18; compare Am 7:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 5:17

• Famine
• Judgments
• Weeping

In the dictionaries

• Manifold
• Seek
• Haggai

Commentaries on Amos 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings