Amos 4
Berean Standard Bible
Punishment Brings No Repentance
1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697, you cowsH6510 of BashanH1316 on MountH2022 SamariaH8111, you women who oppressH6231 the poorH1800 and crushH7533 the needyH34, who sayH559 to your husbandsH113, “Bring usH935 more to drinkH8354.”
2The LordH136 GODH3069 has swornH7650 by His holinessH6944H3588:
“BeholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935H5921when you will be taken awayH5375 with hooksH6793,and your posterityH319 withH5518 fishhooksH1729.3You will go outH3318 through brokenH6556 walls,each oneH802 straight ahead of herH5048,and you will be cast outH7993 toward HarmonH2038,1”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.4“GoH935 to BethelH1008 and transgressH6586;rebelH6586 even moreH7235 at GilgalH1537!BringH935 your sacrificesH2077 every morningH1242,your tithesH4643 every threeH7969 daysH3117.25OfferH6999 leavened breadH2557 as a thank offeringH8426,and loudlyH7121 proclaimH8085 your freewill offeringsH5071.ForH3588 that is whatH3651 you childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 love to doH157,”declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069.6“IH589 afflictedH5414 allH3605 your citiesH5892 with cleannessH5356 of teethH81273and allH3605 your townsH4725 with lackH2640 of breadH3899,yet you did notH3808 returnH7725 to MeH5704,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.7“IH595 alsoH1571 withheldH4513 the rainH1653 from youwhen the harvest wasH7105 threeH7969 monthsH2320 awayH5750.I sent rainH4305 onH5921 oneH259 cityH5892but withheldH3808 it fromH5921H5892 anotherH259.OneH259 fieldH2513 received rainH4305;anotherH2513 withoutH3808 rainH4305H5921 witheredH3001.8People staggeredH5128 from cityH8147H7969H5892 toH413 cityH259H5892for waterH4325 to drinkH8354,but they were notH3808 satisfiedH7646;yet you did notH3808 returnH7725 to MeH5704,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.9“I struckH5221 you with blightH7711 and mildewH3420in your growingH7235 gardensH1593 and vineyardsH3754;the locustH1501 devouredH398 your figH8384 and olive treesH2132,yet you did notH3808 returnH7725 to MeH5704,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.10“I sentH7971 plaguesH1698 among youlike thoseH1870 of EgyptH4714;I killedH2026 your young menH970 with the swordH2719,along withH5973 your capturedH7628 horsesH5483.I filledH5927 your nostrilsH639 with the stenchH889 of your campH4264,yet you did notH3808 returnH7725 to MeH5704,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.11“Some of you I overthrewH2015as I overthrewH4114H430 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017,and you wereH1961 like a firebrandH1814 snatchedH5337 from a blazeH8316,yet you did notH3808 returnH7725 to MeH5704,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.12“ThereforeH3651, that is whatH3541 I will doH6213to you, O IsraelH3478,and sinceH6118H3588 I will doH6213 thisH2063 to you,prepareH3559 to meetH7122 your GodH430, O IsraelH3478!13ForH3588 beholdH2009, He who formsH3335 the mountainsH2022,who createsH1254 the windH7307and revealsH5046 His thoughtsH7808 to manH120,who turnsH6213 the dawnH7837 to darknessH5890and stridesH1869 onH5921 the heightsH1116 of the earthH776—the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of HostsH6635, is His nameH8034.”
Notes
Commentaries on Amos 4
- 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
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