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Geneva Study Bible - Amos 4:1

4:1 Hear this word, ye {a} kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, {b} Bring, and let us drink.(a) Thus he calls the princes and governors, who being overwhelmed with the great abundance of God’s benefits, forgot God, and therefore he calls them by the name of beasts and not of men.(b) They encourage those who have authority over the people to oppress them, so that they may have profit by it. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Amos 4:1-13

AMOS GENERAL OVE RV IEW OF THE BOOK The opening verse shows that Amos, like Hosea, was a prophet sent to Israel, though his home, Tekoa, was in Judah. He was contemporary with Hosea for a while, though the latter prophesied longer than he. After the introduction (Amos 1:1-3 ) there follows a series of messages concerning Gentile nations (Amos 1:4 to Amos 2:3 ), each beginning with the words “For three transgressions.., and for four, I will not turn away the punishment,” an orientalism,... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Amos 4:1-13

Moral Degradation Amos 4:0 "Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink" ( Amo 4:1 ). David speaks of bulls "bulls of Bashan." Amos speaks of "kine"; another word, with subtler meanings, which cannot be expressed in terms. The whole people had sunk into sensuality. To say they were distinguished by effeminacy is to expose a word innocent in itself to false... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Amos 4:1

Contents The Lord is still pleading with Israel, and most solemn pleading it is. The Lord showeth also, how ineffectual hitherto his punishments to reform had proved. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Amos 4:1-3

Under the similitude of the fat bulls of Bashan the Prophet shews how Israel had oppressed the poor and lean among them. And under the figure of fishermen, he sets forth how in the end they that oppressed should be dragged away. The Reader will observe from hence, what is always connected together, haughtiness and cruelty to men, where the heart is rebelling against God. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Amos 4:1

Fat kine. He means the great ones that lived in plenty and wealth, (Challoner) and without restraint, (Isaias xv. 5., and Jeremias xlvi. 20.; Calmet) having no compassion for the poor. (Worthington) --- The women who had too great an ascendency over their husbands, like Jezabel, may also be meant. (Theodoret; Grotius) --- In many parts of the East the women affect being fat. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:1-5

1-5 What is got by extortion is commonly used to provide for the flesh, and to fulfil the lusts thereof. What is got by oppression cannot be enjoyed with satisfaction. How miserable are those whose confidence in unscriptural observances only prove that they believe a lie! Let us see to it that our faith, hope, and worship, are warranted by the Divine word. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Amos 4:1-5

Denunciation of the Outstanding Vices v. 1. Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, this name being taken from the strong, well-fed cattle of the pasture country east of Jordan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, the description agreeing with the extortions and the luxurious life of the rulers of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters (the picture of the cattle of Bashan being retained), Bring and let us drink. v. 2. The Lord God hath sworn by His... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Amos 4:1-13

Amos 4:02. Punishment must come, since despite all Chastisements the People will not amend.1 Hear1 this word, ye kine of Bashan,Who are upon the mountain of Samaria,Who oppress the poor,Who crush the needy,Who say to their lords,Bring hither that we may drink.2 The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness,Behold days are coming upon you,When men will drag2you away with hooksAnd the remnant3 of you with fish-hooks.3 And through breaches4 in the wall ye shall go out, every one before her5And be... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Amos 4:1-11

Calamities Are God’s Warnings Amos 4:1-11 Speaking after the imagery of his vocation, Amos the herdsman compares the rich and powerful of Samaria, who were living in luxury and wantonness, to the kine of Bashan, a breed of cattle notorious for strength and stubbornness. They broke through hedges, threw down fences, trespassed on neighboring pastures, and gored lesser cattle. The judges and magistrates were in cruel collusion with the masters who oppressed the serfs, and were willing to... read more