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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 4:1-5

It is here foretold, in the name of God, that oppressors shall be humbled and idolaters shall be hardened. I. That proud oppressors shall be humbled for their oppressions: for he that does wrong shall receive according to the wrong that he has done. Now observe, 1. How their sin is described, Amos 4:1. They are compared to the kine of Bashan, which were a breed of cattle very large and strong, especially if, though bred there, they were fed upon the mountain of Samaria, where the pastures were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:1

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan ,.... Or "cows of Bashan" F14 פרות הבשן "vaccae Basan", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Vatablus, Drusius, Mercerus, Grotius, Cocceius. ; a country beyond Jordan, inhabited by the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, very fruitful of pasturage, and where abundance of fat cattle were brought up; to whom persons of distinction, and of the first rank, are here compared. Aben Ezra, Jarchi, and Kimchi,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:2

The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness ,.... That is, by himself, holiness being his nature, and an essential attribute of his; this is done to ascertain the truth of what is after said, and that men may be assured of the certain performance of it. Some render it, "by his holy place"; and interpret it of heaven; so Aben Ezra and Kimchi; which is not likely; see Matthew 5:34 . The Targum is, "the Lord God hath sworn by his word in his holiness;' that, lo, the days shall come upon you ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:3

And ye shall go out at the breaches ,.... Not at the gates of the city, as they had used to do at pleasure; but at the breaches of the walls of it, made by the enemy, in order to make their escape, if possible; they who had broke down the fences of law and justice, and injured the poor and needy, shall now have the walls of their city broken down and they themselves exposed to the most imminent danger, and glad to get out of them to save their lives: every cow at that which is before... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:4

Come to Bethel and transgress ,.... and what follows, are ironic and sarcastic speeches, not giving liberty to sin, but in this way reproving for it: Bethel was one of the places where the calves were placed and worshipped: and here they are bid to go thither, and go on with and continue in their idolatrous worship, by which they transgressed the law of God, and mark what would be the issue of it. The sense is the same with Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; see Ezekiel 20:29 ; at Gilgal multiply... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:1

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan - Such an address was quite natural from the herdsman of Tekoa. Bashan was famous for the fertility of its soil, and its flocks and herds; and the prophet here represents the iniquitous, opulent, idle, lazy drones, whether men or women, under the idea of fatted bullocks, which were shortly to be led out to the slaughter. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:2

He will take you away with hooks - Two modes of fishing are here alluded to: Angling with rod, line, and baited hook. That with the gaff, eel-spear, harpoon, or such like; the first used in catching small fish, by which the common people may be here represented; the second, for catching large fish, such as leave the sea, and come up the rivers to deposit their spawn; or such as are caught in the sea, as sharks, whales, dolphins, and even the hippopotamus, to which the more powerful and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:3

And ye shall go out at the breaches - Probably the metaphor is here kept up. They shall be caught by the hooks, or by the nets; and though they may make breaches in the latter by their flouncing when caught, they shall be taken out at these very breaches; and cast, not in the palace, but into a reservoir, to be kept awhile, and afterwards be taken out to be destroyed. Samaria itself is the net; your adversaries shall besiege it, and make breaches in its walls. At those breaches ye shall... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:4

Come to Beth-el and transgress - Spoken ironically. Go on to worship your calves at Beth-el; and multiply your transgressions at Gilgal; the very place where I rolled away the reproach of your fathers, by admitting them there into my covenant by circumcision. A place that should have ever been sacred to me; but you have now desecrated it by enormous idolatries. Let your morning and evening sacrifices be offered still to your senseless gods; and continue to support your present vicious... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:1

Verse 1 He who divided the chapters seems not to have well considered the Prophet’s argument: for he pursues here his reproof of the rich, and he had been prophesying against the chief men in the kingdom of Israel. We indeed know how much ferocity there is in the rich, when they become formidable to others by their power. Hence the Prophet here laughs to scorn their arrogance: Hear, he says, this word; as though he said, “I see how it will be; for these great and pompous men will haughtily... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 4:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 4:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 4:1

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