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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 5:4-15

This is a message from God to the house of Israel, in which, I. They are told of their faults, that they might see what occasion there was for them to repent and reform, and that, when they were called to return, they might not need to ask, Wherein shall we return? 1. God tells them, in general (Amos 5:12), ?I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sins; and you shall be made to know them too.? In our penitent reflections upon our sins we must consider, as God does in his judicial... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 5:9

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong ,.... Such as have been taken by an enemy, who have been stripped of their armour, and spoiled of all their goods and substance, and have no friends nor allies, nor anything to help themselves with; the Lord can supply them with strength, furnish them with weapons, and send them helpers, so that they shall rise up against their conquerors and spoilers, and in their turn subdue them. The Targum is, "that strengthens the weak against the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 5:9

That strengtheneth the spoiled - Who takes the part of the poor and oppressed against the oppressor; and, in the course of his providence, sets up the former, and depresses the latter. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 5:9

Verse 9 The Prophet speaks not now of the ordinary works of God, in which his majesty, inspiring the highest reverence, as well as his dread power, shines forth; but he more closely urges the Israelites, who had become so hardened in their vices, that they were wholly inflexible. Here then the Prophet charges them with contumacy and says, “What, think you, will take place? Ye are strong; but God will stir up robbers against you, who will prevail, and beat down and chatter in pieces that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:7-9

The Lord of the universe. The herdsman of Tekoah was a true poet. His eyes were open to the beauty and to the splendour of nature; and his heart felt the presence of the Unseen and Eternal in all the works of his hands, in all his providential arrangements. More than this, the moral character and rule of the Omnipotent were very present and very real to him; he felt the force of the appeal made to the spiritual nature of man, and calling for a life of religious faith, of practical... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:7-13

The contrast presaging the conflict. Judgment is coming. Warning has been given. Duty, and the prevailing derelictions of it, have been pointed out. Here God's perfections and Israel's iniquities are set in juxtaposition, and the co]location is suggestive. Such incompatibility must lead to collision. It is by God's character and ours that our mutual relations and attitudes are shaped. We see here— I. GOD REVEALING HIMSELF . ( Amos 5:8 , Amos 5:9 .) God's work is an important... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:8-9

The glory of religion. "Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning," etc. The word reveals two things. I. THE CONNECTION WHICH GOD HAS WITH HIS UNIVERSE . His connection is that: 1 . Of a Creator . "He maketh the seven stars and Orion." These constellations are only given as specimens of all the things he has created in different parts of the universe. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:9

That strengtheneth, etc. Translate, That causeth destruction to flash forth upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. The idea is that God, as with a lightning flash, smites the strongest man, and no fortress is a refuge from him. Septuagint, ὁ διαιρῶν συντριμμὸν ἐπὶ ἰσχύν , "Who divideth destruction unto strength." The Vulgate, taking the Hebrew verb balag in the sense of lighting up the countenance, renders, Qui subridet vastitatem super robustum , which... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 5:9

That strengtheneth the spoiled - (Literally, “spoil” English margin) probably That “maketh devastation to smile on the strong.” . The “smile,” in anger, attests both the extremity of anger, and the consciousness of the ease, wherewith the offence can be punished. They were strong in their own strength; strong, as they deemed, in their “fortress” ; “strong with an evil strength, like one phrensied against his physician.” But their strength would be weakness. “Desolation” when God willed, would... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 5:7-9

Amos 5:7-9. Ye who turn judgment to wormwood Or into hemlock, as the word here used is translated, Amos 6:12. Ye judges and rulers that pervert the law that was designed to protect innocence, and under colour of it exercise the greatest oppression. True or just judgment is sweet or pleasing; corrupt judgment, mere bitterness. And leave off righteousness That is, leave off to practise it, or make it to cease in your courts of judicature. Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 5:4-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 5:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 5:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 5:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 5:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 5:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 5:7-9

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