E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:14
Seek good. Note the Structure ("u1", "u2":u3", p. 1237). God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . as = according as. Compare Micah 3:11 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:14
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say."The very fact that Amos here definitely quotes from what his hearers were in the habit of saying surely supports what was just said regarding his having done so sarcastically in the preceding verse. Amos here strikes at the fundamental cause of all of Israel's transgressions and sorrows: they loved the wrong things. That, of course, is exactly the way it still is with the world. As... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 5:14
Amos 5:14. As ye have spoken— As ye have desired, Houbigant. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 5:14
14. and so—on condition of your "seeking good." shall be with you, as ye have spoken—as ye have boasted; namely, that God is with you, and that you are His people (Micah 3:11). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 5:1-17
3. The third message on injustice 5:1-17The structure of this message is chiastic, which focuses attention and emphasis on the middle part.A A description of certain judgment Amos 5:1-3B A call for individual repentance Amos 5:4-6C An accusation of legal injustice Amos 5:7D A portrayal of sovereign Yahweh Amos 5:8-9C’ An accusation of legal injustice Amos 5:10-13B’ A call for individual repentance Amos 5:14-15A’ A description of certain judgment Amos 5:16-17Another structural feature stresses... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 5:14
Again the prophet urged the Israelites to seek good rather than evil so they could live (cf. Amos 5:4-6). Then the sovereign, almighty Yahweh would truly be with them, as they professed He was even as they practiced their injustice (cf. Numbers 23:21; Deuteronomy 20:4; Deuteronomy 31:8; Judges 6:12; Isaiah 8:10; Zephaniah 3:15; Zephaniah 3:17). He would become their defender rather then their prosecutor. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 5:14-15
Another call for individual repentance 5:14-15 read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 5:1-27
The Third Address1-6. A lament, a warning, and an invitation. 7, 10-20. Denunciation of injustice and oppression, with threats of pestilence and judgment. 21-27. A repudiation of their attempt to please God by mere ritual.1, 2. Lamentation] a technical term for mournful poetry consisting of short lines of unequal length: here, for instance (Amos 5:2), the dirge consists of four lines, the first and third having three accents, the second and fourth two. Virgin] because, though often defeated,... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Amos 5:14-15
(14, 15) Break in like a beam of sunshine in the darkness. The fearful doom, already spoken of, is after all conditional. Let a moral change be wrought in them, and even now Jehovah, God of hosts, may deign to be with them. Enlist your passions on the right side. No virtue is safe till it is enthusiastic. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 5:1-15
God requires repentance (5:1-15)The prophet again recalls past warnings that the people had consistently ignored. He sees vividly that the result of the people’s stubbornness will be the destruction of Israel. Samaria will be conquered and most of Israel’s army wiped out (5:1-3).What God wants is not an increase in religious ceremonies but a turning in heart and life to him. He does not want processions to religious holy places (which, in any case, will be destroyed) but the administration of... read more