Amos 4
Overview
4:1 He reproves Israel for oppression,
4:4 for idolatry,
4:6 and for their incorrigibleness. Verse 1 ye kineBy the "kine of Bashan," some understand the proud, luxurious matrons of Israel; but it is probable the prophet speaks catachrestically, and means the wealthy, effeminate, and profligate rulers and nobles of Samaria. Deuteronomy 32:14, 32:15; Psalm 22:12; Jeremiah 50:11, 50:27; Ezekiel 39:18 the mountain Amos 6:1; 1 Kings 16:24 which oppress Amos 2:6, 2:7, 3:9, 3:10, 5:11, 8:4-6; Exodus 22:21-25; Deuteronomy 15:9-11; Psalm 12:5, 140:12; Proverbs 22:22, 22:23, 23:10, 23:11; Ecclesiastes 4:1, 5:8; Isaiah 1:17-24, 5:8, 58:6; Jeremiah 5:26-29, 6:6, 7:6; Ezekiel 22:7, 22:12, 22:27, 22:29; Micah 2:1-3, 3:1-3; Zechariah 7:10, 7:11; Malachi 3:5; James 5:1-6 crush Deuteronomy 28:33; Job 20:19 *marg. Jeremiah 51:34 Bring Amos 2:8; Joel 3:3 Reciprocal Exodus 3:9 - and I have; Numbers 21:33 - Bashan; Deuteronomy 24:14 - General; 2 Kings 18:10 - they took it; Proverbs 22:7 - rich; 28:16 - prince; 30:14 - to devour; Isaiah 3:5 - the people; 3:14 - ye have eaten; 5:17 - the waste; Jeremiah 5:5 - get me; 5:28 - waxen; 17:20 - General; Ezekiel 18:12 - oppressed; 34:16 - but I; Hosea 12:7 - he loveth; 13:16 - Samaria; Joel 1:2 - Hear; Zephaniah 3:1 - to the; Luke 6:24 - woe; James 2:6 - Do Verse 2 Psalm 89:35 hath sworn Amos 6:8 he will Isaiah 37:29; Jeremiah 16:16; Ezekiel 39:4, 39:5; Habakkuk 1:15, 1:16 Reciprocal 2 Kings 19:28 - I will put; Psalm 60:6 - God; 108:7 - spoken; Ezekiel 29:4 - I will put; 30:9 - lo; Amos 4:12 - thus Verse 3 ye shall go 2 Kings 25:4; Ezekiel 12:5, 12:12 them into the palaceor, away the things of the palace, 2 Kings 7:7, 7:8, 7:15; Isaiah 2:20, 31:7; Zephaniah 1:18; Matthew 16:26 Reciprocal Jeremiah 49:5 - ye shall; Amos 4:12 - thus Verse 4 ComeA bitter irony and sarcasm, addressed to the idolatrous Israelites. Amos 3:14; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ezekiel 20:39; Joel 3:9-12; Matthew 23:32, 26:45; Mark 14:41 at Gilgal Amos 5:5; Hosea 4:15, 9:15, 12:11 and bring Numbers 28:3, 28:4 and your Deuteronomy 14:28, 14:29, 26:12 three yearsHeb. three years of daysReciprocal Genesis 14:20 - tithes; Joshua 4:19 - Gilgal; 1 Kings 18:27 - Elijah; 2 Kings 2:23 - Bethel; 23:4 - Bethel; 1 Chronicles 16:40 - To offer; 2 Chronicles 6:26 - there is no rain; 18:14 - Go ye up; Isaiah 29:1 - add; 50:11 - walk; Ezekiel 23:19 - multiplied; Hosea 9:4 - neither; Amos 5:22 - peace offerings Verse 5 offer a sacrificeHeb. offer by burning, Leviticus 7:12, 7:13, 23:17 proclaim 22:18-21; Deuteronomy 12:6, 12:7; Matthew 6:2 for Psalm 81:12; Matthew 15:9, 15:13, 15:14, 23:23; Romans 1:28; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 this liketh youHeb. so ye love, Hosea 9:1, 9:10 Reciprocal Exodus 12:8 - unleavened; Leviticus 22:29 - General; 1 Kings 18:27 - Elijah; 2 Chronicles 18:14 - Go ye up; Isaiah 29:1 - add; 50:11 - walk; Ezekiel 20:39 - Go ye; Hosea 9:2 - floor; 9:4 - neither; Amos 5:22 - peace offerings Verse 6 cleannessFrom want of food, occasioned by severe famine.and want Leviticus 26:26; Deuteronomy 28:38; 1 Kings 17:1, 18:2; 2 Kings 4:38, 6:25-29, 8:1; Ezekiel 16:27 yet Amos 4:8, 4:9; 2 Chronicles 28:22; Isaiah 9:13, 26:11; Jeremiah 5:3, 8:5-7; Hosea 5:15, 6:1; 7:14-16; Joel 2:12-14; Haggai 2:17; Zechariah 1:3-6; Revelation 2:21, 9:20, 9:21; 16:10, 16:11 Reciprocal Leviticus 26:23 - General; Deuteronomy 28:16 - in the field; Ruth 1:1 - a famine; Job 1:18 - there came; Proverbs 14:4 - clean; Isaiah 19:22 - they shall; Ezekiel 14:21 - my four; 24:13 - because; Hosea 5:2 - a rebuker; 7:10 - and they; 9:2 - floor; 11:5 - because; Joel 1:16 - the meat; Amos 4:10 - yet; 4:11 - yet; Micah 6:9 - hear; Habakkuk 3:17 - the fig tree; Haggai 1:6 - have; Acts 12:20 - because; Revelation 16:9 - to give Verse 7 I have Leviticus 26:18-21, 26:23, 26:24, 26:27, 26:28; Deuteronomy 28:23, 28:24; 1 Kings 8:35, 8:36; 2 Chronicles 7:13, 7:14; Isaiah 5:6; Jeremiah 3:3, 5:24, 5:25, 14:4, 14:22; Haggai 1:10, 1:11; Zechariah 14:17; James 5:17; Revelation 11:6 when Joel 2:23; John 4:35 and I Exodus 8:22, 9:4, 9:26, 10:23; Judges 6:37-40; 1 Corinthians 4:7 and the Joel 1:10-18 Reciprocal Genesis 7:4 - For; Exodus 7:23 - neither; Leviticus 26:4 - Then I; Deuteronomy 11:17 - shut up; 1 Kings 18:1 - I will send rain; Job 5:10 - giveth; 28:26 - he made; 37:12 - it; 38:28 - Hath the; Psalm 107:33 - watersprings; Isaiah 30:23 - shall he; Joel 1:16 - the meat; Amos 1:2 - the habitations; Zechariah 10:1 - rain in; John 19:13 - and sat Verse 8 two 1 Kings 18:5; Isaiah 41:17, 41:18; Jeremiah 14:3 but Ezekiel 4:16; Micah 6:14; Haggai 1:6 yet Amos 4:6, 4:9-11; Jeremiah 23:14; Hosea 7:10 Reciprocal Leviticus 26:4 - Then I; Psalm 107:33 - watersprings; Isaiah 30:23 - shall he; Hosea 11:5 - because; Amos 1:2 - the habitations; Haggai 2:17 - yet; Zechariah 14:17 - even Verse 9 with Deuteronomy 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chronicles 6:28; Haggai 2:17 whenetc. or, the multitude of your gardens, etc. did the palmer worm, etcthe palmerworm Amos 7:1, 7:2; Deuteronomy 28:42; Joel 1:4, 2:25 yet Amos 4:6, 4:8; Job 36:8-13; Isaiah 1:5, 42:24, 42:25; Jeremiah 5:3 Reciprocal Exodus 9:31 - the barley; Deuteronomy 28:38 - for the locust; Malachi 3:11 - rebuke Verse 10 pestilence Exodus 9:3-6, 12:29, 12:30, 15:26; Leviticus 26:16, 26:25; Deuteronomy 7:15, 28:22, 28:27, 28:60; Psalm 78:49, 78:50 after the manneror, in the wayyour young Leviticus 26:25; 2 Kings 8:12, 10:32; Jeremiah 6:11, 11:22, 18:21, 48:15 and have taken away your horsesHeb. with the captivity of your horses, 2 Kings 13:3, 13:7 the stink Amos 8:3; Deuteronomy 28:26; Jeremiah 8:1, 8:2, 9:22, 15:3, 16:4; Joel 2:20 yet Amos 4:6; Exodus 8:19, 9:12, 9:17, 9:34, 9:35, 10:3, 10:27, 14:4 Reciprocal 11:4 - About; Jeremiah 15:7 - since; 49:26 - General; Lamentations 2:21 - my virgins; Ezekiel 14:19 - if I; Zephaniah 1:17 - and their blood Verse 11 as God Genesis 19:24, 19:25; Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 49:18; Hosea 11:8; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7 as a Zechariah 3:2; 1 Corinthians 3:15; Jude 1:23 yet Amos 4:6; Jeremiah 6:28-30; Ezekiel 22:17-22, 24:13; Revelation 9:20 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 21:18 - will not; 28:24 - make the rain; 29:23 - like the; Psalm 18:8 - fire; Proverbs 21:12 - overthroweth; Isaiah 1:9 - we should; 7:4 - the two tails; Jeremiah 20:16 - as; 50:40 - General; Ezekiel 15:4 - the fire; 16:50 - therefore; Amos 7:4 - called; Luke 17:29 - General; Romans 9:29 - we had been; Revelation 11:8 - Sodom Verse 12 thus Amos 4:2, 4:3, 2:14, 9:1-4 prepare 5:4-15; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 13:5, 22:30; Hosea 13:8; Matthew 5:25, 24:44-51; 25:1-13; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 14:31, 14:32, 21:3-36; 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4; James 4:1-10; Revelation 3:3 Reciprocal Exodus 19:15 - Be ready; Deuteronomy 21:18 - will not; Ezekiel 38:7 - General; Matthew 25:6 - go; Luke 1:17 - to make Verse 13 he thatThis is a most powerful description of the majesty of Jehovah, the God of hosts. Job 38:4-11; Psalm 65:6; Isaiah 40:12; Zechariah 12:1 and createth Psalm 135:7, 147:18; Jeremiah 10:13, 51:16 windor, spirit, John 3:8 and declareth Psalm 139:2; Daniel 2:28; Matthew 9:4; Luke 7:39, 7:40; John 2:25 that maketh Amos 5:8, 8:9; Exodus 10:22, 14:20; Isaiah 5:30; Jeremiah 13:16 and treadeth Deuteronomy 32:13, 33:29; Micah 1:3; Habakkuk 3:19 The Lord Amos 3:13, 5:8, 6:8, 9:6; Isaiah 47:4, 48:2; Jeremiah 10:16, 51:19 Reciprocal Exodus 15:10 - blow; Job 9:7 - commandeth; 38:19 - darkness; Psalm 135:6 - Whatsoever; 148:8 - stormy; Isaiah 45:7 - create darkness; Ezekiel 7:7 - morning; Daniel 2:29 - he that; Joel 2:2 - as; Amos 5:27 - whose; Jonah 1:4 - the Lord; Matthew 12:25 - Jesus