Introduction
Overview
Amos 4 . 1 , He reproves Israel for oppression , Amos 4 . 4 , for idolatry , Amos 4 . 6 , and for their incorrigibleness.
ye kine . By 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 , Deuteronomy 32 . 15 , Psalm 22 . 12 , Jeremiah 50 . 11 , Jeremiah 50 . 27 , Ezekiel 39 . 18
the mountain . Amos 6 . 1 , 1 Kings 16 . 24
which oppress . Amos 2 . 6 , Amos 2 . 7 , Amos 3 . 9 , Amos 3 . 10 , Amos 5 . 11 , Amos 8 . 4-6 , Exodus 22 . 21-25 , Deuteronomy 15 . 9-11 , Psalm 12 . 5 , Psalm 140 . 12 , Proverbs 22 . 22 , Proverbs 22 . 23 , Proverbs 23 . 10 , Proverbs 23 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 4 . 1 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 8 , Isaiah 1 . 17-24 , Isaiah 5 . 8 , Isaiah 58 . 6 , Jeremiah 5 . 26-29 , Jeremiah 6 . 6 , Jeremiah 7 . 6 , Ezekiel 22 . 7 , Ezekiel 22 . 12 , Ezekiel 22 . 27 , Ezekiel 22 . 29 , Micah 2 . 1-3 , Micah 3 . 1-3 , Zechariah 7 . 10 , Zechariah 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 Proverbs 28 . 16 . prince Proverbs 30 . 14 . to devour Isaiah 3 . 5 . the people Isaiah 3 . 14 . ye have eaten Isaiah 5 . 17 . the waste Jeremiah 5 . 5 . get me Jeremiah 5 . 28 . waxen Jeremiah 17 . 20 . General Ezekiel 18 . 12 . oppressed Ezekiel 34 . 16 . but I Hosea 12 . 7 . he loveth Hosea 13 . 16 . Samaria Joel 1 . 2 . Hear Zephaniah 3 . 1 . to the Luke 6 . 24 . woe James 2 . 6 . Do
hath sworn . Amos 6 . 8
he will . Isaiah 37 . 29 , Jeremiah 16 . 16 , Ezekiel 39 . 4 , Ezekiel 39 . 5 , Habakkuk 1 . 15 , Habakkuk 1 . 16
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 19 . 28 . I will put Psalm 60 . 6 . God Psalm 108 . 7 . spoken Ezekiel 29 . 4 . I will put Ezekiel 30 . 9 . lo Amos 4 . 12 . thus
ye shall go . 2 Kings 25 . 4 , Ezekiel 12 . 5 , Ezekiel 12 . 12
them into the palace . or , away the things of the palace , 2 Kings 7 . 7 , 2 Kings 7 . 8 , 2 Kings 7 . 15 , Isaiah 2 . 20 , Isaiah 31 . 7 , Zephaniah 1 . 18 , Matthew 16 . 26
Reciprocal . Jeremiah 49 . 5 . ye shall Amos 4 . 12 . thus
Come . A 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 , Matthew 26 . 45 , Mark 14 . 41
at Gilgal . Amos 5 . 5 , Hosea 4 . 15 , Hosea 9 . 15 , Hosea 12 . 11
and bring . Numbers 28 . 3 , Numbers 28 . 4
and your . Deuteronomy 14 . 28 , Deuteronomy 14 . 29 , Deuteronomy 26 . 12
three years . Heb. three years of days
Reciprocal . Genesis 14 . 20 . tithes Joshua 4 . 19 . Gilgal 1 Kings 18 . 27 . Elijah 2 Kings 2 . 23 . Bethel 2 Kings 23 . 4 . Bethel 1 Chronicles 16 . 40 . To offer 2 Chronicles 6 . 26 . there is no rain 2 Chronicles 18 . 14 . Go ye up Isaiah 29 . 1 . add Isaiah 50 . 11 . walk Ezekiel 23 . 19 . multiplied Hosea 9 . 4 . neither Amos 5 . 22 . peace offerings
offer a sacrifice . Heb. offer by burning , Leviticus 7 . 12 , Leviticus 7 . 13 , Leviticus 23 . 17
proclaim . Leviticus 22 . 18-21 , Deuteronomy 12 . 6 , Deuteronomy 12 . 7 , Matthew 6 . 2
for . Psalm 81 . 12 , Matthew 15 . 9 , Matthew 15 . 13 , Matthew 15 . 14 , Matthew 23 . 23 , Romans 1 . 28 , 2 Thessalonians 2 . 10-12
this liketh you . Heb. so ye love , Hosea 9 . 1 , Hosea 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 Isaiah 50 . 11 . walk Ezekiel 20 . 39 . Go ye Hosea 9 . 2 . floor Hosea 9 . 4 . neither Amos 5 . 22 . peace offerings
cleanness . From want of food , occasioned by severe famine.
and want . Leviticus 26 . 26 , Deuteronomy 28 . 38 , 1 Kings 17 . 1 , 1 Kings 18 . 2 , 2 Kings 4 . 38 , 2 Kings 6 . 25-29 , 2 Kings 8 . 1 , Ezekiel 16 . 27
yet . Amos 4 . 8 , Amos 4 . 9 , 2 Chronicles 28 . 22 , Isaiah 9 . 13 , Isaiah 26 . 11 , Jeremiah 5 . 3 , Jeremiah 8 . 5-7 , Hosea 5 . 15 , Hosea 6 . 1 , Hosea 7 . 14-16 , Joel 2 . 12-14 , Haggai 2 . 17 , Zechariah 1 . 3-6 , Revelation 2 . 21 , Revelation 9 . 20 , Revelation 9 . 21 , Revelation 16 . 10 , Revelation 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 Ezekiel 24 . 13 . because Hosea 5 . 2 . a rebuker Hosea 7 . 10 . and they Hosea 9 . 2 . floor Hosea 11 . 5 . because Joel 1 . 16 . the meat Amos 4 . 10 . yet Amos 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
I have . Leviticus 26 . 18-21 , Leviticus 26 . 23 , Leviticus 26 . 24 , Leviticus 26 . 27 , Leviticus 26 . 28 , Deuteronomy 28 . 23 , Deuteronomy 28 . 24 , 1 Kings 8 . 35 , 1 Kings 8 . 36 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 13 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 14 , Isaiah 5 . 6 , Jeremiah 3 . 3 , Jeremiah 5 . 24 , Jeremiah 5 . 25 , Jeremiah 14 . 4 , Jeremiah 14 . 22 , Haggai 1 . 10 , Haggai 1 . 11 , Zechariah 14 . 17 , James 5 . 17 , Revelation 11 . 6
when . Joel 2 . 23 , John 4 . 35
and I . Exodus 8 . 22 , Exodus 9 . 4 , Exodus 9 . 26 , Exodus 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 Job 28 . 26 . he made Job 37 . 12 . it Job 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
two . 1 Kings 18 . 5 , Isaiah 41 . 17 , Isaiah 41 . 18 , Jeremiah 14 . 3
but . Ezekiel 4 . 16 , Micah 6 . 14 , Haggai 1 . 6
yet . Amos 4 . 6 , Amos 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
with . Deuteronomy 28 . 22 , 1 Kings 8 . 37 , 2 Chronicles 6 . 28 , Haggai 2 . 17
when . etc. or , the multitude of your gardens , etc. did the palmer worm , etc
the palmerworm . Amos 7 . 1 , Amos 7 . 2 , Deuteronomy 28 . 42 , Joel 1 . 4 , Joel 2 . 25
yet . Amos 4 . 6 , Amos 4 . 8 , Job 36 . 8-13 , Isaiah 1 . 5 , Isaiah 42 . 24 , Isaiah 42 . 25 , Jeremiah 5 . 3
Reciprocal . Exodus 9 . 31 . the barley Deuteronomy 28 . 38 . for the locust Malachi 3 . 11 . rebuke
pestilence . Exodus 9 . 3-6 , Exodus 12 . 29 , Exodus 12 . 30 , Exodus 15 . 26 , Leviticus 26 . 16 , Leviticus 26 . 25 , Deuteronomy 7 . 15 , Deuteronomy 28 . 22 , Deuteronomy 28 . 27 , Deuteronomy 28 . 60 , Psalm 78 . 49 , Psalm 78 . 50
after the manner . or , in the way
your young . Leviticus 26 . 25 , 2 Kings 8 . 12 , 2 Kings 10 . 32 , Jeremiah 6 . 11 , Jeremiah 11 . 22 , Jeremiah 18 . 21 , Jeremiah 48 . 15
and have taken away your horses . Heb. with the captivity of your horses , 2 Kings 13 . 3 , 2 Kings 13 . 7
the stink . Amos 8 . 3 , Deuteronomy 28 . 26 , Jeremiah 8 . 1 , Jeremiah 8 . 2 , Jeremiah 9 . 22 , Jeremiah 15 . 3 , Jeremiah 16 . 4 , Joel 2 . 20
yet . Amos 4 . 6 , Exodus 8 . 19 , Exodus 9 . 12 , Exodus 9 . 17 , Exodus 9 . 34 , Exodus 9 . 35 , Exodus 10 . 3 , Exodus 10 . 27 , Exodus 14 . 4
Reciprocal . Exodus 11 . 4 . About Jeremiah 15 . 7 . since Jeremiah 49 . 26 . General Lamentations 2 . 21 . my virgins Ezekiel 14 . 19 . if I Zephaniah 1 . 17 . and their blood
as God . Genesis 19 . 24 , Genesis 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 , Ezekiel 24 . 13 , Revelation 9 . 20
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 21 . 18 . will not Deuteronomy 28 . 24 . make the rain Deuteronomy 29 . 23 . like the Psalm 18 . 8 . fire Proverbs 21 . 12 . overthroweth Isaiah 1 . 9 . we should Isaiah 7 . 4 . the two tails Jeremiah 20 . 16 . as Jeremiah 50 . 40 . General Ezekiel 15 . 4 . the fire Ezekiel 16 . 50 . therefore Amos 7 . 4 . called Luke 17 . 29 . General Romans 9 . 29 . we had been Revelation 11 . 8 . Sodom
thus . Amos 4 . 2 , Amos 4 . 3 , Amos 2 . 14 , Amos 9 . 1-4
prepare . Amos 5 . 4-15 , Isaiah 47 . 3 , Ezekiel 13 . 5 , Ezekiel 22 . 30 , Hosea 13 . 8 , Matthew 5 . 25 , Matthew 24 . 44-51 , Matthew 25 . 1-13 , Mark 13 . 32-37 , Luke 14 . 31 , Luke 14 . 32 , Luke 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
he that . This 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 , Psalm 147 . 18 , Jeremiah 10 . 13 , Jeremiah 51 . 16
wind . or , spirit , John 3 . 8
and declareth . Psalm 139 . 2 , Daniel 2 . 28 , Matthew 9 . 4 , Luke 7 . 39 , Luke 7 . 40 , John 2 . 25
that maketh . Amos 5 . 8 , Amos 8 . 9 , Exodus 10 . 22 , Exodus 14 . 20 , Isaiah 5 . 30 , Jeremiah 13 . 16
and treadeth . Deuteronomy 32 . 13 , Deuteronomy 33 . 29 , Micah 1 . 3 , Habakkuk 3 . 19
The Lord . Amos 3 . 13 , Amos 5 . 8 , Amos 6 . 8 , Amos 9 . 6 , Isaiah 47 . 4 , Isaiah 48 . 2 , Jeremiah 10 . 16 , Jeremiah 51 . 19
Reciprocal . Exodus 15 . 10 . blow Job 9 . 7 . commandeth Job 38 . 19 . darkness Psalm 135 . 6 . Whatsoever Psalm 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