Amos 6:3

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
away	הַֽמְנַדִּ֖ים ham.na.Dim	H5077	properly · definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
evil	רָ֑ע Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
day	לְי֣וֹם le.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
seat	שֶׁ֥בֶת She.vet	H7675	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
violence	חָמָֽס cha.Mas	H2555	violence · noun, common masculine singular absolute
near	וַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּן va.ta.gi.Shun	H5066	to be or come (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun

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Cross-references

Amos 9:10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
Isaiah 56:12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abunda…
Ezekiel 12:27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that…
Ezekiel 12:22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Amos 3:10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Matthew 24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not…
2 Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:1-7

The first words of the chapter are the contents of these verses; but they sound very strangely, and contrary to the sentiments of a vain world: Woe to those that are at ease! We are ready to say, Happy are those that are at ease, that neither feel any trouble nor fear any, that lie soft and warm, and lay nothing to heart; and wise we think are those that do so, that bathe themselves in the delights of sense and care not how the world goes. Those are looked upon as doing well for themselves that do well for their bodies and make much of them; but against them this woe is denounced, and we are here told what their ease is, and what the woe is. I. Here is a description of their pride, security,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 6:3

Ye persuade yourselves that "the evil day" foretold by the prophets is "far off," though they declare it near (Eze 12:22, Eze 12:27). Ye in your imagination put it far off, and therefore bring near violent oppression, suffering it to sit enthroned, as it were, among you (Psa 94:20). The notion of judgment being far off has always been an incentive to the sinner's recklessness of living (Ecc 8:12-13; Mat 24:48). Yet that very recklessness brings near the evil day which he puts far off. "Ye bring on fever by your intemperance, and yet would put it far off" [CALVIN].

Adam Clarke on Amos 6:3

Ye that put far away the evil day - Wo to you who will not consider the day of approaching vengeance; but continue in your iniquity, and harden your hearts. Ye bring your iniquities nearer, and still suppose your punishment to be at a greater distance.

John Gill on Amos 6:3

Ye that put far away the evil day,.... The day of Israel's captivity, threatened by, the Lord, and prophesied of by the prophets; by this prophet, and by Hoshea and others: this they endeavoured to put out of their minds and thoughts, and supposed it to be at a great distance, yea, hoped it never would be; and like the Jews, with respect to their captivity, and the destruction of their city, said it was not near, but prolonged, yea, would never come to pass, Ezekiel 11:3; so some men put far from them the day of death; which though to a good man is better than the day of his birth, yet to a wicked man is an evil and terrible day; he do not care to hear or speak, or think of it, lest it shoul…

Dictionary and topics

Amusements And Pleasures, Worldly · Lead to: Disregard of the judgments and works of God — Lead to: Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements And Worldly Pleasures · Disregard of the — Disregard of the
Confidence · FALSE — FALSE
Day · A time of judgment called a day of: Evil — A time of judgment called a day of: Evil
Rich, The · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Security · .Puts off the evil day — .Puts off the evil day
Worldliness · 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10; — 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Amos 6:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 6:3

Adam Clarke on Amos 6:3

John Gill on Amos 6:3

Dictionary and topics

Amos 6:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 6:3

Adam Clarke on Amos 6:3

John Gill on Amos 6:3

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Amos 6:3

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 6:2-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 6:3

Rashi on Amos 6:3