Amos 4:1
Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.
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Exodus 22:21Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 15:9And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.
Deuteronomy 32:14Butter from his cows and milk from his sheep, with fat of lambs and sheep of Bashan, and goats, and the heart of the grain; and for your drink, wine from the blood of the grape.
Job 20:19Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;
Psalms 12:5\12:4\They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
Psalms 140:12\140:11\Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
Matthew Henry on Amos 4:1
In this chapter, I. The oppressors in Israel are threatened for their oppression of the poor, ver. 1-3 . II. The idolaters in Israel, being joined to idols, are given up to their own heart's lusts, ver. 4, 5 . III. All the sins of Israel are aggravated from their incorrigibleness in them, and their refusal to return and reform, notwithstanding the various rebukes of Providence which they had been under, ver. 6-11 . IV. They are invited yet at length to humble themselves before God, since it is impossible for them… Read the whole commentary →