Amos 6:3
You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
In Context
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 8:11For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear.
Isaiah 56:12Come, let us take wine, and be filled with drunkenness: and it shall be as to day, so also to morrow, and much more.
Ezekiel 12:27Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The vision that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this men prophesieth of times afar off.
Amos 3:10And they have not known to do the right thing, saith the Lord, storing up iniquity, and robberies in their houses.
Amos 5:18Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
Amos 9:10All the sinners of my people shall fall by the sword: who say: The evils shall not approach, and shall not come upon us.
Matthew Henry on Amos 6:2-8
The Danger of False Security. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch… Read the whole commentary →