Amos 6:3
Ye that put farre away the euyll day, and approche to the seate of iniquitie.
Bible (Bishops')
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 8:11Because nowe that euyll workes are not hastyly punished, the heart of man geueth hym selfe ouer vnto wickednesse.
Isaiah 56:12Come [say they] I wyll fetche wine, so shall we fyll our selues, that we may be drunken: and do to morowe lyke as to day, yea and much more.
Amos 3:10For they know not to do right, sayth the Lorde, they store vp violence and robberie in their palaces.
Amos 5:18Wo vnto you that desire the day of the Lorde, what haue ye to do with it? the day of the Lorde is darkenes, and not light.
Amos 9:10But all the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The euyll shall not come, nor hasten for vs.
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 →