Amos 6:3

Ye who are approaching the evil day, who are drawing near and adopting false sabbaths;

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2O house of Israel, pass by all of you, and see; and pass by thence to Ematrabba; and thence descend to Geth of the Philistines, the chief of all these kingdoms, see if their coasts are greater than your coasts.

4who sleep upon beds of ivory, and live delicately on their couches, and eat kids out of the flocks, and sucking calves out of the midst of the stalls;

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:11Because there is no contradiction made on the part of those who do evil quickly, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully determined in them to do evil.

Ezekiel 12:27Son of man, behold, the provoking house of Israel boldly say, The vision which this man sees is for many days, and he prophesies for times afar off.

Amos 3:10And she knew not what things would come against her, saith the Lord, even those that store up wrong and misery in their countries.

Amos 5:18Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.

Amos 9:10All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Calamities shall certainly not draw near, nor 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 →

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