Amos 5:17
There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
Isaiah 16:10Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.
Jeremiah 48:33Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.
Joel 3:17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
Nahum 1:15Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:17-21
Threatenings and Reproofs. ( b. c. 790.) 16 Therefore the Lord , the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord . 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord ! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man… Read the whole commentary →