Amos 4:1
Hear ye this word, ye heifers of the land of Bashan that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, and trample on the needy, which say to their masters, Give us that we may drink.
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Exodus 22:21Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.
Deuteronomy 15:9Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thy heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 32:14Butter of cows, and milk of sheep, 1 With the fat of lambs and rams, 1 Of calves and kids, 1 With fat of kidneys of wheat; 1 And he drank wine, the blood of the grape. 1
Job 20:19For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: 1 And he has plundered a habitation, though he built it not. 1
Psalms 12:5But I have hoped in thy mercy; 1 My heart shall exult in thy salvation. 1
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 →