Amos 4:1

Hear these words, O ye kine of Bashan, That are on the mountain of Samaria; That oppress the poor; that crush the needy; That say to your master, Bring, and let us drink!

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In The King James Version

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

In Context

2The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness; Behold, the days shall come upon you When ye shall be taken away with hooks, And your residue with fishing-hooks.

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Cross References

Job 20:19Because he hath oppressed and abandoned the poor, And seized upon the house which he did not build;

Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor and the sighing of the wretched, Now will I stand up, saith the LORD; I will set in safety him whom they puff at.

Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And the right of the poor.

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 →

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