Amos 5:17
And in all kramim (vineyards) shall be wailing; 1 for I will pass through thee, saith Hashem. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 12:12For I will pass through Eretz Mitzrayim balailah hazeh, and will strike fatally kol bechor Eretz Mitzrayim, both adam and behemah; and against all the elohei Mitzrayim I will execute judgment; I am Hashem.
Isaiah 16:10And simchah is taken away, 1 and gladness out of the carmel (fruitful field), 1 and in the kramim (vineyards) there shall be no singing, 1 neither shall there be shouting; 1 the treaders shall tread out no yayin in their presses; 1 I have made their vintage shouting to cease. 1
Jeremiah 48:33And simchah and gladness is taken 1 from the carmel, and from Eretz Moav, 1 and I have caused yayin to fail from the winepresses; 1 none shall tread with shouting; 1 their shouting shall not be [joyful] shouting.
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 →