Amos 6:12

Do susim run upon the rock? 1 Do men plow there with oxen? 1 For ye have turned mishpat into poison, 1 and the p'ri of tzedakah into wormwood; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

In Context

11For, hinei, Hashem commandeth, 1 and He will strike the bais hagadol into ruins, 1 and the bais hakaton into pieces. 1

13Ye which rejoice over what is worthless, 1 which say: Have we not taken to us 1 horns + 6:13 i.e., symbols of military resources by chazekeinu (our own strength)? 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:7And Izevel his isha said unto him, What a grand sovereign over Yisroel you are! Arise, and eat lechem, and let thine lev be cheerful; I will give thee the kerem (vineyard) of Navot the Yizre'eli.

Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art kesheh (obstinate, stubborn) 1 and thy oref (neck) is sinew of barzel (iron), 1 and thy metzach (brow, forehead) bronze; 1

Jeremiah 5:3Hashem, are not Thine eyes upon emunah? 1 Thou hast struck them, but they felt no anguish; 1 Thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to accept musar; + 5:3 cf Isa 53:5 1 they have made their faces harder than stone; 1 they have refused to make teshuvah. 1

Hosea 10:4They have spoken words, 1 swearing falsely in cutting brit (covenant); 1 thus mishpat springeth up as poisonous herb 1 in the furrows of the sadeh. 1

Amos 5:7Ye who turn mishpat into wormwood, 1 and cast tzedakah to the ground. 1

Micah 7:3That they may do evil with both hands skillfully, 1 the sar and the shofet asketh for a bribe; 1 and hagadol uttereth the evil of his nefesh (soul); 1 so they weave it. 1

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:9-14

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 790.) 8 The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he… Read the whole commentary →

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