Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the Yom Rah, 1 and cause the shevet chamas to come near; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
In Context
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 8:11Because pitgam (sentence) against a ma'aseh hara'ah (an evil work) is not executed speedily, therefore the lev of the bnei haAdam is fully set in them to do rah.
Isaiah 56:12Come ye, say they, I will get yayin, 1 and we will fill ourselves with shechar (strong drink); 1 and makhar (tomorrow) shall be like this day, 1 and gadol yeter me'od (and even much better).
Ezekiel 12:27Ben adam, hinei, they of Bais Yisroel say, The chazon that he seeth is for yamim rabbim to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Amos 3:10For they have no da'as to do right, saith Hashem, 1 who store up chamas and shod in their fortresses. 1
Amos 5:18Hoy unto you that desire the Yom Hashem! 1 Why do ye seek it? 1 The Yom Hashem is choshech, and not ohr. 1
Amos 9:10All the chatta'ei ami (sinners of My people) shall die by the cherev, 1 which say: The ra'ah shall not overtake nor come to us. 1
Matthew Henry on Amos 6:2-8
The Danger of False Security. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch… Read the whole commentary →