Amos 5:10
They hate anyone who corrects them in the city gate, 1 and they abhor anyone who speaks the truth. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
In Context
9He brings sudden destruction on the strong 1 so that destruction comes on the fortresses. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you? You are the one who brings trouble to Israel!”
1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may seek advice from Yahweh to help, Micaiah son of Imlah, but I hate him because he does not prophesy anything good about me, but only hardships.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say that.”
2 Chronicles 24:21But they plotted against him; at the king's command, they stoned him with stones in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no help for it.
Isaiah 29:21who by a word make a man out to be an offender. They lay a snare for him 1 who seeks justice at the gate and put the righteous down with empty lies. 1
Jeremiah 20:7“Yahweh, you deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I, and you overpowered me. 1 I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. 1
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16
God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →