Amos 5:13
Therefore any prudent person is silent at such a time, 1 for it is an evil time. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 18:36But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
Psalms 38:14I am like a man who does not hear 1 and who has no reply. 1
Ecclesiastes 9:12Surely, no one knows when his time will come. 2 As fish are caught in a deadly net, 2 or birds are caught in a snare, 1 the children of human beings are ensnared by evil times 2 that suddenly fall upon them.
Isaiah 37:3They said to him, “Hezekiah says, 'This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to give birth to her child.
Amos 6:10When a man's relative comes to take their bodies up—the one who is to cremate them after bringing the corpses out of the house—if he says to the person in the house, “Is there anyone with you?” What if that person says, “No.” Then he will say, “Be quiet, for we must not mention Yahweh's name.” 1
Micah 7:5Do not trust any neighbor; 1 put no confidence in any friend. 1 Be careful about what you say 1 even to the woman who lies in your arms. 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 →