Amos 4:3

And, through fissures, shall ye go out, every woman, straight before her,—and ye shall be thrust forth towards the castle, Declareth Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.

In Context

2Sworn hath My Lord, Yahweh, by his own holiness, That lo! days, are coming upon you,—when he will take you away with hooks, and your followers with fishhooks;

4Enter ye Bethel, and transgress, At Gilgal, cause transgression, to abound,—Yea, carry in, every morning, your sacrifices, every three days, your tithes;

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Cross References

2 Kings 7:15And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright,—and the messengers returned, and told the king.

Isaiah 2:20In that day shall the son of earth cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold,—which had been made for him to worship, into the hole of the mice, and to the bats;

Ezekiel 12:5Before their eyes, break thou forth by thyself through the wall,—and carry forth through it.

Amos 6:7Therefore, at once, shall they go into exile among the first of the exiles,—so shall be disturbed the revelry of sprawlers.

Matthew 16:26For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?

Matthew Henry on Amos 4:2-6

Threatenings against Oppressors; Punishment of Proud Oppressors. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. 2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish-hooks. 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into… Read the whole commentary →

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