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6 aSeek the Lord and live,
Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it,
With no one to quench it in Bethel— 
7 You who aturn justice to wormwood,
And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” 
8 He made the aPleiades and Orion;
He turns the shadow of death into morning
bAnd makes the day dark as night;
He ccalls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
dThe Lord is His name. 
9 He1 rains ruin upon the strong,
So that fury comes upon the fortress. 
10 aThey hate the one who rebukes in the gate,
And they babhor the one who speaks uprightly. 
11 aTherefore, because you1 tread down the poor
And take grain1 taxes from him,
Though byou have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted1 pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them. 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Amos 5:8

the seven stars—literally, the heap or cluster of seven larger stars and others smaller (Job 9:9; Job 38:31). The former whole passage seems to have been in Amos mind. He names the stars well known to shepherds (to which class Amos belonged), Orion as the precursor of the tempests which are here threatened, and the Pleiades as ushering in spring.

shadow of death—Hebraism for the densest darkness.

calleth for the waters of the sea—both to send deluges in judgment, and the ordinary rain in mercy (I Kings 18:44).




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 5:8:

Job 5:8
Job 9:9
Amos 4:12
Amos 4:13

 

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