Amos 5:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 5:8

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.

12 For I ^aknow your manifold transgressions
And your mighty sins:
^bAfflicting the just and taking bribes;
^cDiverting the poor from justice at the gate.

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Topical Studies for Amos 5:8:

Day {Forerunner Commentary}
Day {Nave's Topical Bible}
Day {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Death {Forerunner Commentary}
Death {Nave's Topical Bible}

Earth {Nave's Topical Bible}

Face {Nave's Topical Bible}

Lord {Forerunner Commentary}
Lord {Nave's Topical Bible}

Name {Forerunner Commentary}
Name {Nave's Topical Bible}

On {Nave's Topical Bible}

Pleiades {Nave's Topical Bible}

Morning {Forerunner Commentary}
Morning {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Shadow {Forerunner Commentary}

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