the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Amos 6:3
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You dismiss any thought of the evil dayand bring in a reign of violence.
Those who put far away the evil day, And cause the seat of violence to come near;
Ye that put farre away the euil day, and cause the seat of violence to come neere:
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence?
Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?
You put off the day of punishment, but you bring near the day when you can do evil to others.
Do you put off the day of punishment, Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?
Ye that put farre away the euill day, and approch to the seate of iniquitie?
Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you bring near the seat of violence?
Do you put off the day of calamity,And would you cause the seat of violence to approach?
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
You are cruel, and you forget the coming day of judgment.
You put off all thought of the evil day but hasten the reign of violence.
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
O you who wait for the evil day, and cause the sabbath of violence to come near;
You refuse to admit that a day of disaster is coming, but what you do only brings that day closer.
You that put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence!
You who put the evil day far away, and cause the seat of violence to come near,
—ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near;
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Ye that put farre away the euyll day, and approche to the seate of iniquitie.
Ye who are approaching the evil day, who are drawing near and adopting false sabbaths;
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Those who put far away the evil day, And cause the seat of violence to come near;
And ye ben departid in to yuel dai, and neiyen to the seete of wickidnesse;
-you that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.
Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near;
You push away every thought of coming disaster, but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.
You put off the day of trouble, and bring near the seat of anger.
O you that put far away the evil day, and bring near a reign of violence?
Ye who are putting far away the day of calamity, - but bringing near the abode of violence:
You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;
O you who put far away the evil day, and bring near the seat of violence?
Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,
Ye are taken out for the euel daye, euen ye that syt in the stole of wylfulnesse:
Woe to you who are rushing headlong to disaster! Catastrophe is just around the corner! Woe to those who live in luxury and expect everyone else to serve them! Woe to those who live only for today, indifferent to the fate of others! Woe to the playboys, the playgirls, who think life is a party held just for them! Woe to those addicted to feeling good—life without pain! those obsessed with looking good—life without wrinkles! They could not care less about their country going to ruin.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
put: Amos 5:18, Amos 9:10, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Isaiah 47:7, Isaiah 56:12, Ezekiel 12:22, Ezekiel 12:27, Matthew 24:48, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, 2 Peter 3:4, Revelation 18:17
and cause: Amos 6:12, Amos 5:12, Psalms 94:20
seat: or, habitation
Reciprocal: Judges 9:27 - merry 1 Samuel 4:5 - all Israel Proverbs 19:10 - Delight Ecclesiastes 2:2 - It is Ecclesiastes 7:2 - better Isaiah 14:11 - pomp Isaiah 22:2 - that art Isaiah 22:13 - behold Isaiah 59:6 - their works Lamentations 4:5 - that did Ezekiel 7:11 - Violence Ezekiel 8:17 - for Ezekiel 16:49 - fulness Ezekiel 18:7 - hath spoiled Ezekiel 21:10 - should Joel 1:5 - Awake Amos 2:6 - For three Matthew 24:38 - they Luke 12:19 - take Luke 15:13 - wasted Ephesians 6:13 - in the
Cross-References
The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. Then the Lord said, "People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years." During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
So God said to Noah, "Everyone has filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.
Use cypress wood and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover it with tar inside and out.
"This is the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit below the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.
I will make a special agreement with you. You, your wife, your sons, and their wives will all go into the boat.
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Then I will come down and speak with you there. The Spirit is on you now. But I will also give some of that Spirit to them. Then they will help you take care of the people. In this way you will not have to be responsible for these people alone.
"You were very patient with our ancestors. You let them mistreat you for many years. You warned them with your Spirit. You sent the prophets to warn them. But our ancestors didn't listen. So you gave them to people in other countries.
He remembered that they were only people, like a wind that blows and then is gone.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ye that put far away the evil day,.... The day of Israel's captivity, threatened by, the Lord, and prophesied of by the prophets; by this prophet, and by Hoshea and others: this they endeavoured to put out of their minds and thoughts, and supposed it to be at a great distance, yea, hoped it never would be; and like the Jews, with respect to their captivity, and the destruction of their city, said it was not near, but prolonged, yea, would never come to pass, Ezekiel 11:3; so some men put far from them the day of death; which though to a good man is better than the day of his birth, yet to a wicked man is an evil and terrible day; he do not care to hear or speak, or think of it, lest it should dampen his carnal joys and pleasures: as also the day of Christ's coming to judgment; which though a good man hastens to in his affections, desires, and prayers, wicked men set at the greatest distance, yea, scoff at it, as believing it never will be, and to show that they are in no pain or uneasiness about it; see Isaiah 56:12. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "who are separated to the evil day"; appointed to it; foreordained to this condemnation; destined to ruin and destruction for their sins; see
Proverbs 16:4;
and cause the seat of violence to come near; boldly venture upon the commission of acts of injustice, rapine, and violence, on a presumption the evil day threatened will never come; or place themselves on the bench in courts of judicature, and there, without any manner of concern, commit the greatest acts of unrighteousness, as believing they shall never be called to an account for them by God or man.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ye that put far away - Probably âwith aversion.â They bade that day as it were, be gone. The Hebrew idiom expresses, how they would put it off, if they could; as far as in them lay, they âassigned a distance to it, , although they could not remove the day itself. The âevil dayâ is that same âday of the Lord,â which the scoffers or misbelievers professed to long for Amos 5:18. The thought that the Lord has a Day, in which to judge man, frets or frightens the irreligious, and they use different ways to get rid of it. The strong harden themselves against it, distort the belief in it, or disbelieve it. The weak and voluptuous shut their eyes to it, like the bird in the fable, as if what they dread would cease to be there, because they cease to see it.
And cause the seat - (literally, the session, sitting) of violence to come near They dismissed the thought of the Day of account, in order that they might sin with less fear. They put from them the judgment of God, that they might exercise violence over His creatures. People do not put away the thought of God, except to invite His Enemy into their souls. But therewith, they âbrought nearâ another âseat of violence,â not their own, but upon them. They brought near what they wished to put away, the day, in which, through the violence of the Assyrians, God would avenge their own.
Rib.: âLet them consider this, who put no bound to their sins. For the more they obey their own will, the more they hasten to destruction; and while they think they draw near to pleasures, they draw near to everlasting woes.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Amos 6:3. Ye that put far away the evil day — Wo to you who will not consider the day of approaching vengeance; but continue in your iniquity, and harden your hearts. Ye bring your iniquities nearer, and still suppose your punishment to be at a greater distance.
