Amos 4:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 fishhooks. ”

Amos 4:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord God hath sworn by His holiness - They had sinned to profane His “Holy Name” (see the note at Amos 2:7 ). God swears by that holiness which they had profaned in themselves on whom it was...
Amos 4:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with (c) hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. (c) He alludes to fishers, who catch fi...
Amos 4:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Women of Samaria. Like Isaiah ( Isaiah 31:6-9 ), Amos turns to denounce the extravagant and wicked frivolity of the women of the upper classes. He is not necessarily charging them with responsi...
Amos 4:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The Lord GOD . See note on Amos 1:7 . sworn by His holiness. Reference to Pentateuch ( Genesis 22:16 ). lo. Figure of speech Asferismos. App-6. hooks. In the Assyrian monuments we see th...
Amos 4:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Amos declares what sort of punishment awaited those fat cattle, who being well fed despised God, and were torpid in their fatness. He therefore says, that the days were nigh, when they sho...
Amos 4:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 fishhooks. He will take you away with hooks - Two modes...
Amos 4:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 fishhooks. The Lord - the same Hebrew х 'Adon...
Amos 4:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Second Address 1-3. The heartless luxury of the rich women. 4, 5 . The elaborate sacrifices and pilgrimages. 6-12 . The failure of God's chastisements to produce amendment. 1 . These pam...
Amos 4:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Fishhooks. — Descriptive of the suddenness and irresistible character of the seizure, whereby, as a punishment for their wanton selfishness, the nobles were to be carried away as captives from thei...
Amos 4:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CIVILIZATION AND JUDGMENT Amos 3:1-15 - Amos 4:3 WE now enter the Second Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 3-6. It is a collection of various oracles of denunciation, grouped partly by...
Amos 4:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Calamities Are God's Warnings Amos 4:1-11 Speaking after the imagery of his vocation, Amos the herdsman compares the rich and powerful of Samaria, who were living in luxury and wantonness, to t...
Amos 4:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second discourse consists of Jehovah's summons to the people. It commences with a severe and terrible indictment of the women. He addressed them as "Ye kine of Bashan," which reveals the degrada...
Amos 4:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Under the similitude of the fat bulls of Bashan the Prophet shews how Israel had oppressed the poor and lean among them. And under the figure of fishermen, he sets forth how in the end they that oppr...
Amos 4:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness ,.... That is, by himself, holiness being his nature, and an essential attribute of his; this is done to ascertain the truth of what is after said, and that m...
Amos 4:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 fishhooks. Ver. 2. The Lord God hath sworn by his ho...
Amos 4:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord hath sworn by his holiness As sure as God is holy and true, so certainly will he bring the threatened judgment upon you; that he will take you away with hooks “The original word in the m...
Amos 4:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings against Oppressors; Punishment of Proud Oppressors. B. C. 790. 1 Hear this...
Amos 4:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have often told you that God had spoken, now I assure you that the mighty and eternal God hath sworn the thing, and you must therefore needs conclude it sure and certain. He hath sworn by his holi...
Amos 4:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Oracle Of Warning To The Wealthy Women Of Samaria ( Amos 4:1-3 ). We can tend to forget that the women of Israel/Judah were regularly equally guilty with the men, but the prophets never forgot it,...
Amos 4:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Kine ] Fat and wanton, yet effeminate and luxuriant; reproved not for fierceness, but unfeeling insolence and oppression. Say] (1) Wives here intended, voluptuous women after...
Amos 4:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 4:1 . Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan. The strong bulls of Bashan are celebrated in scripture. Psalms 22:13 . Vaccæ pingues, fat cows, haughty women, abandoned to luxurious ease, and who...
Amos 4:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria. God the champion of the oppressed I. The character of these men. “Ye kine of Bashan,” etc. The feminine, “kine,” marks th...
Amos 4:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 4:1-30 § 2. Second address. The prophet reproves the voluptuous women of Samaria, and fortells their captivity ( Amos 4:1-30 ); with bitter irony he describes the people'...
Amos 4:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Denunciation of the Outstanding Vices
Amos 4:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 6:8 ; Ezekiel 39:4 ; Ezekiel 39:5 ; Habakkuk 1:15 ; Habakkuk 1:16 ; Isaiah 37:29 ; Jeremiah 16:16 ; Psalms 89:35
Amos 4:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

By his holiness — By himself as he is the holy God. The days — Of famine, desolation and captivity. He — God by the Assyrian army will take you, as fish are taken with the hook. Your posterity — Th...

Amos 4:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 4:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Amos 4:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 4:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 4:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 4:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 4:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 4:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 4:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 4:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 4:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 4:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 4:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 4:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 4:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 4:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 4:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 4:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 4:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 4:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 4:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 4:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 4:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 4:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 4:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 4:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes