Amos 6:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the riverf of the wilderness. ”

Amos 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But - (For,) - it was a non-thing, a nonexistent thing, a phantom, whereat they rejoiced; “for behold I raise up a nation.” God is said to “raise up,” when, by His Providence or His grace, He cal...
Amos 6:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of (q) Hemath unto the river of the wilderness....
Amos 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Miserable Fate of these Rulers. Yahweh solemnly declares ( Amos 6:8 ) that the pride ( mg.) of Jacob, the vainglory which has displaced true glory, has become an abomination to Him. There foll...
Amos 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I will raise up, &c. Reference to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 28:49 ). they shall afflict you. Reference to Pentateuch ( Exodus 3:9 ; Deuteronomy 26:7 ). from... unto : i.e. through the length...
Amos 6:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

At last follows a denunciation, and this is the close of the chapter. God then after having seriously exposed the vices which prevailed among the people of Israel, again declares that vengeance...
Amos 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. I wi...
Amos 6:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will raise up against you a nation, &c.— By this nation, is meant the Assyrians. The kingdom of Judah is plainly understood in this verse, because in the time of Amos its extent was as here...
Amos 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness....
Amos 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Address 1-3. False security of Judah and Israel. 4-6 . Carelessness and luxury. 7-11 . Captivity, siege, death, ruin. 12, 13 . Preposterous errors. 14 . The coming of the avenge...
Amos 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

From... unto. — The entire limits of the kingdom of Israel after the victories of Jeroboam II. were, according to 2 Kings 14:25 , identical with the region which is here threatened with invasion,...
Amos 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

3. "AT EASE IN ZION" Amos 6:1-14 The evil of the national worship was the false political confidence which it engendered. Leaving the ritual alone, Amos now proceeds to assault this confidence....
Amos 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Woe to Them That Are at Ease in Zion!” Amos 6:1-14 Zion is included with Samaria in this prophecy and the nobles are especially condemned for their drunkenness, gluttony, and insolence. The pr...
Amos 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

From the formalists the prophet turned toward those who had lost all sense of the spiritual and the moral, and were indifferent, those were ''at ease in Zion," and "secure upon the mountains of Samar...
Amos 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Probably the captivity here spoken of, in the first sense, had a reference to the Babylonish captivity. But I humbly conceive it had respect to another of an higher nature in a spiritual sense. But,...
Amos 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, the God of hosts ,.... The Assyrian nation, under its king, Shalmaneser; who invaded Israel, came up to Samaria,...
Amos 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. Ve...
Amos 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye which rejoice in a thing of naught Ye who place confidence in your strength, which will avail you nothing when God withdraws his blessing from you; which say, Have we not taken to us horns by o...
Amos 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings of Judgment. B. C. 790. 8 The Lord G OD hath sworn by himself, saith the...
Amos 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But; notwithstanding all your boasts and carnal confidences. Behold; observe and weigh well what is said. ir will raise up; awaken, call together, strengthen, succeed, and prosper in the attempt...
Amos 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Second Woe On Those Who Complacently Relaxed, Depending On YHWH's Protection, While They Also Totally Ignored His Requirements ( Amos 6:1-14 ). While Amos's mission was to Israel he never over...
Amos 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 6:12 .] As horses and oxen are useless on a rock, so ye are incapable of fulfilling justice [ Grotius ]. The comparison indicates the folly of expecting prosperity while...
Amos 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 6:1 . The mountain of Samaria. This city was built on a hill, like Zion, to make it impregnable. See note on Isaiah 28:1 . Amos 6:2 . Calneh, or Ctesiphon. It was situate almost opposite...
Amos 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 6:1-30 With a second woe the prophet denounces the chiefs of the whole nation, who were quite satisfied with the present state of things, and, revelling in luxury, feared no...
Amos 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Destruction of the Kingdom Foretold
Amos 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:65 ; 2 Kings 15:29 ; 2 Kings 17:6 ; Ezekiel 47:15-17 ; Hosea 10:5 ; Isaiah 10:5 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; Isaiah 7:20 ; Isaiah 8:4-8 ; Jeremiah 5:15-17 ; Numbers 34:8
Amos 6:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hemath — A city of Syria, bordering on Israel, north — east. The wilderness — Which is the south — west parts of Canaan. So all your country shall be destroyed.

Amos 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 6:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Amos 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 6:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 6:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Amos 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 6:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes