Amos 6:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That chantc to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; ”

Amos 6:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That chant to the voice of the lyre - Accompanying “the voice of the lyre” with the human voice; giving vocal expression and utterance to what the instrumental music spoke without words. The word...
Amos 6:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like (e) David; (e) As he caused different types of instruments to be made to serve God's glory, so these did s...
Amos 6:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Luxury of Israel's Rulers. Extravagance in ritual often indicates a perverted sense of what constitutes a true philosophy of life. The price of luxury is far greater than men realise. The proph...
Amos 6:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

chant . break out [in song]. Hebrew. parat. Occurs only here. instruments of music . instruments of song like David . as David did
Amos 6:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The word פרט, pereth, means to divide; so some explain it, and derive it from the clusters which remain after the vintage, because there are not then thick grapes, but a cluster here and th...
Amos 6:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; And invent to themselves instruments of music, like David - See the note on 1 Chronicles 23:5 ; and...
Amos 6:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; That chant - х paaraT ( H6527 )], literally, mark distinct sounds and tones. The correspon...
Amos 6:5 - 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 6:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Chant. — The original Hebrew only occurs in this passage, and is best rendered prattle, or jabber. The comparison with David is ironical He made these instruments to please the Lord, these prin...
Amos 6:5 - 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 6:5 - 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 6:5 - 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 6:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What is here said of Zion, in the days of the Prophet Amos, is equally applicable to the Church in all days. There is nothing more foreign to a state of grace, than a state of ease in the world. For...
Amos 6:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That chant to the sound of the viol ,.... Or psaltery; an instrument of twelve cords, and that gave twelve sounds, as Josephus x says, being stricken with the fingers; and to these sounds these men...
Amos 6:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; Ver. 5. That chant (or quaver) to the sound of the viol] That sing division with much variation of...
Amos 6:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye that put far away the evil day Ye who persuade yourselves that God's judgments will not overtake you so soon as the predictions of the prophet import. And cause the seat of violence to come nea...
Amos 6:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Danger of False Security. B. C. 790. 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and t...
Amos 6:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Woe to them that, in a time of deepest morning, do entertain themselves with songs, and with greatest skill sing to their musical instruments, as if they had no greater thing to mind! Viol; or lute...
Amos 6:5 - 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 6:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 6:4 .] Luxury added to oppression. Stretch ] Lit. pour themselves out, “dissolved, unnerved, in luxury and sloth.” Beds ] inlaid with ivory. Lambs ] Choice and delicio...
Amos 6:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Amos was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit. His words are rugged, but sometimes he rises to sublimity. His expressions are somewhat dark, and not readily to be understood; but when we lear...
Amos 6:5 - 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 6:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near. Man’ s evil day I. All men have an evil day in their future. Calamities and trials are common to all. There is on...
Amos 6:5 - 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 6:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The People Guilty of Security and Luxury
Amos 6:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 23:5 ; 1 Peter 4:3 ; Amos 5:23 ; Amos 8:3 ; Ecclesiastes 2:8 ; Genesis 31:27 ; Isaiah 5:12 ; Job 21:11 ; Job 21:12 ; Revelation 18:22
Amos 6:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

That chant — That in a time of deep mourning entertain themselves with songs, and musical instruments.

Amos 6:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Amos 6:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 6:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 6:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 6:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 6:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 6:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 6:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 6:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 6:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 6:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 6:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 6:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 6:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 6:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Amos 6:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 6:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 6:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 6:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 6:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 6:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes