Amos 8:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The mannerb of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. ”

Amos 8:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who swear - Literally, “the swearing,” they who habitually swear. He assigns, at the end, the ground of all this misery, the forsaking of God. God had commanded that all appeals by oath should be...
Amos 8:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

They that swear by the sin (i) of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, (k) The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. (i) For the idolaters used to swea...
Amos 8:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Development of the Theme of Amos 3. This section, which re-echoes Amos 2:6-8 , has been regarded as a conglomeration of rather loosely-connected fragments ( cf. G. A. Smith). The prophet addresse...
Amos 8:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sin. . guilt., trespass. Hebrew asham. App-44. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the idol itself. Dan... Beer-sheba . The two places where the calves were set up ( 1 Kings...
Amos 8:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He afterwards mentions the reason why the Lord would inflict such punishments on his people; it was, because they had prostituted themselves to wicked superstitions; They swear, he says, b...
Amos 8:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. By the sin of Samaria - Baal, who was worsh...
Amos 8:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They that swear by the sin of Samaria— The calf set up at Beth-el by Jeroboam. Instead of, The manner of Beer-sheba, Houbigant reads very properly, Thy god, O Beer-sheba! Compare chap. Amos 5:...
Amos 8:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. They that swear by the sin of Samar...
Amos 8:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Vision of the Ripe Fruit, followed by a Fifth Address 1-3. The vision. 4-14 . The address, denouncing dishonest traders ( Amos 8:4-6 ), threatening earthquakes, eclipse, mourning, a painful...
Amos 8:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thy God, O Dan, liveth. — Translate, By the life of thy God, O Dan, and by the life of the way of Beersheba. On such forms of oath, see Note on Amos 6:8 . The “way of Beersheba” was the ritual p...
Amos 8:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1. EARTHQUAKE, ECLIPSE, AND FAMINE Amos 8:4-14 "Hear this, ye who trample the needy, and would put an end to the lowly of the land, saying, When will the New-Moon be over, that we may sell grai...
Amos 8:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Worst Famine of All Amos 8:1-14 What is more fragile than summer fruit! So beautiful, so refreshing, yet so readily corrupted and diseased. To Amos it was an emblem of the rapidity with whi...
Amos 8:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next vision, that of the basket of summer fruit, indicated the im minence of the judgment. Jehovah declared that the end was come, that He would not pass by them any more. This announcement was...
Amos 8:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What an awful sound is here! And how dreadfully awful in that land, that parish, that people, that family, or person, in whom it is fulfilled. A famine of bread the common staff of life is distressin...
Amos 8:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They that swear by the sin of Samaria ,.... The calf at Bethel, which was near Samaria, and which the Samaritans worshipped; and was set up by their kings, and the worship of it encouraged by their...
Amos 8:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. Ver. 14. They that swear by the sin of S...
Amos 8:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They that swear by the sin of Samaria That is, by the calf which Jeroboam set up as an object of worship at Beth-el, not far from Samaria, committing a great sin in so doing, and making Israel to...
Amos 8:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Spiritual Famine Threatened; Judgments Threatened. B. C. 785. 11 Behold, the days come...
Amos 8:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They that swear by; who now do, as formerly they have done, trust in, sacrifice to, and swear by; who are obstinate idolaters, and trust to those lies. The sin, that which was the sin, the occasi...
Amos 8:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Vision - The Vision Of The Basket Of Summer Fruit Indicating That Israel Were About To Be Harvested ( Amos 8:1-14 ). In his fourth vision Amos was shown a basket of summer fruit (e.g. f...
Amos 8:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 8:11 . Famine ] The light and comfort of God’s word shall fail; they despise now what they shall look for in vain then. Amos 8:12 . Wander ] Lit. reel, l...
Amos 8:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:1 . A basket of summer fruit. The Lord would not wait till the vintage; he would cause their sun, as a nation, to set at noon, and rise no more. Amos 8:5 . That we may sell corn making t...
Amos 8:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 8:1-30 § 5. In the fourth vision, the basket of summer fruit, the Lord shows that the people is ripe for judgment. Explaining this revelation, Amos denounces the oppressio...
Amos 8:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Last Admonition of the Lord
Amos 8:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 12:28 ; 1 Kings 12:29 ; 1 Kings 12:32 ; 1 Kings 13:22-34 ; 1 Kings 14:16 ; 1 Kings 16:24 ; 2 Chronicles 36:16 ; 2 Kings 10:29 ; Acts 18:25 ; Acts 19:23 ; Acts 19:9 ; Acts 24:14 ;...
Amos 8:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They — Who sacrifice to and swear by the calves at Dan and Beth — el. By the sin — Who say the idol at Dan is the true and living God. The manner — The idol which is worshipped at Beersheba.

Amos 8:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 8:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Amos 8:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 8:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 8:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Amos 8:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 8:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 8:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 8:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 8:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 8:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 8:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 8:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 8:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 8:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 8:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 8:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 8:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 8:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 8:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes