Amos 6:11

Breaches. — For this read ruins. (See end of Note on Amos 6:8.) The overthrow of all classes of the population is here referred to.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.
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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 25:9 ; Amos 3:6 ; Amos 3:7 ; Amos 9:1 ; Amos 9:9 ; Amos 3:15 ; Amos 6:8 ; Ecclesiastes 10:18 ; Ezekiel 29:18-20 ; Hosea 13:16 ; Is...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹¹ For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches,e and the little house with clefts.

Related Commentaries of Amos 6:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Amos 6:11