Amos 6:3

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Summary

Amos 6:3

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Put

And cause

Amos 6:12

Amos 5:12

Psalm 94:20

Bible References

Put

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil.

and thou saidst, I shall be a mistress for ever; so that thou didst not take these things to heart, thou didst not remember the end thereof.

Come, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Son of man, what is that proverb which ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision faileth?

But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come,

When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from the beginning of the creation.

for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off,

And cause

Shall horses run upon the rock? will men plough thereon with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the right of the needy in the gate.

Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?