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 to you who long for the Day of the Lord!
What will the Day of the Lord be for you?
It will be darkness and not light.

All the sinners among My people
who say: “Disaster will never overtake
or confront us,”
will die by the sword.

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.

You said, ‘I will be the mistress forever.’
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”

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“Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes:

The days keep passing by,
and every vision fails?

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains come on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? Ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.”

for in a single hour
such fabulous wealth was destroyed!

And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off

And cause

Do horses gallop on the cliffs;
does anyone plow there with oxen?
Yet you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—

For I know your crimes are many
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,
and deprive the poor of justice at the gates.

Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?