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 that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor fall upon us.

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

And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

Come ye, say they, I will bring 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 that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

And cause

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?