Amos 6:3

Sin Justice

¹ Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

² Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

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

⁴ That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

⁵ That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
KJV: Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
WEB: Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,
ASV: -ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
DARBY: Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
BLB: who are putting away the day of disaster, and who cause to come near the seat of violence,

ÅB: Dere som jager den onde dag langt bort og flytter urettens sete nær til dere[^1],
OTB: Dere som utsetter ulykkens dag
og bringer nær voldens sete.
B1930: I som jager den onde dag langt bort og flytter urettens sete nær til eder, / < I vil intet høre om straffens dag, og allikevel lar I vold og urett råde blandt eder.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Amos 9:10
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
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Isaiah 56:12
Come ye, 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.
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Ezekiel 12:27
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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.
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Amos 3:10
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
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Matthew 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
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2 Peter 3:4
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.
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Ezekiel 12:22
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
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