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The "day of calamity" refers to a time of disaster or judgment. In the Hebrew, "יוֹם רָעָה" (yom ra'ah) conveys a sense of an appointed time when evil or disaster will occur. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, where the "day of the Lord" is often depicted as a time of reckoning for sin and injustice.
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Amos 6:3. assigns the reason for the woe pronounced upon the...
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3 KJV - Amos 6:3 You dismiss the day of calamity and bring...
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Amos 6:12 For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will...
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The day of the Lord will be a dark, dismal, gloomy day to all impenitent sinners. When God makes a day dark, all the world cannot make it light. Those who are not reformed by the judgments of God, will be pursued by them; if they escape one, another stands ready to seize them. A pretence of piety is double iniquity, and so it will be found.
Amos 6:3. assigns the reason for the woe pronounced upon the sinful security of the princes of Israel, by depicting the godless conduct of these princes; and this is appended in the manner peculiar to Amos, viz., in participles. These princes fancy that the evil day, i.e., the day of misfortune or of judgment and punishment, is far away ...
The word "calamity" in Hebrew is "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which can mean evil, disaster, or misfortune. This term is used to describe events that bring destruction or distress. In the historical context of Amos, calamities such as invasions, natural disasters, or other forms of judgment were often seen as consequences of the people's disobedience to God.
- The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
- And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
- Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron
- But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
The Targum is, "the multitude of your gardens, &c. the palmer worm hath eaten:''. yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord; this dispensation of Providence was also without its desired fruit and effect; See Gill on Amos 4:6. Amos 4:9 MEANING and KJV Bible commentary.
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Apr 7, 2024 · Calamity in the Bible is often used to describe a disaster, an event causing great harm, distress, or destruction. The term calamity is derived from the Latin word “calamitas,” meaning disaster or misfortune. Throughout the Bible, calamity is portrayed as a consequence of sin or disobedience to God’s commands.
