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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.
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(6, 7) Surely the Lord. . .—In this, and the preceding...
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If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done...
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If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?...
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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 (מנדּים, piel of נדה equals נדד, to be far ...
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.
- Amos 3:6 KJV
- Lamentations 2:21 KJV
- Job 5:19 KJV
- Proverbs 6:15 KJV
- Proverbs 1:26-27 KJV
- Revelation 16:18 KJV
- Jeremiah 32:42 KJV
- Daniel 9:14 KJV
- Isaiah 45:7 KJV
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? Read full chapter
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. Read full chapter
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. Read full chapter
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. Read full chapter
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Read full chapter
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. Read full chapter
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. Read full chapter
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. Read full chapter
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Read full chapter
You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence. You are cruel, and you forget the coming day of judgment. How horrible it will be for those who think that a day of disaster is far away. They bring the reign of violence closer.
Apr 7, 2024 · In the book of Amos, God warns of impending calamity if the people do not repent and turn back to Him. Similarly, in the book of Jeremiah, the prophet foretells the calamity that will befall the nation of Judah if they continue in their sinful ways. However, calamity is not always seen as a punishment in the Bible.
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