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Amos 4:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 4:11

Verse 11 of 13

Scripture focus

I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Amos 4:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 4:11

Theological / Devotional

Overthrown. Heb. haphak, the word used to describe the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (see Gen. 19:24, 25; Deut. 29:23; Jer. 20:16). The comparison of Israel’s doom with that of Sodom and Gomorrah indicates the greatness of their sin and its resulting punishment (see Isa. 1:9, 10).

As a firebrand. This is a proverbial expression meaning a narrow escape with loss, since the “brand” that is snatched from the fire has been partly burned (see Zech. 3:2; 1 Cor. 3:15; Jude 23).

Not returned. See on v. 6.

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