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Amos 5:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 5:16

Verse 16 of 27

Scripture focus

Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Amos 5:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 5:16

Theological / Devotional

God of hosts. See Amos 3:13; see on Jer. 7:3.

Wailing. Since the iniquity of Israel is incorrigible, divine judgment must follow.

The husbandman. He is here pictured as being summoned from his labor in the field to mourn over the calamity in his home.

Skilful of lamentation. The hired mourners, who sang mournful songs at funerals (see on Jer. 9:17).

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