Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Ye that *put farre away the *euil day, and cause the ‖seat of violence to come neere:
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, habitation.
- *Cross-referenceExek.12.27.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 5.18.
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- Ezekiel 12:27Rank 2 from verse 3
27Son 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.
27*Sonne of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say; The vision that he seeth is for many dayes to come, and he prophecieth of the times that are far off.
- Isaiah 56:12Rank 3 from verse 3
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 4 from verse 3
- 2 Peter 3:4Rank 5 from verse 3
4And 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.
4And saying, Where is the promise of his comming? For since the fathers fell asleepe, all things continue as they were frō the beginning of the creation.
- Ezekiel 12:22Rank 7 from verse 3
- Matthew 24:48Rank 8 from verse 3
12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
12For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take a ‖bribe, and they turne aside the poore in the gate from their right.
12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
12¶ Shall horses runne vpon the rocke? wil one plow there with oxen? for ye haue turned iudgement into gall, and the fruite of righteousnesse into hemlocke.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Rank 12 from verse 3
- Isaiah 47:7Rank 13 from verse 3
- Psalms 94:20Rank 14 from verse 3
- Revelation 18:17Rank 15 from verse 3
17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
17For in one houre so great riches is come to nought. And euery shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailers, and as many as trade by sea, stood a farre off,
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Amos 6:3
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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The place of sitting; throne; chair of state; tribunal; post of authority. That on which one sits: a chair, bench, stool or any other thing on which a person sits.
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2Pass 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?
2Passe ye vnto Calneh, and see, and from thence go ye to Hemath the great: then goe downe to Gath of the Philistines: bee they better then these kingdomes? or their border greater then your border?
3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
3Ye that *put farre away the *euil day, and cause the ‖seat of violence to come neere:
Selected passage4That 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;
4That lie vpon beds of Yuorie, and ‖stretch themselues vpon their couches, and eate the lambes out of the flocke, and the calues out of the midst of the stall: