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Amos 6:3

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Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
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  1. Amos 9:10Rank 1 from verse 3
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    10All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

  2. Ezekiel 12:27Rank 2 from verse 3
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    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.

  3. Isaiah 56:12Rank 3 from verse 3
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    12Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 4 from verse 3
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    3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  5. 2 Peter 3:4Rank 5 from verse 3
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    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.

  6. Amos 3:10Rank 6 from verse 3
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    10For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

  7. Ezekiel 12:22Rank 7 from verse 3
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    22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

  8. Matthew 24:48Rank 8 from verse 3
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    48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

  9. Amos 5:12Rank 9 from verse 3
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    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.

  10. Amos 5:18Rank 10 from verse 3
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    18Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

  11. Amos 6:12Rank 11 from verse 3
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    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. Ecclesiastes 8:11Rank 12 from verse 3
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    11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  13. Isaiah 47:7Rank 13 from verse 3
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    7¶ And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

  14. Psalms 94:20Rank 14 from verse 3
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    20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

  15. Revelation 18:17Rank 15 from verse 3
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    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,

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Amos 6:3

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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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.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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seat

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:2Pass 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?

6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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6:4That 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;

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