Amos 6:13
“Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought,.... In their wealth and riches, which are things that are not, because of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Who rejoice - (Literally, “the rejoicers!” Amos, as is his wont, speaks of them with contempt and wonder at their folly,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ye which rejoice in a thing of naught - In your idols: for an idol is nothing in the world.
Have we not taken to us…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 6:8-14
In the former part of the chapter we had these secure Israelites loading themselves with pleasures, as if they could…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought Lit. in a no-thing, a non-entity, what has no substantial existence, and is…
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