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Amos 5:17

Amos 5:17
And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And in all vineyards shall be wailing,.... The vines being destroyed, and no grapes to be gathered, and put into the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And in all vineyards shall be wailing - All joy should be turned into sorrow. Where aforetime was the vintage-shout in…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And in all vineyards shall be wailing - The places where festivity especially used to prevail.

I will pass through thee…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 5:16-20

Here is, I. A very terrible threatening of destruction approaching, Amo 5:16, Amo 5:17. Since they would not take the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

The wailing will embrace even the vineyards, which, as the season of vintage came round, were annually the scenes of…