Amos 6:7
“Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive,.... That is, these men, who were the first and chief…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Therefore now (that is, shortly) shall they go captive with the first (at the head) of those who go captive - They had…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
With the first that go captive - The house of Israel shall be carried into captivity before the house of Judah.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 6:1-7
The first words of the chapter are the contents of these verses; but they sound very strangely, and contrary to the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The sentence. These nobles will indeed retain their preeminence, but it will be at the head of a procession of…
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