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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When the LORD gives the command, homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD commands, and the great house shall be struck down into fragments, and the little house into bits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD gives a command: He will break the great house into bits, And the little house into pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For behold, Yahweh is going to command and will strike the great house to pieces and the small house to fragments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD commands: The large house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD commands: The large house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At the LORD's command, houses great and small will be smashed to pieces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is going to give the command to level big houses and flatten little houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the LORD gives the command, houses large and small will be smashed to pieces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For indeed, the LORD is giving the command— and he will smash the large house to rubble and the small house into bits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD gives a command: ?The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, look! The LORD is giving the command. He will smash the large house to bits, and the small house into little pieces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For, look, the LORD commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, YHWH is commanding, "" And He has struck the great house [with] breaches, "" And the little house [with] clefts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house with breaches, And the little house with clefts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold, Jehovah commands, and he struck the great house with breaches, and the small house with clefts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 6:12>For behold, the Lord has commanded, and he will strike the greater house with catastrophes, and the lesser house with divisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the LORD has given the command to shatter the great house to bits, and reduce the small house to rubble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, the LORD commands, and the great house shall be shattered to bits, and the little house to pieces.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD will go forth and he will smite the great house and cause it to quiver, and the little house will he make desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because, behold, LORD JEHOVAH shall go out and he shall strike the great house and he shall shake it and the little house, and he shall empty it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD commandeth, And the great house shall be smitten into splinters, And the little house into chips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For, behold, the Lord commands, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with rents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1085" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">The Pride of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">gives a command:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">“The great</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">will be smashed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7447.htm" title="7447: rə·sî·sîm (N-mp) -- Dripping to pieces, a ruin, a dew-drop. From racac; properly, dripping to pieces, i.e. A ruin; also a dew-drop.">to pieces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: haq·qā·ṭōn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">and the small</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·hab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1233.htm" title="1233: bə·qi·‘îm (N-mp) -- Fissure, breach. From baqa'; a fissure.">to rubble.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9</a></span><br />I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Ezekiel 7:3-4</a></span><br />The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13-14</a></span><br />Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided. / I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13</a></span><br />Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43-44</a></span><br />For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, behold, the LORD commands, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6,7</a></b></br> Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done <i>it</i>? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Amos 9:1,9</a></b></br> I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16,31,34</a></b></br> Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread… </p><p class="hdg">he will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Amos 6:8</a></b></br> The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Amos 3:15</a></b></br> And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></b></br> And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great <i>man's</i> house burnt he with fire.</p><p class="hdg">breaches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:18</a></b></br> By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/amos/4-3.htm">Breaches</a> <a href="/amos/4-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/hosea/10-7.htm">Chips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Clefts</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-6.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Cracks</a> <a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Little</a> <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Small</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Smash</a> <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Smashed</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Splinters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Breaches</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/hosea/10-7.htm">Chips</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Clefts</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Command</a> <a href="/mark/1-27.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Cracks</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-2.htm">Little</a> <a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Small</a> <a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Smash</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Smashed</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Splinters</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-1.htm">The wantonness of Israel,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">shall be plagued with desolation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-12.htm">and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Amos, a prophet during the 8th century BC, God's command reflects His role as the ultimate judge over Israel. The prophetic message is not merely a prediction but a divine decree. This echoes other instances in Scripture where God's word is powerful and effective, such as in <a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3</a>, where God speaks creation into existence, and <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where His word accomplishes what He desires.<p><b>The great house will be smashed to pieces:</b><br>The "great house" likely refers to the opulent homes of the wealthy and powerful in Israel, particularly in Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom. Archaeological findings in Samaria reveal luxurious ivory inlays and elaborate structures, indicating the wealth of the elite. This judgment against the "great house" symbolizes the downfall of the corrupt and complacent ruling class. It aligns with the broader theme in Amos of God's judgment against social injustice and the exploitation of the poor, as seen in <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Amos 3:15</a>, where God declares He will destroy both winter and summer houses.<p><b>and the small house to rubble:</b><br>The "small house" represents the homes of the common people, indicating that God's judgment is comprehensive and affects all levels of society. This phrase underscores the impartiality of divine justice; both the rich and the poor are subject to God's righteous judgment. The destruction of both great and small houses signifies the totality of the coming devastation, reminiscent of the comprehensive judgment seen in the flood narrative of <a href="/genesis/7.htm">Genesis 7</a>. It also foreshadows the eventual Assyrian conquest and exile of Israel in 722 BC, fulfilling the prophetic warnings of Amos and other prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is issuing a command of judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>The prophet delivering God's message to Israel, warning them of impending judgment due to their complacency and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Northern Kingdom)</a></b><br>The primary audience of Amos's prophecy, known for its prosperity and subsequent moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/great_house.htm">Great House</a></b><br>Symbolic of the wealthy and powerful in Israel who are living in luxury and ignoring God's laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/small_house.htm">Small House</a></b><br>Represents the common people who are also subject to judgment, indicating that no one is exempt from God's justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is the ultimate authority and His commands are executed without fail. His judgment is impartial and affects both the great and the small.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Prosperity can lead to spiritual complacency and moral decay. Believers must remain vigilant and faithful, regardless of their material circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_righteousness.htm">Social Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>God cares deeply about justice and righteousness. Ignoring the plight of the oppressed and living in luxury at their expense invites God's judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Universality of God's Judgment</a></b><br>No one is exempt from God's judgment. Both the powerful and the common people are accountable to God for their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>The call to repentance is urgent. Humility before God and a return to His ways can avert disaster and restore right relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_plowing_the_sea_literal_or_metaphor.htm">In Amos 6:12, is plowing the sea a literal impossibility or a misunderstood metaphor that undermines the text’s credibility? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_''three_sins,_even_four''_mean.htm">What does 'three sins, even four' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_25_6_align_with_israel's_exclusivity.htm">How does Isaiah 25:6, which speaks of a universal feast for all peoples, align with other Old Testament passages emphasizing Israel's exclusivity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_amos_6_14's_oppressor.htm">Did an oppressor 'from Hamath to the valley of the Arabah' (Amos 6:14) truly arise, and is there historical proof of this event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Breaches.--</span>For this read <span class= "ital">ruins.</span> (See end of Note on <a href="/amos/6-8.htm" title="The Lord GOD has sworn by himself, said the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.">Amos 6:8</a>.) The overthrow of all classes of the population is here referred to.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - The prophet confirms the judgment denounced in ver. 8. <span class="cmt_word">The</span> <span class="cmt_word">Lord commandeth, and he will smite.</span> The expression, thus taken, implies that God executes his commands through the ministers of his judgment; but it may well be rendered, "and men shall smite" (comp. <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Breaches... clefts.</span> The great palace requires a breach to bring it to the ground; the little but is ruined by a small rent or cleft. All houses, great and small, shall be smitten. Possibly Israel and Judah are signified respectively by "the great house" and "the little house" (comp. <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a>); and their treatment by the Assyrians may be thus symbolized. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gives a command:</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצַוֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֥יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be smashed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pieces,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְסִיסִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·sî·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7447.htm">Strong's 7447: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dripping to pieces, a ruin, a dew-drop</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the small</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּטֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ṭōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small, young, unimportant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבַּ֥יִת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to rubble.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִעִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qi·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1233.htm">Strong's 1233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fissure, breach</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-11.htm">Amos 6:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-11.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:11 For behold Yahweh commands and the great (Amo. 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