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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 />You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You push away every thought of coming disaster, but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Woe to</i> you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you bring near the seat of violence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you bring near the seat of violence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you cause the seat of violence to approach?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do you put off the day of punishment, Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />? ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are cruel, and you forget the coming day of judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for those who think that a day of disaster is far away. They bring the reign of violence closer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You refuse to admit that a day of disaster is coming, but what you do only brings that day closer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who are putting away the day of evil, "" And you bring the seat of violence near,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Extending to the evil day, and ye will bring near the seat of violence;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You have been set aside for the day of disaster, and you approach the throne of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You who would put off the day of disaster, yet hasten the time of violence! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O you that put far away the evil day, and bring near a reign of violence?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O you who wait for the evil day, and cause the sabbath of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Which are expecting the evil day and they are approaching the Sabbath of violence<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye that put far away the evil day, And cause the seat of violence to come near;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye who are approaching the evil day, who are drawing near and adopting false sabbaths;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-3.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=999" 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">Woe to those at Ease in Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5077.htm" title="5077: ham·nad·dîm (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- Or nada; a primitive root; properly, to toss; figuratively, to exclude, i.e. Banish, postpone, prohibit.">You dismiss</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: lə·yō·wm (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">of calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: wat·tag·gî·šūn (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To draw near, approach. ">and bring near</a> <a href="/hebrew/7675.htm" title="7675: še·ḇeṯ (N-msc) -- Seat, dwelling, place. Infinitive of yashab; properly, session; but used also concretely, an abode or locality.">a reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555: ḥā·mās (N-ms) -- Violence, wrong. From chamac; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. Unjust gain.">of violence.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.…<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/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-11</a></span><br />Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters. / In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive. / Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a></span><br />They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22-25</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’? / Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. / For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10-16</a></span><br />Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built, / tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-25</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-5</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a></span><br />For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11</a></span><br />They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;</p><p class="hdg">put.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18</a></b></br> Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end <i>is</i> it for you? the day of the LORD <i>is</i> darkness, and not light.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Amos 9:10</a></b></br> All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:11</a></b></br> Because 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.</p><p class="hdg">and cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Amos 6:12</a></b></br> Shall horses run upon the rock? will <i>one</i> plow <i>there</i> with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a></b></br> For 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 <i>from their right</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20</a></b></br> Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?</p><p class="hdg">seat.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Far</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Far</a> <a href="/malachi/1-7.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Violent</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You dismiss the day of calamity</b><br>This phrase addresses the complacency and false security of the Israelites. In the context of Amos, the prophet is speaking to a people who are ignoring the impending judgment of God. The "day of calamity" refers to the day of the Lord's judgment, a common theme in prophetic literature (e.g., <a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1-2</a>). The Israelites were living in prosperity and luxury, leading them to dismiss warnings of future disaster. This reflects a broader biblical theme where people often ignore prophetic warnings, as seen in the days of Noah (<a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a>). The dismissal of calamity indicates a lack of repentance and awareness of their spiritual state.<p><b>and bring near a reign of violence.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the consequences of ignoring divine warnings. By dismissing the day of calamity, the Israelites inadvertently hasten a period of violence and destruction. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians conquered Israel, leading to the fall of Samaria in 722 BC. The "reign of violence" can be seen as both a literal and spiritual consequence of their actions. Biblically, violence is often a result of turning away from God (<a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Genesis 6:11-13</a>). This phrase also serves as a warning that ignoring God's commands and living in sin can lead to societal breakdown and divine judgment. Theologically, it underscores the principle that sin has consequences, both immediate and eternal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which was experiencing economic prosperity but was spiritually and morally corrupt, leading to social injustice and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_calamity.htm">Day of Calamity</a></b><br>A prophetic term referring to a time of impending judgment and disaster that God would bring upon Israel due to their sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/reign_of_violence.htm">Reign of Violence</a></b><br>Symbolizes the societal and moral decay in Israel, where injustice and oppression were prevalent, and the people were complicit in perpetuating violence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/complacency_in_comfort.htm">Complacency in Comfort</a></b><br>The Israelites were at ease, dismissing the warnings of impending judgment. As believers, we must guard against spiritual complacency, especially in times of prosperity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/ignoring_god's_warnings.htm">Ignoring God's Warnings</a></b><br>The dismissal of the "day of calamity" shows a disregard for God's prophetic warnings. We should be attentive to God's Word and heed His warnings in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_injustice_and_violence.htm">Social Injustice and Violence</a></b><br>The "reign of violence" reflects societal injustice. Christians are called to be agents of justice and peace, standing against oppression and violence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The passage warns of the inevitable consequences of sin. We must recognize that ignoring God's commands leads to spiritual and sometimes physical calamity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_repentance.htm">Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The message of Amos underscores the need for immediate repentance. We should not delay in turning back to God and aligning our lives with His will.<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/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_amos_8_9_align_with_solar_science.htm">How does Amos 8:9's prediction of the sun going dark align with scientific understanding of solar events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Far away.</span>--They choose to think that the day of reckoning is far off, and cling yet closer to their habits of defrauding the poor at the seat of judgment. (Comp. <a href="/context/ezekiel/12-21.htm" title="And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,">Ezekiel 12:21-28</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye that put far away the evil day.</span> They assigned a distant date to the time of punishment and calamity; they would not look it in the face or contemplate it as approaching and ready to come upon them. Septuagint, <span class="greek">οἱ ἐρχόμενοι εἰς ἡμέραν κάκην</span>, "Ye who are coming unto the evil day." The Alexandrian manuscript has <span class="greek">οἱ</span> <span class="greek">εὐχόμενοι</span>, "ye who pray for" (<a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18</a>), with which the Syriac seems to agree. The Vulgate (as Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion), taking the verb passively, renders<span class="accented">, qui separati estis in diem malum.</span> But it is beat to translate it as above, in the sense of "repelling," "putting away with aversion," as in <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Isaiah 66:5</a>. And cause the seat of violence to come near. They erected the throne (<span class="accented">shebheth</span>, "the sitting," or "enthroning") of violence in their midst, made themselves the subjects and slaves of wickedness and oppression. The LXX., mistaking <span class="accented">shebheth</span> for <span class="accented">shabbath</span> translates, <span class="greek">Οἱ</span> <span class="greek">ἐγγίζοντες καὶ ἐφαπτόμενοι σαββάτων ψευδῶν</span>. "Ye who are drawing near and clinging to false sabbaths." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-3.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">You dismiss</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמְנַדִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·nad·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5077.htm">Strong's 5077: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss, to exclude, banish, postpone, prohibit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the day</span><br /><span class="heb">לְי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of calamity</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bring near</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּן</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tag·gî·šūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a reign</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7675.htm">Strong's 7675: </a> </span><span class="str2">Session, an abode, locality</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of violence.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמָֽס׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2555.htm">Strong's 2555: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-3.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:3 Those who put far away the evil (Amo. 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