Isaiah 64:7
7. stirreth—rouseth himself from spiritual drowsiness.
take hold— (Isa 27:5).Jeremiah 29:13
13. (Le 26:40-42, 44, 45).
Hosea 7:14
14. not cried unto me—but unto other gods [MAURER], (Job 35:9, 10). Or, they did indeed cry unto Me, but not "with their heart": answering to "lies," Ho 7:13 (see on Ho 7:13).
when they howled upon their beds—sleepless with anxiety; image of deep affliction. Their cry is termed "howling," as it is the cry of anguish, not the cry of repentance and faith. assemble . . . for corn, &c.—namely in the temples of their idols, to obtain from them a good harvest and vintage, instead of coming to Me, the true Giver of these (Ho 2:5, 8, 12), proving that their cry to God was "not with their heart." rebel against me—literally, "withdraw themselves against Me," that is, not only withdraw from Me, but also rebel against Me.Amos 6:1
1. named chief of the nations—that is, you nobles, so eminent in influence, that your names are celebrated among the chief nations [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU]. Hebrew, "Men designated by name among the first-fruits of the nations," that is, men of note in Israel, the people chosen by God as first of the nations (Ex 19:5; compare Nu 24:20) [PISCATOR].
to whom . . . Israel came—that is, the princes to whom the Israelites used to repair for the decision of controversies, recognizing their authority [MAURER]. I prefer to refer "which" to the antecedent "Zion" and "Samaria"; these were esteemed "chief" strongholds among the heathen nations "to whom . . . Israel came" when it entered Canaan; Am 6:2 accords with this.Amos 6:4
4. (See Am 2:8).
beds of ivory—that is, adorned, or inlaid, with ivory (Am 3:15). stretch themselves—in luxurious self-indulgence. lambs out of the flock—picked out as the choicest, for their owners' selfish gratification.
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