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Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You who turn - Those whom he calls to seek God were people filled with all injustice, who turned the sweetness of justice into the bitternes…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

It is placed after Amos 5:9 by Ewald, since Amos 5:7-8 stand in the Hebrew text without any connecting link. The holy thing “judgment” is perverted…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Here you have another great truth—that, in order to seek God correctly, we must turn away from sin. All the ritualism in the world will not save us…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the Prophet, after having spoken strongly against superstitions, comes to the second table of the law. The Prophets are sometimes accustomed t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You who turn judgment to wormwood
This seems to be spoken to kings and judges, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe; in whose hands…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of…

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