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[seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Seek Him that maketh the seven stars - Misbelief erases the thought of God as He is. It retains the name God, but means something quite diff…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Connected by the English Version with Amos 5:6 through the verb seek ye, so that it may thus be linked to Amos 5:7. To regard it as a sole…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, —

The Creator of the spring-bringing Pleiades, and of the winter-bringing Ori…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Some interpreters connect this verse with the previous one and think that what the Prophet had said before is explained here. However, they are gre…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[Seek him] that makes the seven stars Which some connect with the preceding words, without a supplement, "they leave righ…

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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