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Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Pass over to Calneh - He instructs them to observe, east, north, and west, to survey three neighboring kingdoms, and see whether God had not…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The meaning is obscure. Kalneh, the Kalno of Isaiah 10:9, the A yrian Kulunu , is probably mentioned first here because it is the most eas…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The Lord points to other cities that had been destroyed—to Calneh, Hamath, and Gath, which He had struck down because of the sin of the people who …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

By this representation Amos shows that there was no excuse for the Jews or the Israelites for sleeping in their sins, since they could see, as it w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Pass you unto Calneh, and see
What is become of that city, which was in the land of Shinar, an ancient city, as earl…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who do well for their bodies are often regarded as doing well for themselves; but we are told here what their ease is, and what their woe is.…

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