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-you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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The Danger of Willful Ignorance

The verse condemns those who intentionally dismiss the idea of a future "evil day" of God's judgment. Commentators explain this isn't just forgetfulness; it's a deliberate choice to view God's warnings as distant or fictional. This false sense of security allows them to live without accountability.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Amos 6:3

18th Century

Theologian

You that put far away - Probably “with aversion.” They bid that day, as it were, be gone. The Hebrew idiom expresses how they would put it o…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Amos 6:3

19th Century

Bishop

Far away. —They choose to think that the day of reckoning is far off, and cling still closer to their habits of defrauding the poo…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Amos 6:3

19th Century

Preacher

You that put far away the evil day,

You who say, "There is time enough yet. Let us see a little more of life; why need we be in a …

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Amos 6:3

16th Century

Theologian

The Prophet here reproves the Jews and Israelites for another crime: that they had often provoked God’s wrath, continually brought about new punish…

John Gill

John Gill

On Amos 6:3

17th Century

Pastor

You that put far away the evil day
The day of Israel's captivity, threatened by the Lord, and prophesied of by the p…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Amos 6:1–7

17th Century

Minister

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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