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Amos 4:6 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 4:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 4 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.”
Amos 4:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 4:6
I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities (וְגַם־אֲנִי נָתַתִּי לָכֶם נִקְיוֹן שִׁנַּיִם בְּכָל־עָרֵיכֶם)—Haunting euphemism: 'clean teeth' means no food to chew, i.e., famine. The Hebrew niqyon shinayim (cleanness of teeth) poetically describes starvation. Want of bread in all your places (וְחֹסֶר לֶחֶם בְּכָל־מְקוֹמוֹתֵיכֶם) makes the meaning explicit—total food shortage. Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD (וְלֹא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָה)—The devastating refrain. Shavtem (returned/repented) is the prophets' central call; Israel's refusal seals their doom.T...
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Cross-References for Amos 4:6
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“mildew”
“don't your eyes look on truth? you have stricken them”
“neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.”
“and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain”
“but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.”
“until they acknowledge their offense”
“ten women shall bake your bread in one oven”
“but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.”
“and were not satisfied: yet you haven't returned to me”
“your hand is lifted up”