King James Version
What Does Amos 5:10 Mean?
“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”
Context
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Seek him that maketh the seven stars 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: The LORD is his name:
9
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. spoiled: Heb. spoil
10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. pleasant: Heb. vineyards of desire
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For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. a bribe: or, a ransom
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **Rebuker in the Gate.—**The person so described might be the prophet himself. So also *he that speaketh uprightly.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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