Amos 4:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.”
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Read Full Chapter →Through the broken walls of the fallen city, the people will be driven out one after another into exile.
What Does Amos 4:3 Mean?
The picture of judgment completes itself. When the city walls are breached by the enemy, the people will be herded out through the gaps, one after another in single file, like cattle driven from a ruined pen, and carried off to a foreign land.
The luxury of Samaria's heights ends with its inhabitants marched out through rubble. There is a terrible reversal here: those who lived for comfort are driven into exile, those who crushed others are themselves swept away. The verse is a solemn reminder that the securities of this world, walls, wealth, status, can be breached in a day. Lasting safety is found only in the Lord, who alone remains a refuge when every earthly wall has fallen.
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What does Amos 4:3 mean?
Through the broken walls of the fallen city, the people will be driven out one after another into exile.