Amos 5:10 KJV — MannaFest

Amos 5:10

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

KJV

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ASV

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

WEB

There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.

YLT

They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.

DBT

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

About this book

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Amos — A herdsman of Tekoa sent north to Bethel — a shepherd-prophet preaching judgment on a prosperous, comfortable, oppressive society. ‘Let justice roll down.’

Author: Amos, a herdman of Tekoa in Judah, sent to Israel at Bethel (1:1, 7:14)
Date: c. 760–750 BC, during the reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel

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33 verses on the floor

Galatians 4:16
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Isaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
John 8:45–47
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

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They hate him that rebukes in the gate, in the gate of the Lord's house, or in their courts of justice, or in the places of concourse, where Wisdom is lifting up her voice, Prov. i. Reprovers in the gate are reprovers by office; these they hated, counting them their enemies because they told them the truth, as Ahab hated Micaiah.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

him that rebuketh in the gate--the judge who condemns their iniquity in the place of judgment (Isa 29:21). abhor him that speaketh uprightly--the prophet telling them the unwelcome truth: answering in the parallelism to the judge, "that rebuketh in the gate" (compare 1Ki 22:8;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Chiasm Amos 5:7
Amos 5 chiasm inner pair: turning justice to wormwood mirrors hating the reprover in the gate. confidence=widely-accepted.
de Waard, VT 27 (1977): 170-177

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