Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 4:1
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1. kine of Bashan —fat and wanton cattle such as the rich pasture of Bashan (east of Jordan, between Hermon and Gilead) was famed for ( Deuteronomy 32:14 ; Psalms 22:12 ; Ezekiel 39:18 ). Figurative for those luxurious nobles mentioned, Amos 3:9 ; Amos 3:10 ; Amos 3:12 ; Amos 3:15 . The feminine, kine, or cows, not bulls, expresses their effeminacy. This accounts for masculine forms in the Hebrew being intermixed with feminine; the latter being figurative, the former the real persons meant. say to their masters —that is, to their king, with whom the princes indulged in potations ( Hosea 7:5 ), and whom here they importune for more wine. "Bring" is singular, in the Hebrew implying that one "master" alone is meant. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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