Amos 4:1 meaning and explanation
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
Amos 4:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Amos is a prophet from the countryside speaking to the wealthy women of Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, during a time of prosperity and complacency. Bashan was a fertile region known for well-fed cattle, so calling these women “cows of Bashan” is a sharp, deliberate insult aimed at luxury and self-indulgence.
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