Amos 4:2 meaning and explanation

The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Amos 4:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Amos has just addressed the wealthy women of Samaria as "cows of Bashan," well-fed cattle from the lush region east of the Jordan. They press their husbands for luxury while the poor are crushed, so the Lord now swears by His own holiness, the one oath that cannot be broken.

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