Amos 5:18

"In all vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through the middle of you,” says the LORD."

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes divine judgment, indicating that even in places of supposed prosperity and joy—like vineyards—mourning and sorrow will prevail because the Lord is passing through to bring about destruction. The imagery suggests that no one can escape God's judgment, highlighting the severity and all-encompassing nature of divine retribution.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Woe unto you that desire -for yourselves. The Day of the Lord -There were “mockers in those days”2 Peter 3:3-4;Jude 1:18, as there are now, and as there shall be in the last. And as the “scoffers in the last days”2 Peter 3:3-4;Jude 1:18shall say, “Where is the promise of His coming?” so these said, “let Him make speed and hasten His work, that we way see it, and let the council of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it”Isaiah 5:19. Jeremiah complained; “they say unto me, where is the word of the Lord? let it come now!”Jeremiah 17:15.

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