Bible Strands
Amos 4:3
You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord addresses the nation of Israel following a sworn judgment declaration in Amos 4:2 and preceding a sarcastic summons to Bethel and Gilgal in 4:4.
The words — תֵּצֶ֖אנָה (te.Tze.nah) means you will go out, and הַ/הַרְמ֖וֹנָ/ה (ha./har.Mo.na/h) indicates the direction toward Harmon.
The thread — Ezekiel 12:5 and Ezekiel 12:12 describe exiles digging through walls and carrying belongings out, while Isaiah 31:7 notes the simultaneous rejection of idols on that day.
Why it lands — The text states that women will flee individually through breached fortifications toward Harmon under divine command, indicating that religious rituals cannot avert military collapse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 12:5 As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.
- Ezekiel 12:12 And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
- Isaiah 31:7 For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
- Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- 2 Kings 7:7 Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.
- 2 Kings 7:15 And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
- 2 Kings 25:4 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
- Isaiah 2:20 In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.
- Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.