Amos 4:1 — Listen to this message, you well-fed cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria,… — FBV | maBible
Read Amos 4:1 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Amos 4.1, Amos 4v1, Am. 4:1. Listen to this message, you well-fed cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who order your husbands, “Bring us drinks!”
Other reference formats: Amos 4.1, Amos 4v1, Am. 4:1.
1 Listen to this message, you well-fed cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who order your husbands, “Bring us drinks!”
Notes and references
It is thought that this refers to the high society women of Samaria who lived well. The reference to the cows of Bashan is that they were fattened cattle (see Ezekiel 39:18).
The word used for husbands is not the usual term, but one meaning “lord” or “master.” It is used here to show that the wives are reversing roles in that “masters” are acting as servants.