Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Amos 5:17
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Amos5:17
17. in all vineyards ... wailing--where usually songs of joy were heard.
pass through thee--taking vengeance (Ex 12:12, 23; Na 1:12). "Pass over" and "pass by," on the contrary, are used of God's forgiving (Ex 12:23; Mi 7:18; compare Am 7:8).
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