Matthew Poole and continuators on Amos 5:13

13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time, for it is an evil time .

Because that men are so universally impatient of hearing reproof, and yet their sins so much abound, and so much deserve reproof; since they will sooner turn against the speaker, then turn from the sin spoken against.

The wise men, Prophets say some, but I rather think other private men are here meant, whose private capacity alloweth them to keep silence, when others must speak,

Be forced to it, (say some) they shall be silenced; this true, but rather here is a voluntary, chosen silence toward vile corrupters of Law and Justice, who will nothing mend though reproved, or a silence before God, owning his Justice in punishing such sinners.

Both for the sinfulness of it, which provoketh God to wrath, and for the sorrowes, troubles, wars and captivity of this people, by the Assyrians.

Marginal references: chap. 6.10.