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Amo 4:1-13. Denunciation of Israel’s nobles for oppression; and of the whole nation for idolatry; and for their being unreformed even by God’s judgments: therefore they must prepare for the last and worst judgment of all.
kine of Bashan - fat and wanton cattle such as the rich pasture of Bashan (east of Jordan, between Hermon and Gilead) was famed for (Deu 32:14; Psa 22:12; Eze 39:18). Figurative for those luxurious nobles mentioned, Amo 3:9, Amo 3:10, Amo 3:12, Amo 3:15. The feminine, kine, or cows, not bulls, expresses their effeminacy. This accounts for masculine forms in the Hebrew being intermixed with feminine; the latter being figurative, the former the real persons meant.
say to their masters - that is, to their king, with whom the princes indulged in potations (Hos 7:5), and whom here they importune for more wine. “Bring” is singular, in the Hebrew implying that one “master” alone is meant.