Amos 4:3 (DRB)

Passage

And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord.

Nearby Context

Amos 4:1 Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink.

Amos 4:2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come upon you, when they shall lift you up on pikes, and what shall remain of you in boiling pots.

Amos 4:3 And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord.

Amos 4:4 Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days.

Amos 4:5 And offer a sacrifice of praise with leaven: and call free offerings, and proclaim it: for so you would do, O children of Israel, saith the Lord God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "breaches", "over", "against", "other", "cast", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "breaches", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "The Lord God hath sworn by his..." into verse 4's "Come ye to Bethel and do wickedly...", so "shall" and "breaches" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "breaches" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.