1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.7Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.10And a man' uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.12Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?14But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
Amos 6
English Standard Version
Woe to Those at Ease in Zion
1“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! (Ex 19:5; Isa 32:9; Eze 22:6; Am 3:9; Am 4:1; Zep 1:12; Lu 6:24; Jas 5:1)2Pass over to Calneh, and see, and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory, (Ge 10:10; 1Sa 17:4; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 18:34; Isa 10:9; Na 3:8)3O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence? (Eze 12:27; Am 3:10; Am 9:10)4“Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, (Es 1:6; Am 3:12; Jas 5:5)5who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, (Am 5:23)6who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph! (Isa 5:12; Da 10:3)7Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.” (Am 7:11; Am 7:17)8The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.” (Ps 47:4; Jer 17:3; Jer 22:5; Jer 51:14; Am 8:7)9And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. (Am 3:3)10And when one’s relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.” (1Sa 31:12; Am 5:13; Am 8:3)11For behold, the Lord commands, and the great house shall be struck down into fragments, and the little house into bits. (Am 3:15)12Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow there[1] with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood[2]— (De 29:18; Am 5:7)13you who rejoice in Lo-debar,[3] who say, “Have we not by our own strength captured Karnaim[4] for ourselves?” (1Ki 22:11; Mic 4:13)14“For behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts; “and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” (De 1:1; 2Ki 14:25; Jer 5:15)