NASB — Amos 6 — KJV

“Those at Ease in Zion”

  1 aWoe° to those° who are at ease° in Zion°
  And to those who [feel] secure° in the mountain° of Samaria°,
  The bdistinguished° men of the foremost° of nations°,
  To whom° the house° of Israel° comes°.
  2 Go° over° to aCalneh° and look°,
  And go° from there° to bHamath° the great°,
  Then go° down° to cGath° of the Philistines°.
  Are Ithey better° than° these° kingdoms°,
  Or° is their territory° greater° than° yours?
  3 Do you aput° off° the day° of calamity°,
  And would you bbring° near° the seat° of violence°?

[1] aIs 32:9-11; Zp 1:12; Lk 6:24 bEx 19:5; Am 3:2
[2] IOr you aGn 10:10; Is 10:9 b1K 8:65; 2K 18:34; Is 10:9 c1S 5:8; 2Ch 26:6
[3] aIs 56:12; Am 9:10 bAm 3:10

  4 ¶ Those who recline° on beds° of ivory°
  And sprawl° on their acouches°,
  And beat° lambs° from the flock°
  And calves° from the midst° of the stall°,
  5 Who improvise° to the sound° of the harp°,
  [And] like David° have Icomposed° asongs° for themselves,
  6 Who adrink° wine° from Isacrificial° bowls°
  While they anoint° themselves with the finest° of oils°,
  Yet they have not bgrieved° over° the ruin° of Joseph°.
  7 Therefore°, they will now° ago° into exile° at the head° of the exiles°,
  And the bsprawlers’° Ibanqueting° will IIpass° away°.

[4] aAm 3:12 bEzk 34:2, 3
[5] IOr invented musical instruments a1Ch 15:16; 23:5; Is 5:12
[6] ILit sprinkling basins aAm 2:8; 4:1 bEzk 9:4
[7] IOr cultic feasts IILit turn aside aAm 7:11, 17 b1K 20:16-21; Dn 5:4-6, 30

  8 ¶ The Lord° IGOD° has asworn° by Himself°, the LORD° God° of hosts° has declared°:
  “I bloathe° the arrogance° of Jacob°,
  And IIdetest° his ccitadels°;
  Therefore I will ddeliver° up [the] city° and IIIall° it contains°.”
9 And it will be, if° aten° men° are left° in one° house°, they will die°. 10 Then one’s Iuncle°, or his IIaundertaker°, will lift° him up to carry° out [his] bones° from the house°, and he will say° to the one who° is in the innermost° part° of the house°, “Is anyone else° with you?” And that one will say°, “No° one°.” Then he will IIIanswer°, “bKeep° quiet°. For IVthe name° of the LORD° is cnot to be mentioned°.” 11 For behold°, the LORD° is going to acommand° that the bgreat° house° be smashed° to pieces° and the small° house° to fragments°.

[8] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IILit hate IIILit its fullness aGn 22:16; Jr 22:5; 51:14; Am 4:2; 8:7 bLv 26:30; Dt 32:19; Ps 106:40; Am 5:21 cAm 3:10, 11 dHo 11:6
[9] aAm 5:3
[10] IOr beloved one IILit one who burns him IIILit say IVLit not to make mention of the name of a1S 31:12 bAm 5:13; 8:3 cJr 44:26; Ezk 20:39
[11] aIs 55:11 b2K 25:9; Am 3:15; 5:11

  12 ¶ Do horses° run° on rocks°?
  Or° does one plow° Ithem with oxen°?
  Yet° you have turned° ajustice° into poison°
  And the fruit° of righteousness° into IIwormwood°,
  13 You who rejoice° in IaLodebar°,
  IIAnd say°, “Have we not bby our [own] strength° taken° IIIKarnaim° for ourselves?”
  14 “For behold°, aI am going to raise° up a nation° against° you,
  O house° of Israel°,” declares° the LORD° God° of hosts°,
  “And they will afflict° you from the bentrance° of Hamath°
  To the bbrook° of the Arabah°.”

[12] IAnother reading is the sea with oxen III.e. bitterness a1K 21:7-13; Is 59:13, 14; Ho 10:4; Am 5:7, 11, 12
[13] ILit a thing of nothing IILit Who IIILit a pair of horns aJb 8:14, 15; Ps 2:2-4; Lk 12:19, 20 bPs 75:4, 5; Is 28:14, 15
[14] aJr 5:15 bNu 34:7, 8; 1K 8:65; 2K 14:25


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The wantonness of Israel,

1 ¶ Woeº to them [that are] at easeº in Zion,º and trustºª in the mountainº of Samaria,º [which are] namedºª chiefº of the nations,º to whom the houseº of Israelº came!ºª 2 Passºª ye unto Calneh,º and see;ºª and from thence²² go¹ª² ye to Hamathº the great:ºª¹ then go downºª to Gathº of the Philistines:º [be they] betterº than² these² kingdoms?º or² their borderº greaterº than your border?º² 3 Ye that put far awayºª the evilº day,º and cause the seatºª of violenceº to come near;ºª 4 That lieºª upon² bedsº of ivory,º and stretchºª themselves upon² their couches,º and eatºª the lambsº out of the flock,º² and the calvesº out of the midstº² of the stall;º 5 That chantºª to² the soundº of the viol,º [and] inventºª to themselves instrumentsº of musick,º like David;º 6 That drinkºª wineº in bowls,º and anointºª themselves with the chiefº ointments:º but they are not² grievedºª for² the afflictionº of Joseph.º

[1] Ex 19:5; Jg 18:7; 1K 16:24; Is 32:9; 33:14; Jr 7:4; 48:11; 49:31; Lm 1:1; Am 4:1; 8:14; Lk 6:24; 12:17; Jm 1:18; 5:5; 1P 5:7.
[2] Gn 10:10; 1S 17:4, 23; 2K 17:24, 30; 18:34; 19:13; 2Ch 26:6; Is 10:9; 36:18; 37:12; Jr 2:10; Ezk 31:2; Na 3:8.
[3] Ps 94:20; Ec 8:11; Is 47:7; 56:12; Ezk 12:22, 27; Am 5:12, 18; 6:12; 9:10; Mt 24:48; 1Th 5:3; 2P 3:4; Rv 18:17.
[4] 1S 25:36; Ps 73:7; Is 5:11; 22:13; Lk 12:19; 16:19; Ro 13:13; Jm 5:5.
[5] Gn 31:27; 1Ch 23:5; Jb 21:11; Ec 2:8; Is 5:12; Am 5:23; 8:3; 1P 4:3; Rv 18:22.
[6] Gn 37:25; 42:21; 49:22; 2K 15:29; 17:3; Es 3:15; Jr 30:7; Ho 3:1; Mt 26:7; Jn 12:3; Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26; 1Ti 5:23.

shall be plagued with desolation,

7 ¶ Therefore² now² shall they go captiveºª with the firstº that go captive,ºª and the banquetº of them that stretchedºª themselves shall be removed.ºª 8 The Lordº GODº hath swornºª by himself,º saithºª the LORDº the Godº of hosts,º I² abhorºª² the excellencyº of Jacob,º and hateºª his palaces:º therefore will I deliver upºª the cityº with all that is therein.º 9 And it shall come to pass,² if² there remainºª tenº men¹² in oneº house,º that they shall die.ºª 10 And a man's uncleº shall take him up,ºª and he that burnethºª him, to bring outºª the bonesº out of² the house,º and shall sayºª unto him that² [is] by the sidesº of the house,º [Is there] yet² [any] with² thee? and he shall say,ºª No.º Then shall he say,ºª Hold thy tongue:ºª for² we may not² make mentionºª of the nameº of the LORD.º 11 For,² behold,² the LORDº commandeth,ºª and he will smiteºª the greatº houseº with breaches,º and the littleº houseº with clefts.º

[7] Dt 28:41; 1K 20:16; Es 5:8, 12; 7:1, 8; Is 21:4; Dn 5:4; Am 5:5, 27; 7:11; Na 1:10; Lk 21:24.
[8] Lv 26:11; Ps 47:4; 50:12; 78:59; 106:40; Jr 51:14; Lm 2:5; Ezk 24:21; Am 3:11; 4:2; 8:7; Mi 1:6; Zc 11:8; He 6:13.
[9] 1S 2:33; Es 5:11; 9:10; Jb 1:2, 19; 20:28; Ps 109:13; Is 14:21; Am 5:3.
[10] Nu 17:12; 1S 31:12; 2K 6:33; 23:16; Jr 16:6; 44:26; Ezk 20:39; 24:21; Am 5:13; 8:3.
[11] 2K 25:9; Ps 105:16, 31, 34; Ec 10:18; Is 10:5; 13:3; 46:10; 55:11; Ezk 29:18; Ho 13:16; Am 3:6, 15; 6:8; 9:1, 9; Na 1:14; Zc 14:2; Lk 19:44.

and their incorrigibleness.

12 ¶ Shall horsesº runºª upon the rock?º will [one] plowºª [there] with oxen?º for² ye have turnedºª judgmentº into gall,º and the fruitº of righteousnessº into hemlock:º 13 Ye which rejoice¹² in a thing¹ of nought,º² which say,ºª Have we not² takenºª to us hornsº by our own strength?º 14 But,² behold,² I will raise upºª against² you a nation,º O houseº of Israel,º saithºª the LORDº the Godº of hosts;º and they shall afflictºª you from the entering inºª² of Hemathº unto² the riverº of the wilderness.º

[12] 1K 21:7; Ps 94:20; Is 48:4; 59:13; Jr 5:3; 6:29; Ho 10:4, 13; Am 5:7, 11; Mi 7:3; Hab 1:3; Zc 7:11; Ac 7:51.
[13] Ex 32:18; Jg 9:19, 27; 16:23; 1S 4:5; 2K 13:25; 14:12, 25; 2Ch 28:6; Jb 31:25, 29; Ec 11:9; Is 7:1, 4; 8:6; 17:3; 28:14; Jr 9:23; 50:11; Dn 4:30; Jna 4:6; Hab 1:15; Zp 3:11; Lk 12:19; Jn 16:20; Jm 4:16; Rv 11:10.
[14] Nu 34:8; 1K 8:65; 2K 15:29; 17:6; Is 7:20; 8:4; 10:5; Jr 5:15; Ezk 47:15; Ho 10:5.


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