Amos 6:4

Amos 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That 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;
• New International Version (NIV)You lie on beds adorned with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall;

Context of Amos 6:4

2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? 3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. 5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. 6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Amos 6:4 word by word

הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ עַל־מִטּ֣וֹת שֵׁ֔ן וּסְרֻחִ֖ים עַל־עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑ם וְאֹכְלִ֤ים כָּרִים֙ מִצֹּ֔אן וַעֲגָלִ֖ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ מַרְבֵּֽק׃Read the interlinear

• You lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• bedsמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• inlaid with ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• and loungeסָרַחsârach · to overrunH5628
• your couchesעֶ֫רֶשׂ‛ereώ · bedH6210
• You dine onאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• lambsכַּרkar · ramH3733
• from the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and calvesעֵ֫גֶל‛êgel · calfH5695
• fromתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the stallמַרְבֵּקmarbêq · stallH4770

Cross-references for Amos 6:4

• Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
• Isaiah 22:13But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
• Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
• Romans 13:13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
• James 5:5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
• Psalms 73:7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
• Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Commentaries on Amos 6:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4That lie upon beds of ivory - The word הוי hoi, wo, is understood at the beginning of each of the first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth verses. The beds mentioned here may be either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; and these among the ancients were ornamented with ivory inlaid. They were called lectos eburatos by Plautus, lectos eburnos by Horace, "ivory beds." Probably those ornamented with shells, or mother-of-pearl, may be intended…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4That lie upon beds (that is, sofas) of ivory - that is, probably inlaid with ivory. The word might, in itself, express either the bed, in which they slept by night, or the divan, on which the Easterns lay at their meals; “and stretch themselves,” literally, “are poured” out, stretching their listless length, dissolved, unnerved, in luxury and sloth, “upon their couches,” perhaps under an awning: “and eat the lambs,” probably “fatted lambs (as in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4People often served meat to honor important guests. Common foods included bread, fruit, vegetables, and dairy products. Wealthy people ate meat regularly, showing their wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (See Am 2:8). beds of ivory--that is, adorned, or inlaid, with ivory (Am 3:15). stretch themselves--in luxurious self-indulgence. lambs out of the flock--picked out as the choicest, for their owners' selfish gratification.Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 6:4

• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Bed
• Confidence
• Conscience
• Eating
• Feasts
• Gluttony
• Ivory
• Rich, the
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Banquet
• Calf
• Chant
• Dwellings
• Ease
• Music
• Amos (1)
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Commerce
• Ivory

Commentaries on Amos 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings