Amos 6

Berean Standard Bible

Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

1WoeH1945 to those at easeH7600 in ZionH6726and those secureH982 on MountH2022 SamariaH8111,the distinguished onesH5344 of the foremostH7225 nationH1471,to whom the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 comesH935.2Cross overH5674 to CalnehH3641 and seeH7200;goH1980 from thereH8033 to the greatH2579 HamathH2579;then go downH3381 to GathH1661 of the PhilistinesH6430.Are you betterH2896 thanH4480 theseH428 H518 kingdomsH4467?Is their territoryH1366 largerH7227 than yoursH1366?

3You dismissH5077 the dayH3117 of calamityH7451and bring nearH5066 a reignH7675 of violenceH2555.4You lieH7901 onH5921 bedsH4296 inlaid with ivoryH8127,and loungeH5628 uponH5921 your couchesH6210.You dine onH398 lambsH3733 from the flockH6629and calvesH5695 fromH8432 the stallH4770.5You improviseH6527 songsH5921 on the harpH6310 H5035 like DavidH1732and inventH2803 your own musicalH7892 instrumentsH3627.6You drinkH8354 wineH3196 by the bowlfulH4219and anoint yourselvesH4886 with the finestH7225 oilsH8081,but you fail toH3808 grieveH2470overH5921 the ruinH7667 of JosephH3130.

7ThereforeH3651, you will nowH6258 go into exileH1540as the firstH7218 of the captivesH1540,and your feastingH4797 and loungingH5628will come to an endH5493.

8The LordH136 GODH3069 has swornH7650 by HimselfH5315—the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of HostsH6635, has declaredH5002:

“IH595 abhorH8374 Jacob’sH3290 prideH1347and detestH8130 his citadelsH759,so I will deliver upH5462 the cityH5892and everything in itH4393.”

9And ifH518 there areH1961 tenH6235 menH582 leftH3498 in oneH259 houseH1004, they too will dieH4191. 10And when the relativeH1730 who is to burnH5635 the bodies1 picks them upH5375 H6106 to remove themH3318 fromH4480 the houseH1004, he will callH559 to oneH834 insideH3411 , “Is anyone elseH5750 with youH5973?”

“NoneH657,” that person will answerH559.

“SilenceH2013,” the relative will retortH559, “forH3588 the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068 must notH3808 be invokedH2142.”

11ForH3588 H2009 the LORDH3068 gives a commandH6680:

“The greatH1419 houseH1004 will be smashedH5221 to piecesH7447,and the smallH6996 houseH1004 to rubbleH1233.”

12“Do horsesH5483 H518 gallopH7323 on the cliffsH5553?Does one plowH2790 the sea2 with oxenH1241?ButH3588 you have turnedH2015 justiceH4941 into poisonH7219and the fruitH6529 of righteousnessH6666 into wormwoodH3939—13you who rejoiceH8056 in Lo-debarH3810 3 and sayH559,‘Did we notH3808 takeH3947 KarnaimH7161 4 by our own strengthH2392?’14ForH3588 beholdH2005, I will raise upH6965 a nationH1471against youH5921, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of HostsH6635,“and they will oppressH3905 youH853from Lebo-hamathH935 H2574 toH5704 the BrookH5158 of the ArabahH6160.”