Christian Standard Bible
Amos 6:7
7Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.
Amos 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.
Context of Amos 6:7
5They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David. 6They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end. 8The Lord God has sworn by himself — this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies: I loathe Jacob’s pride and hate his citadels, so I will hand over the city and everything in it. 9And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die.
Read all of Amos 6Amos 6:7 word by word
לָכֵ֛ן עַתָּ֥ה יִגְל֖וּ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ גֹּלִ֑ים וְסָ֖ר מִרְזַ֥ח סְרוּחִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Amos 6:7
- Amos 5:5Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or journey to Beer-sheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
- Amos 7:11for Amos has said this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.’”
- Deuteronomy 28:41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will be taken prisoner.
- Luke 21:24They will be killed by the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- 1 Kings 20:16They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings who were helping him were getting drunk in their quarters.
- Esther 5:8If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and perform my request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will do what the king has asked.”
- Esther 7:1The king and Haman came to feast with Esther the queen.
- Isaiah 21:4My heart staggers; horror terrifies me. He has turned my last glimmer of hope into sheer terror.
- Daniel 5:4They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
- Nahum 1:10For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry.
Commentaries on Amos 6:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7With the first that go captive - The house of Israel shall be carried into captivity before the house of Judah.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Therefore now (that is, shortly) shall they go captive with the first (at the head) of those who go captive - They had sought eminence; they should have it. Jerome: “Ye who are first in riches, shall, the first, endure the yoke of captivity, as it is in Ezekiel, begin from My sanctuary‘ Ezekiel 9:6, that is, from the destruction of the Temple which is holy. For mighty men shall be mightily tormented‘ (Wisdom Ezekiel 6:6); and, to whom men have committed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14The pronouncements of sorrow in this section develop two main themes: Israel’s apostasy (turning away from God) would make the day of the Lord a day of judgment, not salvation; and Judah’s spiritual complacency (feeling satisfied and unconcerned about faithfulness to God) would also bring judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Therefore ... shall they go captive with the first--As they were first among the people in rank (Am 6:1), and anointed themselves "with the chief ointments" (Am 6:6), so shall they be among the foremost in going into captivity. banquet--literally, the "merry-making shout of revellers"; from an Arabic root, "to cry out." In the Hebrew, marzeach; here, there is an allusion to mizraqu, "bowls" (Am 6:6). them that stretched themselves--on luxurious couches…Read the comment
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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
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