Amos 6:7

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

5Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves, 6Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph. Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the sprawlers’ banqueting will pass away. 8The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of hosts has declared: “I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, And detest his citadels; Therefore I will deliver up the city and all it contains.” 9And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.

Amos 6:7 word by word

לָכֵ֛ן עַתָּ֥ה יִגְל֖וּ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ גֹּלִ֑ים וְסָ֖ר מִרְזַ֥ח סְרוּחִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• they will nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• goגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• at the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: firstH7218
• of the exilesגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• sprawlers’סָרַחsârach · to overrunH5628
• banquetingמַרְזֵחַmarzêach · mourningH4798
• passסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493

Cross-references for Amos 6:7

• Amos 5:5But do not resort to Bethel And do not come to Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity And Bethel will come to trouble.
• Amos 7:11For thus Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”
• Deuteronomy 28:41You shall have sons and daughters but they will not be yours, for they will go into captivity.
• Luke 21:24and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• 1 Kings 20:16They went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the temporary shelters with the thirty-two kings who helped him.
• Esther 5:8if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and do what I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king says.”
• Esther 7:1Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen.
• Isaiah 21:4My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
• Daniel 5:4They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
• Nahum 1:10Like tangled thorns, And like those who are drunken with their drink, They are consumed As stubble completely withered.

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

Topics related to Amos 6:7

• Confidence
• Eating
• Feasts
• Gluttony
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Banquet
• Chant
• Ease
• Revellings

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