New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 6

“Those at Ease in Zion”

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to thoseH7600who are at easeהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726And to those who feelsecureוְהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםve.ha.bo.te.ChimH982in the mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, Thedistinguishedנְקֻבֵי֙ne.ku.VeiH5344men of the foremostרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,To whomH1992the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478comesוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935.

2GoH5674overH5674toCalnehכַֽלְנֵה֙khal.NehH3641and lookוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200,And goוּלְכ֥וּu.le.KhuH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033toHamathH2574the greatרַ֥בravH7227,Then goוּרְד֣וּu.re.DuH3381downH3381toGathגַת־gat-H1661of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםpe.lish.TmH6430. Arethey betterהֲטוֹבִים֙ha.to.VimH2896thanH4480theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467,Orאִם־'im-H518is their territoryH1366greaterH7227thanH4480yours?

3Do youputH5077offH5077the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of calamityרָ֑עRa'H7451, And would youbringH5066nearH5066the seatשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH7675of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555?

4Those who reclineהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901on bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296of ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127And sprawlוּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.ChimH5628on theircouchesעַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.TamH6210, Andeatוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733from the flockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629And calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770,

5Who improviseהַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.TimH6527to the soundפִּ֣יpiH6310of the harpהַנָּ֑בֶלha.Na.velH5035, Andlike Davidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732havecomposedחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803songsשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892for themselves,

6Whodrinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196fromsacrificialH4219bowlsבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219While they anointיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886themselves with the finestוְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.ShitH7225of oilsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081, Yet they have notgrievedנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470overעַל־'al-H5921the ruinשֵׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of Josephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,they will nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258goיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540into exileגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540at the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the exilesH1540, And thesprawlers’סְרוּחִֽים׃ פse.ru.ChimH5628banquetingH4798willpassH5493awayH5493.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068hasswornנִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'H7650by Himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,the LordH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has declaredנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002: “Iloatheמְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'EvH8374the arroganceגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, Anddetestשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130hiscitadelsוְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.TavH759; Therefore I willdeliverוְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.TiH5462up thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892andallH4393it containsH4393.”

9And it will be, ifאִם־'im-H518tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376are leftיִוָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Va.te.RuH3498in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֥יִתbe.Va.yitH1004,they will dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

10Then one’suncleדּוֹד֣וֹdo.DoH1730, or hisundertakerH8313,will liftוּנְשָׂא֞וֹu.ne.sa.'OH5375him up to carryלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318out hisbonesעֲצָמִים֮'a.tza.MimH6106from the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004,and he will sayוְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559to the one whoלַאֲשֶׁ֨רla.'a.SherH834is in the innermostבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411partH3411of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, “Is anyone elseהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750with you?” And that one will sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559, “NoH657oneH657.” Then he willanswerוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559, “KeepH2013quietH2013. Forthe nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isnot to be mentionedלְהַזְכִּ֖ירle.haz.KirH2142.”

11For beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is going tocommandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680that thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004be smashedוְהִכָּ֛הve.hi.KahH5221to piecesרְסִיסִ֑יםre.si.SimH7447and the smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004to fragmentsבְּקִעִֽים׃be.ki.'ImH1233.

12Do horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483runהַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay.ru.TzunH7323on rocksבַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ba.Se.la'H5553?Orאִֽם־'im-H518does one plowיַחֲר֖וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790them with oxenבַּבְּקָרִ֑יםba.be.ka.RimH1241?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have turnedהֲפַכְתֶּ֤םha.fakh.TemH2015justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941into poisonלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7219And the fruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529of righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666intowormwoodלְלַעֲנָֽה׃le.la.'a.NahH3939,

13You who rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםha.se.me.ChimH8056inLodebarH3810,And sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, “Have we not by our ownstrengthבְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve.cha.ze.Ke.nuH2392takenלָקַ֥חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947KarnaimH7163for ourselves?”

14“For beholdH2009,I am going to raiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965up a nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471againstעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsהַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635, “And they will afflictוְלָחֲצ֥וּve.la.cha.TzuH3905you from theentranceמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574To thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ סha.'a.ra.VahH6160.”

“Those at Ease in Zion”

Commentaries on Amos 6