Amos 6

“Those at Ease in Zion”

11WoeH1945 to thoseH7600 who are at easeH7600 in ZionH6726 And to those who feel secureH982 in the mountainH2022 of SamariaH8111, The 2distinguishedH5344 men of the foremostH7225 of nationsH1471, To whomH1992 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 comesH935.2GoH5674 overH5674 to 3CalnehH3641 and lookH7200, And goH1980 from thereH8033 to 4HamathH2574 the greatH7227, Then goH3381 downH3381 to 5GathH1661 of the PhilistinesH6430. Are 6they betterH2896 thanH4480 theseH428 kingdomsH4467, OrH518 is their territoryH1366 greaterH7227 thanH4480 yours?3Do you 7putH5077 offH5077 the dayH3117 of calamityH7451, And would you 8bringH5066 nearH5066 the seatH7675 of violenceH2555?

4Those who reclineH7901 on bedsH4296 of ivoryH8127 And sprawlH5628 on their 9couchesH6210, And 10eatH398 lambsH3733 from the flockH6629 And calvesH5695 from the midstH8432 of the stallH4770,5Who improviseH6527 to the soundH6310 of the harpH5035, And like DavidH1732 have 11composedH2803 12songsH7892 for themselves,6Who 13drinkH8354 wineH3196 from 14sacrificialH4219 bowlsH4219 While they anointH4886 themselves with the finestH7225 of oilsH8081, Yet they have not 15grievedH2470 overH5921 the ruinH7667 of JosephH3130.7ThereforeH3651, they will nowH6258 16goH1540 into exileH1540 at the headH7218 of the exilesH1540, And the 17sprawlers’H5628 18banquetingH4798 will 19passH5493 awayH5493.

8The LordH136 20GodH3068 has 21swornH7650 by HimselfH5315, the LordH3068 GodH430 of hostsH6635 has declaredH5002: “I 22loatheH8374 the arroganceH1347 of JacobH3290, And 23detestH8130 his 24citadelsH759; Therefore I will 25deliverH5462 up the cityH5892 and 26allH4393 it containsH4393.” 9And it will be, ifH518 27tenH6235 menH376 are leftH3498 in oneH259 houseH1004, they will dieH4191. 10Then one’s 28uncleH1730, or his 2930undertakerH8313, will liftH5375 him up to carryH3318 out his bonesH6106 from the houseH1004, and he will sayH559 to the one whoH834 is in the innermostH3411 partH3411 of the houseH1004, “Is anyone elseH5750 with you?” And that one will sayH559, “NoH657 oneH657.” Then he will 31answerH559, “32KeepH2013 quietH2013. For 33the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 is 34not to be mentionedH2142.” 11For beholdH2009, the LordH3068 is going to 35commandH6680 that the 36greatH1419 houseH1004 be smashedH5221 to piecesH7447 and the smallH6996 houseH1004 to fragmentsH1233.

12Do horsesH5483 runH7323 on rocksH5553? OrH518 does one plowH2790 37them with oxenH1241? YetH3588 you have turnedH2015 38justiceH4941 into poisonH7219 And the fruitH6529 of righteousnessH6666 into 39wormwoodH3939,13You who rejoiceH8056 in 4041LodebarH3810, 42And sayH559, “Have we not 43by our own strengthH2392 takenH3947 44KarnaimH7163 for ourselves?”14“For beholdH2009, 45I am going to raiseH6965 up a nationH1471 againstH5921 you, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 GodH430 of hostsH6635, “And they will afflictH3905 you from the 46entranceH935 of HamathH2574 To the 47brookH5158 of the ArabahH6160.”