The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Amos 06
1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who are secure on the
mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the chief of the
nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
2 Go to Calneh, and see.
From there go to Hamath the great.
Then go down to Gath of the
Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms?
Is their border greater than your border?
3 Alas for you who put far away the evil
day, and cause the seat of violence to come
near,
4 who lie on beds of ivory,
and stretch themselves on their
couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock,
and the calves out of the middle of the
stall,
5 who strum on the strings of a harp,
who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
6 who drink wine in bowls,
and anoint themselves with the best
oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7 Therefore they will now go captive with
the first who go captive. The feasting and
lounging will end.
8 “The Lord Yahweh has swornby himself,”
says Yahweh, the God of Armies:
“I abhor the pride of Jacob,
and detest his fortresses.
Therefore I will deliver up the city
with all that is in it.
9 It will happen that if ten men remain in
one house, they will die.
10 “When a man’s relative carries him,
even he who burns him, to bring bodies
out of the house, and asks him who is in
the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is there
yet any with you?’ And he says, ‘No;’ then
he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not
mention Yahweh’s name.’
11 “For, behold, Yahweh commands, and
the great house will be smashed to
pieces, and the little house into bits.
12 Do horses run on the rocky crags?
Does one plow there with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison,
and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness,
13 you who rejoice in a thing of nothing,
who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns
by our own strength?’
14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a
nation, house of Israel,” says Yahweh, the God
of Armies; “and they will afflict you
from the entrance of Hamath to the brook ofthe Arabah.