Amos 6

1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

Woe to them that dwell at ease in Zion; That feel secure upon the mountain of Samaria; The honorable men of the chief of the nations, To whom the house of Israel resort!

2 Pass ye to Calneh, and see, and from there go ye to Hamath the great, then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their border greater than your border?

Pass over to Calneh, and see; And thence go to great Hamath; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines: Are they better than these kingdoms, Or is their border greater than your border?

3 Ye who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,

Woe to them, that put far away the day of evil, And bring near the seat of oppression;

4 who lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall,

That lie upon beds of ivory, And stretch themselves upon their couches; That eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the stall;

5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the viol, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David,

That chant to the sound of the harp, And invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

6 who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

That drink wine in bowls, And anoint themselves with the most precious perfumes, But grieve not for the destruction of Joseph!

7 Therefore they shall now go captive with the first who go captive, and the revelry of those who stretched themselves shall pass away.

Therefore now shall they go captive at the head of the captives; Yea, the shouting of them that stretch themselves upon their couches shall cease.

8 The lord Jehovah has sworn by himself, says Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces, therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.

The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob, And I hate his palaces; I will give up the city, and all that is therein.

9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

And if ten men remain in one house, These also shall die.

10 And when a man's uncle shall take him up, even he who burns him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No, then he shall say, Hold thy peace, for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.

A man's relative, or a burner of the dead, shall take him up, To carry his bones out of the house, And he shall say to him that is in the innermost part of the house, Is there yet any one with thee? And he shall answer, No one! Then shall he say, Keep silence! For we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.

11 For, behold, Jehovah commands, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

For behold Jehovah hath commanded, And he will smite the great house with breaches, And the small house with clefts.

12 Shall horses run upon the rock? Will a man plow there with oxen? That ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

Shall horses run upon rocks, Or will one plough rocks with oxen, That ye change justice into hemlock, And the fruit of equity into wormwood,

13 ye who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

Ye that rejoice in a thing of naught, And say, Have we not acquired dominion by our own strength?

14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says Jehovah, the God of hosts, and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.

Behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I will raise against you a nation, That shall oppress you from Hamath Even to the brook of the desert.