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Amos 6

Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB

1 Woe unto those <em>that are</em> at ease in Zion and to those that trust in the mountain of Samaria, <em>who are</em> named principals among the same nations which shall come upon them, O house of Israel!

2 Pass unto Calneh and see, and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Palestinians. <em>Are they</em> better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

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

4 that 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;

5 that chant to the sound of the flute <em>and</em> invent to themselves instruments of music, like David;

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

7 Therefore now they shall go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of those that stretched themselves <em>upon their couches</em> shall be removed.

8 The Lord GOD has sworn by himself, the LORD God of the hosts said, I abhor the grandeur of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will give the city with all that is therein over to the enemy.

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

10 And their uncle shall take each one and burn them to bring out the bones out of the house and shall say unto him that <em>is</em> by the sides of the house, <em>Is there yet any</em> with thee? and he shall say, No. Then he shall say, Hold thy tongue, for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

11 For, behold, the LORD shall command, and he will smite the great house with breaches and the little house with clefts.

12 Shall horses run upon the rocks? will <em>one</em> plow <em>there</em> with oxen? why have ye turned judgment into hemlock, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood?

13 Ye who rejoice in a thing of nought, who say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

14 But, behold, I will raise up against you Gentiles, O house of Israel, said the LORD God of the hosts, and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

New International Version NIV

1 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!

2 Go to Kalneh and look at it; go from there to great Hamath, and then go down to Gath in Philistia. Are they better off than your two kingdoms? Is their land larger than yours?

3 You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.

4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.

5 You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.

6 You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

7 Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end.

8 The Sovereign LORD has sworn by himself—the LORD God Almighty declares: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

9 If ten people are left in one house, they too will die.

10 And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them asks anyone who might be hiding there, “Is anyone else with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will go on to say, “Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD.”

11 For the LORD has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits.

12 Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness—

13 you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debarand say, “Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?”

14 For the LORD God Almighty declares, “I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.”