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Amos 6

New Century Version NCV

1 How terrible it will be for those who have an easy life in Jerusalem, for those who feel safe living on Mount Samaria. You think you are the important people of the best nation in the world; the Israelites come to you for help.

2 Go look at the city of Calneh, and from there go to the great city Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. You are no better than these kingdoms. Your land is no larger than theirs.

3 You put off the day of punishment, but you bring near the day when you can do evil to others.

4 You lie on beds decorated with ivory and stretch out on your couches. You eat tender lambs and fattened calves.

5 You make up songs on your harps, and, like David, you compose songs on musical instruments.

6 You drink wine by the bowlful and use the best perfumed lotions. But you are not sad over the ruin of Israel,

7 so you will be some of the first ones taken as slaves. Your feasting and lying around will come to an end.

8 The Lord God made this promise; the Lord God All-Powerful says: "I hate the pride of the Israelites, and I hate their strong buildings, so I will let the enemy take the city and everything in it."

9 At that time there might be only ten people left alive in just one house, but they will also die.

10 When the relatives come to get the bodies to take them outside, one of them will call to the other and ask, "Are there any other dead bodies with you?" That person will answer, "No." Then the one who asked will say, "Hush! We must not say the name of the Lord."

11 The Lord has given the command; the large house will be broken into pieces, and the small house into bits.

12 Horses do not run on rocks, and people do not plow rocks with oxen. But you have changed fairness into poison; you have changed what is right into a bitter taste.

13 You are happy that the town of Lo Debar was captured, and you say, "We have taken Karnaimn by our own strength."

14 The Lord God All-Powerful says, "Israel, I will bring a nation against you that will make your people suffer from Lebo Hamath in the north to the valley south of the Dead Sea."

Good News Translation GNT

1 How terrible it will be for you that have such an easy life in Zion and for you that feel safe in Samaria - you great leaders of this great nation Israel, you to whom the people go for help!

2 Go and look at the city of Calneh. Then go on to the great city of Hamath and on down to the Philistine city of Gath. Were they any better than the kingdoms of Judah and Israel? Was their territory larger than yours?

3 You refuse to admit that a day of disaster is coming, but what you do only brings that day closer.

4 How terrible it will be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and lamb!

5 You like to compose songs, as David did, and play them on harps.

6 You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest perfumes, but you do not mourn over the ruin of Israel.

7 So you will be the first to go into exile. Your feasts and banquets will come to an end.

8 The Sovereign Lord Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."

9 If there are ten men left in a family, they will die.

10 The dead man's relative, the one in charge of the funeral, will take the body out of the house. The relative will call to whoever is still left in the house, "Is anyone else there with you?" The person will answer, "No!" Then the relative will say, "Be quiet! We must be careful not even to mention the Lord's name."

11 When the Lord gives the command, houses large and small will be smashed to pieces.

12 Do horses gallop on rocks? Does anyone plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison, and right into wrong.

13 You brag about capturing the town of Lodebar. You boast, "We were strong enough to take Karnaim."

14 The Lord God Almighty himself says, "People of Israel, I am going to send a foreign army to occupy your country. It will oppress you from Hamath Pass in the north to the Brook of the Arabah in the south."