Amos Chapter 6

Amos 6

1.  Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust * in the mountain of Samaria, which are named * chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came * !

2.  Pass * ye unto Calneh, and see * ; and from thence go * ye to Hamath the great * : then go down * to Gath of the Philistines: be they 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 viol, and invent * to themselves instruments of musick, 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 shall they go captive * with the first that go captive * , and the banquet of them that stretched * themselves shall be removed * .

8.  The Lord GOD hath sworn * by himself, saith * the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor * the excellency of Jacob, and hate * his palaces: therefore will I deliver up * the city with all that is therein.

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

10.  And a man's uncle shall take him up * , and he that burneth * him, to bring out * the bones out of the house, and shall say * unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say * , No. Then shall he say * , Hold thy tongue * : for we may not make mention * of the name of the LORD.

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

12.  Shall horses run * upon the rock? will one plow * there with oxen? for ye have turned * judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

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

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