Amos 6
1
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain
of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel
come!
2
Pass you to Calneh, and see; and from there go you 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?
3
-you 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 sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments
of music, like David;
6
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are
not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7
Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry
of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
8
The Lord YHWH has sworn by himself, says YHWH, 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 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 whom is in the innermost parts of the
house, Is there yet any with you? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold your
peace; for we may not make mention of the name of YHWH.
11
For, behold, YHWH commands, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and
the little house with clefts.
12
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow [there] with oxen? that you have turned
justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;
13
you that rejoice in a thing of nothing, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by
our own strength?
14
For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says YHWH, the
God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook
of the Arabah.