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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Amos 6 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/amos/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//amos/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > Amos 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../amos/5.htm" title="Amos 5">◄</a> Amos 6 <a href="../amos/7.htm" title="Amos 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/amos/6.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Woe to Those at Ease in Zion<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../luke/6.htm#24">Luke 6:24–26</a>)</span><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Woe to those at ease in Zion <p class="indent2"> and those secure on Mount Samaria, <p class="indent1"> the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, <p class="indent2"> to whom the house of Israel comes. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Cross over to Calneh and see; <p class="indent2"> go from there to the great Hamath; <p class="indent2"> then go down to Gath of the Philistines. <p class="indent1"> Are you better than these kingdoms? <p class="indent2"> Is their territory larger than yours? <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You dismiss the day of calamity <p class="indent2"> and bring near a reign of violence. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, <p class="indent2"> and lounge upon your couches. <p class="indent1"> You dine on lambs from the flock <p class="indent2"> and calves from the stall. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>You improvise songs on the harp like David <p class="indent2"> and invent your own musical instruments. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You drink wine by the bowlful <p class="indent2"> and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, <p class="indent1"> but you fail to grieve <p class="indent2"> over the ruin of Joseph. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Therefore, you will now go into exile <p class="indent2"> as the first of the captives, <p class="indent1"> and your feasting and lounging <p class="indent2"> will come to an end. <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">The Pride of Israel<p class="indent1"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: <p class="indent1stline">“I abhor Jacob’s pride <p class="indent2"> and detest his citadels, <p class="indent1"> so I will deliver up the city <p class="indent2"> and everything in it.” <A name="10"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And when the relative who is to burn the bodies<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” <p class="reg">“None,” that person will answer. <p class="reg">“Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.” <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For the LORD gives a command: <p class="indent1stline">“The great house will be smashed to pieces, <p class="indent2"> and the small house to rubble.” <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? <p class="indent2"> Does one plow the sea<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> with oxen? <p class="indent1"> But you have turned justice into poison <p class="indent2"> and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood— <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>you who rejoice in Lo-debar<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> and say, <p class="indent2">‘Did we not take Karnaim<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> by our own strength?’ <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For behold, I will raise up a nation <p class="indent2"> against you, O house of Israel,” <p class="selah"> declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, <p class="indent1">“and they will oppress you <p class="indent2"> from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>to make a funeral fire to honor the dead</i><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Literally <i>Does one plow (there)</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>Lo-debar</i> means <i>nothing</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <i>Karnaim</i> means <i>horn</i>, a symbol of strength.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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