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who rest on the mountain of Samaria—</p> <p class="poetry2">the famous men of the nations</p> <p class="poetry2">to whom the house of Israel came!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Cross over to Calneh<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:2 i.e. a Mesopotamian city">a</a></span> and look around,</p> <p class="poetry2">then go on to that great city of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:2 The Heb. lacks city of">b</a></span> Hamath,</p> <p class="poetry2">and from there go down to Gath of the Philistines.</p> <p class="poetry2">Are you better than these kingdoms?</p> <p class="poetry2">Or is their territory more extensive than yours?</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“Disbelieving that a day of evil will come,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:3 The Heb. lacks will come">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">embracing opportunities to commit violence,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:3 Lit. yet are pressing hard the seat of violence">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>lying on ivory beds,</p> <p class="poetry2">stretching out on your couches,</p> <p class="poetry2">eating lambs from the flock,</p> <p class="poetry2">and fattened calves from the stall,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>chanting to the sound of stringed instruments as if they were David,</p> <p class="poetry2">composing songs to themselves as if they were musicians,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>drinking wine from bowls,</p> <p class="poetry2">anointing themselves with the choicest of oils,</p> <p class="poetry2">but not grieving on the occasion of Joseph’s ruin—</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>therefore you will be the first to go into exile,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the celebrations of those who are lounging will end.”</p> <p class="heading">The LORD Swears an Oath</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“The Lord GOD has sworn by himself,”</p> <p class="poetry2">declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies,</p> <p class="poetry2">“I utterly detest the arrogance of Jacob;</p> <p class="poetry2">I hate his fortresses;</p> <p class="poetry2">and I will deliver up the city,</p> <p class="poetry2">along with everyone in it.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“And if there are ten men remaining in one house,</p> <p class="poetry2">they will die.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>One’s relative will pick up the corpse<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:10 Lit. bones">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">to carry them from the house for burning,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:10 Or house to burn incense">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">saying to whomever remains inside the house,</p> <p class="poetry2">‘Is there anyone still with you?’</p> <p class="poetry2">And he will say, ‘No.’</p> <p class="poetry2">He will respond, ‘Be quiet,</p> <p class="poetry2">because we do not mention the name “LORD”.’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For indeed, the LORD is giving the command—</p> <p class="poetry2">and he will smash the large house to rubble</p> <p class="poetry2">and the small house into bits.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Horses don’t run over bare rock, do they?</p> <p class="poetry2">One doesn’t plow rock<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:12 The Heb. lacks rock">g</a></span> with oxen, does he?</p> <p class="poetry2">But you have turned justice to gall,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:12 Lit. wormwood">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>You rejoice in nothing worth mentioning—</p> <p class="poetry2">that is, you keep on saying,</p> <p class="poetry2">‘We captured Karnaim by our own strength of will</p> <p class="poetry2">and by our own effort, didn’t we?’</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/amos/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“So look, house of Israel! I will raise up a nation against you,”</p> <p class="poetry2">declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies,</p> <p class="poetry2">“and they will harass you from the entrance of Hamath</p> <p class="poetry2">to the wadi<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="6:14 i.e. perhaps the Wadi of Egypt, a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times; ancient Israel’s southwestern-most border">i</a></span> of the wilderness.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 6:2 i.e. a Mesopotamian city<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 6:2 The Heb. lacks <i>city of</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 6:3 The Heb. lacks <i>will come</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 6:3 Lit. <i>yet are pressing hard the seat of violence</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 6:10 Lit. <i>bones</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 6:10 Or <i>house to burn incense</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 6:12 The Heb. lacks <i>rock</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 6:12 Lit. <i>wormwood</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 6:14 i.e. perhaps the Wadi of Egypt, a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times; ancient Israel’s southwestern-most border<br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../amos/5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Amos 5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Amos 5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../amos/7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Amos 7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Amos 7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/amos/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>