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Suddenly, all your parties will end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the revelry of those who lounge around will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the sprawlers&#8217 banqueting will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the sprawlers’ banqueting will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile among the first of the exiles, And the sprawlers’ banqueting will turn aside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile with the first of the captives, And the cultic revelry <i>and</i> banqueting of those who lounge around [on their luxurious couches] will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So you will be the first to be dragged off as captives; your good times will end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is why they will now be the first to go into exile. The celebrating of those sprawled around the banquet table will stop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So you will be the first to go into exile. Your feasts and banquets will come to an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore you will be the first to go into exile, and the celebrations of those who are lounging will end."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they will now be the first to go into exile, and the religious banquets where they sprawl on couches will end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive. The feasting and lounging will end. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore they now go at the head of the captives, "" And the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones is turned aside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore now they remove at the head of the captives, And turned aside is the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this now shall they be carried away captive with the head of those carried away captive, and the shouting a those poured forth was removed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, now they will depart at the head of those who go into captivity; and the faction of the lustful will be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, now they shall be the first to go into exile, and the carousing of those who lounged shall cease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore they shall now be the first to go into exile, and the revelry of the loungers shall pass away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore now they shall be carried captive with the first who go captive, and the joy shall be taken away from their rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, they shall be taken captive at the head of the captivity, and merrymaking shall be taken away from their rulers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore now shall they go captive at the head of them that go captive, And the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore now shall they depart into captivity from the dominion of princes, and the neighing of horses shall be cut off from Ephraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Woe to those at Ease in Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">you will now</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: yiḡ·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">go into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rōš (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">as the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gō·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">of the captives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4797.htm" title="4797: mir·zaḥ (N-msc) -- A cry, a revel. From an unused root meaning to scream; a cry, i.e., a revel.">and your feasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5628.htm" title="5628: sə·rū·ḥîm (Adj-mp) -- To go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed. A primitive root; to extend.">and lounging</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·sār (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">will come to an end.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Isaiah 5:13</a></span><br />Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a></span><br />They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Micah 2:3</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a></span><br />But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Ezekiel 12:11</a></span><br />You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a></span><br />Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20</a></span><br />Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Jeremiah 52:15</a></span><br />Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.</p><p class="hdg">shall they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5,27</a></b></br> But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Amos 7:11</a></b></br> For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Deuteronomy 28:41</a></b></br> Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.</p><p class="hdg">and the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-16.htm">1 Kings 20:16-20</a></b></br> And they went out at noon. But Benhadad <i>was</i> drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-8.htm">Esther 5:8,12-14</a></b></br> If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/7-1.htm">Esther 7:1,2,8-10</a></b></br> So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/5-10.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/daniel/5-10.htm">Banqueting</a> <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/daniel/6-13.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Head</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Revelry</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Stretched-Out</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/matthew/22-10.htm">Banqueting</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/jonah/1-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-6.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">First</a> <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Revelry</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Stretched-Out</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-1.htm">The wantonness of Israel,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">shall be plagued with desolation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-12.htm">and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Therefore, you will now go into exile</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct consequence of the actions and attitudes of the people. The use of "therefore" connects this judgment to the preceding verses, where the complacency and self-indulgence of Israel's leaders are condemned. The concept of exile is significant in the biblical narrative, often serving as a punishment for disobedience to God's covenant. Historically, the Northern Kingdom of Israel was taken into exile by the Assyrians around 722 BC, which aligns with the prophetic warnings given by Amos. Exile represents a loss of land, identity, and divine favor, emphasizing the severity of Israel's spiritual and moral decline.<p><b>as the first of the captives</b><br>This phrase suggests that those addressed will be the initial group to experience the consequences of exile. It implies a reversal of status, as those who were once leaders and first in luxury will now be first in suffering. This can be seen as a fulfillment of the principle that the first will be last, and the last will be first, a theme echoed in the teachings of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/19-30.htm">Matthew 19:30</a>). The leaders' responsibility and failure to lead righteously result in their being the first to face judgment.<p><b>and your feasting and lounging will come to an end</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the cessation of indulgent lifestyles. The feasting and lounging symbolize the complacency and excess that characterized the leaders of Israel. In the broader biblical context, such behavior is often associated with neglect of justice and righteousness (<a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a>). The end of feasting signifies not only the loss of physical comforts but also the end of a period of false security and self-reliance. This serves as a warning against prioritizing material wealth and pleasure over spiritual and moral obligations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver messages of judgment to the Northern Kingdom of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which had become prosperous and complacent, neglecting justice and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The impending punishment for Israel's disobedience, where they would be taken captive by foreign powers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/feasting_and_lounging.htm">Feasting and Lounging</a></b><br>Symbolic of the indulgence and complacency of the Israelites, who were living in luxury while ignoring God's commands.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>The empire that would eventually conquer Israel and lead them into exile, fulfilling the prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/complacency_leads_to_judgment.htm">Complacency Leads to Judgment</a></b><br>The Israelites' comfort and indulgence blinded them to their spiritual state, leading to their downfall. We must remain vigilant in our faith and not become complacent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced exile for ignoring God's commands, we too face consequences when we turn away from His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Material wealth and comfort can create a false sense of security. True security is found in obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Amos' message is a call to repentance. We must examine our lives and turn back to God before it's too late.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_righteousness.htm">Social Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>The neglect of justice and righteousness was a key issue in Israel. We are called to uphold these values in our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_good_conscience.htm">What are the key themes of the Minor Prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezra_9_7's_timeline_compare_historically.htm">In Ezra 9:7, how does the stated timeline of guilt leading to captivity compare with historical accounts of Persian policies regarding exiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'everything_flows_from_the_heart'.htm">What is the publication date of Ezra?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7)<span class= "ital"> Therefore</span> (as a punishment for this self-indulgence) <span class= "ital">they shall go into captivity at the head of the captives, and the shout of the loungers</span> (rioting in their banquets) <span class= "ital">shall cease.</span> All their loud merriment will come to a sorry end.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-11.</span> - Here follows the announce. merit of punishment for the crimes mentioned above: the people shall go into captivity; they shall be rejected of God, and given over to utter ruin. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">With the first.</span> They shall have a pre-eminence indeed, being the first to go into captivity. St Jerome, "Vos qui primi estis divitiis, primi captivitatis sustinebitis jugum, secundum illud quod in Ezechiele scriptum est: 'a sanctuario meo incipite'" (<a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Ezekiel 9:6</a>). <span class="accented">With the first</span>; literally, <span class="accented">at the head</span>, with reference doubtless to ver. 1. <span class="cmt_word">The banquet</span> (<span class="accented">mirzakh</span>); <span class="accented">the screech</span> of revellers. The word is used of the scream of mourners in <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5</a>; here of the cries and shouts of feasters at a banquet. <span class="cmt_word">Them that stretched themselves on couches,</span> as ver. 4. The Septuagint, reading differently, has. "They shall depart into captivity from the dominion of princes, and the neighing of horses shall be taken away from Ephraim." From this passage of Amos St. Augustine takes occasion to show that the most untrained of the prophets possessed eloquence and literary skill ('De Doctr. Christ.,' 4:7). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will now</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go into exile</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḡ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the first</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹ֣אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the captives,</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּלִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(gō·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your feasting</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְזַ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(mir·zaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4797.htm">Strong's 4797: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry, a revel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lounging</span><br /><span class="heb">סְרוּחִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(sə·rū·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5628.htm">Strong's 5628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come to an end.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:7 Therefore they will now go captive (Amo. 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