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You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds and lounge on your couches, eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock and of choice calves fattened in the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who lie on beds of ivory, And lounge around on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the fattened cattle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Those who recline on beds of ivory And sprawl on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Those who recline on beds of ivory And sprawl on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Those who lay down on beds of ivory And sprawl on their couches And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those who lie on [luxurious] beds of ivory And lounge around out on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You rich people lounge around on beds with ivory posts, while dining on the meat of your lambs and calves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for those who sleep on ivory beds. They sprawl out on their couches and eat lambs from their flocks and calves from their stalls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How terrible it will be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and lamb! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the midst of the stall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who are lying down on beds of ivory, "" And are spread out on their couches, "" And are eating lambs from the flock, "" And calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are lying down on beds of ivory, And are spread out on their couches, And are eating lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the stall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Lying upon beds of ivory, and stretching out upon their couches, and eating the lambs from the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You sleep on beds of ivory, and you are lustful on your couches. You devour lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the herd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who lie on beds of ivory, and lounge upon their couches; Eating lambs taken from the flock, and calves from the stall; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the stall;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who lie upon beds of ivory, and give themselves to pleasures upon their couches, and eat the fatlings from the flock and calves from the midst of the herd;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they lie on beds of ivory and they seize greedily on their couches who eat fatlings of the flocks and calves from within the herds<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who sleep upon beds of ivory, and live delicately on their couches, and eat kids out of the flocks, and sucking calves out of the midst of the stalls;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-4.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=1005" 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">3</span>You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: haš·šō·ḵə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">You lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4296.htm" title="4296: miṭ·ṭō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A couch, bed. From natah; a bed for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier.">beds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8127.htm" title="8127: šên (N-cs) -- Tooth, ivory. From shanan; a tooth; specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff.">inlaid with ivory,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5628.htm" title="5628: ū·sə·ru·ḥîm (Conj-w:: Adj-mp) -- To go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed. A primitive root; to extend.">and lounge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/6210.htm" title="6210: ‘ar·śō·w·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A couch, divan. From an unused root meaning perhaps to arch; a couch.">your couches.</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ō·ḵə·lîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">You dine on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3733.htm" title="3733: kā·rîm (N-mp) -- From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram, including a battering-ram; hence, a meadow; also a pad or camel's saddle.">lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: miṣ·ṣōn (Prep-m:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">from the flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: wa·‘ă·ḡā·lîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">and calves</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4770.htm" title="4770: mar·bêq (N-ms) -- A stall. From an unused root meaning to tie up; a stall.">the stall.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.…<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/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-25</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-5</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12-14</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. / But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” / The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7-10</a></span><br />The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. / They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. / And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6</a></span><br />But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. / 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="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm">Proverbs 21:17</a></span><br />He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-24</a></span><br />The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” / In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7</a></span><br />Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall;</p><p class="hdg">lie.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11,12</a></b></br> Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, <i>that</i> they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, <i>till</i> wine inflame them! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Isaiah 22:13</a></b></br> And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19</a></b></br> There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:</p><p class="hdg">beds.</p><p class="hdg">stretch themselves upon their couches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">1 Samuel 25:36-38</a></b></br> And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart <i>was</i> merry within him, for he <i>was</i> very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7</a></b></br> Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19,20</a></b></br> And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, <i>and</i> be merry… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/psalms/149-5.htm">Couches</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Dine</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Inlaid</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/amos/5-17.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Recline</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Seats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/amos/5-2.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/matthew/23-6.htm">Couches</a> <a href="/luke/7-36.htm">Dine</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/amos/7-15.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-18.htm">Inlaid</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/micah/1-14.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Recline</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Seats</a> <a href="/matthew/11-8.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Young</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'; 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Ivory was a rare and expensive material, often imported from distant lands, indicating significant wealth and trade connections. Archaeological findings in Samaria have uncovered ivory carvings, supporting the historical context of such luxury. The use of ivory in furniture suggests a focus on comfort and indulgence, contrasting with the call for justice and righteousness in the prophetic tradition. This opulence is condemned as it reflects a disregard for the poor and needy, aligning with the broader biblical theme of social justice found in passages like <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a> and <a href="/james/5.htm">James 5:1-6</a>.<p><b>and lounge upon your couches</b><br>The image of lounging suggests idleness and complacency, a lifestyle of ease that neglects the pressing issues of justice and righteousness. In the cultural context, couches were symbols of leisure and status, often used during banquets and feasts. This behavior is criticized by Amos as it reflects a self-indulgent lifestyle disconnected from the covenantal responsibilities of caring for the marginalized. The prophets frequently warned against such complacency, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-11</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a>, where neglect of the poor is equated with sin.<p><b>You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall</b><br>This phrase underscores the excessive consumption and indulgence in fine foods, which were typically reserved for special occasions or sacrifices. Lambs and calves were considered delicacies, and their consumption by the wealthy highlights a disregard for moderation and the needs of others. In the historical context, such feasting was often associated with pagan practices and idolatry, which the prophets condemned. The imagery here contrasts with the biblical ideal of stewardship and sharing resources, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a> and <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a>. The prophetic critique is not against wealth per se but against the misuse of resources and neglect of justice and mercy, which are central to the teachings of Jesus Christ.<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 was experiencing a time of prosperity and complacency, leading to moral and spiritual decay.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/ivory_beds_and_couches.htm">Ivory Beds and Couches</a></b><br>Symbols of luxury and excess, representing the opulence and self-indulgence of the wealthy elite in Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/choice_lambs_and_fattened_calves.htm">Choice Lambs and Fattened Calves</a></b><br>Indicative of extravagant feasting and indulgence, highlighting the disparity between the rich and the poor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The impending consequence of Israel's complacency and neglect of justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/complacency_in_prosperity.htm">Complacency in Prosperity</a></b><br>Prosperity can lead to spiritual complacency and a false sense of security. Believers must remain vigilant and prioritize their relationship with God over material wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_responsibility.htm">Social Responsibility</a></b><br>Wealth and resources should be used to promote justice and support those in need, rather than for self-indulgence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a></b><br>God holds individuals and nations accountable for their actions, especially when they neglect justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_stewardship.htm">Contentment and Stewardship</a></b><br>Christians are called to be content with what they have and to be good stewards of their resources, using them to glorify God and serve others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_decay.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Decay</a></b><br>It is crucial to recognize signs of spiritual decay in our lives and communities and to address them through repentance and renewal.<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/why_did_assyria_conquer_israel.htm">Why did Assyria conquer Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_esther_1's_banquets.htm">How do we reconcile the portrayal of lavish banquets in Esther 1 with other biblical condemnations of excess and opulence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_amos_8_9_align_with_solar_science.htm">How does Amos 8:9’s prediction of the sun going dark align with scientific understanding of solar events? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_amos_6_1_warnings.htm">Is there historical or archaeological evidence confirming Amos’s warnings to complacent leaders in Zion and Samaria (Amos 6:1)? </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>(4) <span class= "bld">Of ivory</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, inlaid with that material.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That lie upon beds of ivory;</span> couches inlaid with ivory (see note on Amos 3:15) at meals. The prophet substantiates his denunciation by describing their selfish luxury and debauchery. Stretch themselves literally, <span class="accented">are poured out</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">κατασπαταλῶντες</span>, "<span class="accented">wantoning."</span> <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Out of the midst of the stall.</span> Calves put up to be fattened. They do this presumably net on festivals, when it would have been proper and excusable, but every day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-4.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">You lie</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·ḵə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beds</span><br /><span class="heb">מִטּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4296.htm">Strong's 4296: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inlaid with ivory,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(šên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8127.htm">Strong's 8127: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tooth, ivory, a cliff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lounge</span><br /><span class="heb">וּסְרֻחִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·sə·ru·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your couches;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ar·śō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6210.htm">Strong's 6210: </a> </span><span class="str2">A couch, divan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You dine on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֹכְלִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·ḵə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lambs</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(kā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the flock</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצֹּ֔אן</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and calves</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲגָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḡā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, calf, one nearly grown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתּ֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stall.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְבֵּֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(mar·bêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4770.htm">Strong's 4770: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stall</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-4.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:4 Who lie on beds of ivory (Amo. 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