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You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint yourselves with the best ointments, But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who drink wine from sacred bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils— Yet they have not grieved over the collapse of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who drink wine from <i>sacrificial</i> bowls While they anoint themselves with the first <i>pick</i> of the oils, Yet they have not grieved over the destruction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls And anoint themselves with the finest oils [reflecting their unrestrained celebration]; Yet they are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph (Israel).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You drink all the wine you want and wear expensive perfume, but you don't care about the ruin of your nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<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 drink wine by the jugful. They rub the finest oils all over themselves and are not sorry for the ruin [of the descendants] of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest perfumes, but you do not mourn over the ruin of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />drinking wine from bowls, anointing themselves with the choicest of oils, but not grieving on the occasion of Joseph's ruin—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. <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 drinking with bowls of wine, "" And anoint themselves [with] chief perfumes, "" And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And with chief perfumes anoint themselves, And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Drinking wine in vases, and they will anoint with the chief of ointments: and they were not grieved for the breaking of Joseph.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You drink wine in bowls, and you anoint with the best ointments; and they suffer nothing over the grief of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who drink wine from bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who drink wine from bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who drink pure wine, and anoint themselves with the finest perfumes; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who drink strained wine and with excellent ointment they anoint themselves, and the ruin of Yoseph is no concern to them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That drink wine in bowls, And anoint themselves with the chief ointments; But they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who drink strained wine, and anoint themselves with the best ointment; and have suffered nothing on occasion of the calamity of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-6.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=1023" 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">5</span>You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: haš·šō·ṯîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">You drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/4219.htm" title="4219: bə·miz·rə·qê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Bowl, basin. From zaraq; a bowl.">by the bowlful</a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886: yim·šā·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To smear, anoint. A primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. To anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint.">and anoint yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/7225.htm" title="7225: wə·rê·šîṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Beginning, chief. From the same as ro'sh; the first, in place, time, order or rank.">with the finest</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: šə·mā·nîm (N-mp) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">oils,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but you fail to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: neḥ·lū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">grieve</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.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/7667.htm" title="7667: šê·ḇer (N-msc) -- Or sheber; from shabar; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution.">the ruin</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·sēp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.…<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="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7-11</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="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</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.<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/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/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="/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a></span><br />You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<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="/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5</a></span><br />By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.<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="/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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.</p><p class="hdg">drink.</p><p class="hdg">wine in bowls.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Hosea 3:1</a></b></br> Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of <i>her</i> friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">1 Timothy 5:23</a></b></br> Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.</p><p class="hdg">chief.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Matthew 26:7-9</a></b></br> There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat <i>at meat</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-3.htm">John 12:3</a></b></br> Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25-28</a></b></br> And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry <i>it</i> down to Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Genesis 42:21,22</a></b></br> And they said one to another, We <i>are</i> verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Genesis 49:22</a></b></br> Joseph <i>is</i> a fruitful bough, <i>even</i> a fruitful bough by a well; <i>whose</i> branches run over the wall:</p><p class="hdg">affliction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a></b></br> In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">2 Kings 17:3-6</a></b></br> Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a></b></br> Alas! for that day <i>is</i> great, so that none <i>is</i> like it: it <i>is</i> even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Anoint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Best</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Bowlful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Finest</a> <a href="/amos/5-17.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/daniel/6-23.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Oils</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Ointments</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Pained</a> <a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/amos/5-9.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Sacrificial</a> <a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Use</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Anoint</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Best</a> <a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Bowlful</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/exodus/30-23.htm">Finest</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Oils</a> <a href="/luke/23-56.htm">Ointments</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Pained</a> <a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Sacrificial</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Use</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Wine</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>You drink wine by the bowlful</b><br>This phrase highlights the excessive indulgence and luxury of the people. In ancient Israel, wine was a common beverage, but drinking it in large quantities, especially from bowls, suggests a level of opulence and disregard for moderation. This behavior reflects a society focused on self-gratification rather than spiritual or communal responsibilities. The imagery of drinking wine in such abundance can be compared to the warnings against drunkenness found in <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Proverbs 23:20-21</a> and <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a>, which caution against the moral and spiritual dangers of excess.<p><b>and anoint yourselves with the finest oils</b><br>Anointing with oil was a common practice in ancient Israel, often associated with hospitality, grooming, and religious rituals. However, the use of "the finest oils" indicates a preoccupation with luxury and self-indulgence. This contrasts with the biblical use of anointing for consecration and healing, as seen in <a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">Exodus 30:22-33</a> and <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14</a>. The focus on personal luxury rather than spiritual or communal well-being underscores the moral decay and misplaced priorities of the people.<p><b>but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph</b><br>The "ruin of Joseph" refers to the impending destruction and moral decline of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often represented by the tribe of Joseph, which includes Ephraim and Manasseh. This phrase highlights the people's indifference to the spiritual and social decay around them. The lack of grief or concern for their nation's condition is a significant moral failing, as seen in the call to mourn and repent in <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a>. The reference to Joseph also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's covenant with Israel and the consequences of their unfaithfulness, as seen in the warnings of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. This indifference to the plight of their nation contrasts with the compassion and intercession exemplified by Christ, who wept over Jerusalem in <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a>.<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 and repentance to the Northern Kingdom of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Northern Kingdom)</a></b><br>The primary audience of Amos's prophecies, known for its wealth and complacency during the time of Jeroboam II, but also for its social injustices and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>Represents the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often referred to as "Joseph" due to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, descendants of Joseph, being prominent in the region.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wine_and_oils.htm">Wine and Oils</a></b><br>Symbols of luxury and indulgence, indicating the opulent lifestyle of the Israelites who were oblivious to the moral and spiritual decay around them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruin_of_joseph.htm">Ruin of Joseph</a></b><br>Refers to the impending judgment and destruction due to Israel's unfaithfulness and social injustices, which the people were ignoring.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/complacency_in_comfort.htm">Complacency in Comfort</a></b><br>The Israelites' indulgence in luxury led to spiritual complacency. Believers today must guard against allowing comfort and wealth to blind them to spiritual and moral responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/neglect_of_justice.htm">Neglect of Justice</a></b><br>The failure to "grieve over the ruin of Joseph" highlights the importance of being aware of and responsive to the injustices and needs around us. Christians are called to be active in seeking justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were oblivious to their impending judgment, Christians must remain spiritually vigilant, recognizing the signs of moral decay and responding with repentance and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_god's_kingdom.htm">Prioritizing God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The passage challenges believers to prioritize God's kingdom over personal luxury and indulgence, aligning their lives with God's values and purposes.<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_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/why_does_god_swear_by_himself.htm">If God is omnipotent, why does He need to swear by Himself to carry out judgment (Amos 6:8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_survive_without_bread.htm">(Deut 29:6) If the Israelites lacked basic provisions like bread and wine, how did they realistically survive in the harsh desert environment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_judah_and_joseph's_restoration.htm">Zechariah 10:6: Where is the historical proof of the promised restoration of both Judah and Joseph on a massive scale?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">Bowls.--</span>The extent of their potations is indicated by the fact that they drink, not from wine-cups, but from large bowls (in which the wine was probably mixed). The same word is used in <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm" title="And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the meat hooks, and the fire pans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.">Exodus 38:3</a> to describe the sacrificial basons.<p><span class= "bld">And anoint themselves</span> . . .--Render, <span class= "ital">anoint themselves with the choicest of oils, and are not sick at heart for the ruin of Joseph.</span> Self-indulgence is indifferent to the call of duty or danger.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wine in bowls</span> (<span class="accented">misraqim</span>); <span class="accented">sacrificial bowls</span>; used in libations of wine and in the sprinkling of blood (comp. <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Numbers 7:13</a>, etc.; <a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">2 Chronicles 4:8, 22</a>; <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Zechariah 9:15</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Zechariah 14:20</a>). These vessels the luxurious and sacrilegious princes employed in their feasts, proving thus their impiety and their excess (comp. <a href="/daniel/5-2.htm">Daniel 5:2</a>). Septuagint, <span class="greek">οἱ πίνοντες</span> <span class="greek">τὸν διυλισμένον οϊνον</span>, "who drink strained wine." <span class="cmt_word">The chief ointments.</span> Such as were used in Divine service (<a href="/exodus/30-23.htm">Exodus 30:23</a>, etc.), and nowhere else. If they had felt as they ought to feel in this time of rebuke and sorrow, they would, like mourners, have refrained from anointing themselves (<a href="/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a>); but, on the contrary, <span class="cmt_word">they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.</span> The coming ruin of the ten tribes affects them not; in their selfish voluptuousness they have no sympathy with calamity and suffering, and shut their eyes to coming evil. "The affliction of Joseph" is probably a proverbial expression derived from the narratives in <a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25</a>, etc., and Genesis 40:14, 23 (comp. <a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Genesis 42:21</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-6.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 drink</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּׁתִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֔יִן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the bowlful</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miz·rə·qê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4219.htm">Strong's 4219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bowl, basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and anoint yourselves</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yim·šā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4886.htm">Strong's 4886: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rub with oil, to anoint, to consecrate, to paint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the finest</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֵאשִׁ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rê·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7225.htm">Strong's 7225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The first, in place, time, order, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oils,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמָנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but you fail to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grieve</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶחְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(neḥ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak or sick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</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">the ruin</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(šê·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7667.htm">Strong's 7667: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joseph.</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵֽף‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-6.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:6 Who drink wine in bowls and anoint (Amo. 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