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World English Bible

Amos 6 (WEBP)

[1] Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
[2] Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border?
[3] Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,
[4] 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,
[5] who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
[6] who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
[7] Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive. The feasting and lounging will end.
[8] “The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.
[9] It will happen that if ten men remain in one house, they will die.
[10] “When a man’s relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is there yet any with you?’ And he says, ‘No;’ then he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not mention Yahweh’s name.’
[11] “For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.
[12] Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness,
[13] you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’
[14] For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Amos 6 (KJVS)

[1] Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion , and trust () in the mountain of Samaria , [which are] named () chief of the nations , to whom the house of Israel came ()!
[2] Pass () ye unto Calneh , and see (); and from thence go () ye to Hamath the great () : then go down () to Gath of the Philistines : [be they] better than these kingdoms ? or their border greater than your border ?
[3] Ye that put far away () the evil day , and cause the seat () of violence to come near ();
[4] 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 ;
[5] That chant () to the sound of the viol , [and] invent () to themselves instruments of musick , like David ;
[6] That drink () wine in bowls , and anoint () themselves with the chief ointments : but they are not grieved () for the affliction of Joseph .
[7] Therefore now shall they go captive () with the first that go captive (), and the banquet of them that stretched () themselves shall be removed ().
[8] The Lord GOD hath sworn () by himself , saith () the LORD the God of hosts , I abhor () the excellency of Jacob , and hate () his palaces : therefore will I deliver up () the city with all that is therein .
[9] And it shall come to pass, if there remain () ten men in one house , that they shall die ().
[10] And a man’s uncle shall take him up (), and he that burneth () him, to bring out () the bones out of the house , and shall say () unto him that [is] by the sides of the house , [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and he shall say (), No . Then shall he say (), Hold thy tongue (): for we may not make mention () of the name of the LORD .
[11] For, behold, the LORD commandeth (), and he will smite () the great house with breaches , and the little house with clefts .
[12] Shall horses run () upon the rock ? will [one] plow () [there] with oxen ? for ye have turned () judgment into gall , and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock :
[13] Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought , which say (), Have we not taken () to us horns by our own strength ?
[14] But, behold, I will raise up () against you a nation , O house of Israel , saith () the LORD the God of hosts ; and they shall afflict () you from the entering in () of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness .

Young’s Literal Translation

Amos 6 (YLT)

[1] Woe to those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel.
[2] Pass ye over to Calneh and see, And go thence to Hamath the great, And go down to Gath of the Philistines, Are they better than these kingdoms? Greater is their border than your border?
[3] Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,
[4] 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,
[5] Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;
[6] Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And with chief perfumes anoint themselves, And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
[7] Therefore now they remove at the head of the captives, And turned aside is the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones.
[8] Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts: I am abominating the excellency of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fulness.
[9] And if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass-that they have died.
[10] And lifted him up hath his loved one, even his burner, To bring forth the bones from the house, And he said to him who is in the sides of the house, ‘Is there yet with thee?’ And he said, ‘None,’ then he said, ‘Hush! Save to make mention of the name of Jehovah.’
[11] For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house with breaches, And the little house with clefts.
[12] Do horses run on a rock? Doth one plough it with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.
[13] O ye who are rejoicing at nothing, Who are saying, ‘Have we not by our strength taken to ourselves horns?’
[14] Surely, lo, I am raising against you a nation, O house of Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts, And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, Unto the stream of the desert.