“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.”
Amos 6
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DG
David Guzik9
RG
Ronald Glass8
CC
Carter Conlon6
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E.A. Johnston4
DW
David Wilkerson4
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Derek Prince3
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Alan Ives3
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William MacDonald3
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1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
“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.”
“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion. And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria, the distinguished men of the foremost of nations to whom the house of Israel comes.”
“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.”
“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.”
“woe to them that are eased in Zion and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations to whom the house of Israel came.”
2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
“Go over to Chalna and see. And from there go to Hamath the Great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory?”
“Go over to Kalma and look. And go from there to Hamath the Great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than yours?”
“Pass ye to Colnath 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?”
“Pass ye on to Chalmy 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?”
3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
“woe to you who put far off the day of doom, who caused the seed of violence to come near.”
“Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, who cause the seed of violence to come near,”
“Woe to you who put far off the day of doom. Who caused the seed of violence to come near”
“Ye that put far away the evil day and cause the seed of violence to come near,”
“Do you put off the day of calamity? And would you bring near the seed of violence?”
“Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seed of violence to come near,”
4You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
“who lie on beds of ivory? Stretch out on your couches eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall”
“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”
“who lie on beds of ivory, stretch out on your couches, eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the midst of the stall,”
“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.”
“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.”
“Who lie on beds of ivory, stretch out on your couches. You eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall.”
5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
“That chant to the sound of the vial and invent to themselves instruments of music like David”
“who improvise to the sound of the harp and like David have composed songs for themselves,”
“that chant to the sound of the vial, and invent to themselves instruments of music, like David.”
“That chant to the sound of the vial. And invent to themselves instruments of music like David.”
“chant to the sound of the vial and invent to themselves instruments of music like David.”
“who sing idly to the sound of Stringed instruments and invent for yourself musical instruments like David”
6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
“who drink wine from bowls, and anoint yourselves with the best ointment, but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”
“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.”
“that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments. But they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”
“That drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the chief ointments, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”
“That drink wine in bowls. And anoint themselves with the chief ointments. But they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”
“drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the chief ointment. But they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”
7Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
“Therefore, they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, and those who recline at banquets shall be removed.”
“therefore they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, and the sprawlers banqueting will pass away.”
“Therefore, now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretch themselves shall be removed.”
8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: "I abhor Jacob's pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it."
“The Lord God has sworn by himself the Lord God of hosts says I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his palaces. Therefore I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”
“The Lord God has sworn by himself. The Lord God of hosts has declared, I loathe the arrogance of Jacob and detest his citadels. Therefore, I will deliver up the city and all it contains.”
9And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.
“and it shall come to pass if there remain ten men in one house that they shall die.”
“it shall come to pass that if ten men remain in one house They shall die.”
“It shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.”
10And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, "Is anyone else with you?" "None," that person will answer. "Silence," the relative will retort, "for the name of the LORD must not be invoked."
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11For the LORD gives a command: "The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble."
“for behold the Lord commanded. And he will smite the great house with breaches and the little house with clefts.”
“behold the Lord gives a commandment and he will break the great house into bits and the little house into pieces.”
12"Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
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13you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, 'Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?'
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14For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel," declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, "and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah."
“But behold, I will raise up a nation against you. Oh house of Israel says the Lord God of hosts and They will afflict you from the entrance of Hamas to the valley of the”
“but behold I will raise up against you a nation or house of Israel. Saith the Lord the God of hosts and they shall afflict you from the entering in of hemoth unto the river of the wilderness.”