Amos Chapter 6
6:1“Misfortune awaits those of you at ease in Zion,
who feel secure in Samaria,
you notable leaders of that foremost nation
that the House of Israel comes to.
2Go over to Calneh and look at what happened there;
go from there to Hamath the great city;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than those kingdoms?
Is their territory bigger than yours?
3Are you trying to push away the time of catastrophe?
You’re only bringing the violence nearer. Amos 6:1-3
4“Misfortune awaits you that stretch out on ivory beds,
that lounge on your couches,
that eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the stall,
5that sing idle songs to the sound of a lyre
and invent musical instruments like David did,
6that drink wine by the bowlful
and anoint yourselves with the finest oils,
but don’t grieve over Joseph’s demise.
7You’ll be at the front of the exiles;
your partying on couches is over with.”
Amos 6:4-7
8 The Lord Yahveh has sworn by himself,
Yahveh God of Hosts has declared:
“I abhor Jacob’s pride;
I detest his fortresses.
So I’ll deliver up to its enemies
this city and everything in it.”
Amos 6:8
9 It will be that, if ten die in one house 10 and the relative that comes to dispose of their bodies says, “Is anyone else here?” any survivor may start to swear, “No, . . .” But the relative will interrupt, “Don’t finish your oath. Don’t even mention Yahveh.”
Amos 6:9-10
11 Yahveh is going to command
to smash big houses to pieces
and crush little ones to bits.
12 Do horses run on rocks?
Do people plow the sea with oxen?
Yet you’ve turned justice into poison
and made the fruit of goodness bitter.
13 To you that celebrate in Lo-debar
and say, “We’ve taken Karnaim by our own power.”
14 Yahveh God of Hosts says,
“I’m going to raise up a nation against you, Israel;
“they’ll oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Arabah Valley.”
Amos 6:11-14