Amos 6

Woe to the Complacent

1Woe to those who are at ease in Zion # 6:1 Is 32:9–11; Zph 1:12

and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria —

the notable people in this first of the nations,

those the house of Israel comes to.

2Cross over to Calneh # 6:2 Gn 10:10; Is 10:9 and see;

go from there to great Hamath; # 6:2 1Kg 8:65; 2Kg 18:34; Is 10:9

then go down to Gath # 6:2 1Sm 5:8; 2Ch 26:6 of the Philistines.

Are you better than these kingdoms?

Is their territory larger than yours?

3You dismiss any thought of the evil day # 6:3 Am 9:10

and bring in a reign of violence. # 6:3 Am 3:10

4They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, # 6:4 Am 3:15

sprawled out on their couches, # 6:4 Am 3:12

and dine on lambs from the flock # 6:4 Ezk 34:2–3

and calves from the stall.

5They improvise songs # 6:5 Hb obscure to the sound of the harp # 6:5 Am 5:23; 8:10

and invent # 6:5 Or compose on their own musical instruments like David. # 6:5 1Ch 15:16

6They drink wine by the bowlful # 6:6 Am 2:8; 4:1

and anoint themselves with the finest oils

but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. # 6:6 Jr 8:21; Lm 2:11

7Therefore, they will now go into exile

as the first of the captives, # 6:7 Am 7:11,17

and the feasting # 6:7 1Kg 20:16–21; Dn 5:4–6,30 of those who sprawl out

will come to an end.

Israel’s Pride Judged

8The Lord God has sworn by himself # 6:8 Gn 22:16; Jr 22:5; 51:14 — this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies:

I loathe Jacob’s pride # 6:8 Lv 26:30; Dt 32:19; Ps 106:40

and hate his citadels, # 6:8 Am 3:10–11

so I will hand over the city # 6:8 Hs 11:6 and everything in it.

9And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die. # 6:9 Am 5:3 10A close relative # 6:10 Lit His uncle and burner # 6:10 A burner of incense, a memorial fire, or a body; Hb obscure,# 6:10 1Sm 31:12; 2Ch 16:14; Jr 34:5 will remove his corpse # 6:10 Lit remove bones from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, “Any more with you? ”

That person will reply, “None.”

Then he will say, “Silence, because the Lord’s name must not be invoked.” # 6:10 Is 48:1; Jr 44:26; Hs 4:15

11For the Lord commands:

The large house will be smashed to pieces,

and the small house to rubble. # 6:11 Am 1:1; 9:9

12Do horses gallop on the cliffs?

Does anyone plow there with oxen? # 6:12 Some emend to plow the sea

Yet you have turned justice into poison # 6:12 1Kg 21:7–13; Is 59:13–14

and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood # 6:12 Is 5:20; Am 5:7; Rv 8:11 —

13you who rejoice over Lo-debar # 6:13 Jb 8:14–15; Ps 2:2–4; Lk 12:19–20

and say, “Didn’t we capture Karnaim

for ourselves by our own strength? ” # 6:13 Ps 75:4; Is 28:14–15

14But look, I am raising up a nation

against you, house of Israel # 6:14 Am 3:11 —

this is the declaration of the Lord,

the God of Armies —

and they will oppress you

from the entrance of Hamath # 6:14 Or from Lebo-hamath,# 6:14 Nm 34:7–8; 2Kg 14:25

to the Brook of the Arabah. # 6:14 Probably the Valley of Zared at the southeast end of the Dead Sea

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Amos 6

1Hoy to them that are complacent in Tziyon,

and have their bitachon in Har Shomron,

the notables of the foremost Goyim,

to whom Bais Yisroel comes!

2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see;

and from thence go ye to great Chamat;

then go down to Gat of the Pelishtim (Philistines);

be they better than these mamlachot?

Or their territory more vast than your territory?

3Ye that put far away the Yom Rah,

and cause the shevet chamas to come near;

4That lie upon beds of ivory,

and stretch themselves upon their couches,

and eat the lambs out of the tzon,

and the calves from the stall;

5Who prattle to the tune of the nevel (harp);

like Dovid#6:5 HaMelech they invent string instruments.

6That drink yayin in sacrificial bowls,

and anoint themselves with the finest ointments;

but they are not grieved for the shever Yosef (ruin of Yosef).

7Therefore now shall they go

into captivity at the head of the golus,

and the merry shouting of the revellers will die.

8Adonoi Hashem hath sworn by Himself, saith Hashem Elohei Tzva'os:

I abhor the ga'on Ya'akov,

and hate his fortresses;

therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

9And it shall come to pass, if there remain asarah anashim in one bais, they shall die. 10And a manʼs relative shall take him up, and he that burieth him, to carry out the bones out of the bais, and shall say unto him still hiding inside, Is there yet any with thee? And he shall say, Not one. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue; for the Shem Hashem is not to be invoked.

11For, hinei, Hashem commandeth,

and He will strike the bais hagadol into ruins,

and the bais hakaton into pieces.

12Do susim run upon the rock?

Do men plow there with oxen?

For ye have turned mishpat into poison,

and the p'ri of tzedakah into wormwood;

13Ye which rejoice over what is worthless,

which say: Have we not taken to us

horns#6:13 i.e., symbols of military resources by chazekeinu (our own strength)?

14But, hineni, I will raise up against you a Goy (Nation),

O Bais Yisroel, saith Hashem Elohei Tzva'os;

and they shall afflict you from the territory of Chamat

unto the Wadi of the Aravah.#6:14 Notice in the next chapter that Amos refuses to be intimidated by an apostate religious leader who dares to war against Scripture. Amos gives a prophetic prediction that this chalatan will be defrocked by Hashem by being dragged off to an unclean heathen land.

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