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Amos 6:4-10
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Amos 6:4-10
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
4 Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory,
and lounge on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock,
and calves from the stall;
5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp,
and like David improvise on instruments of music;
6 who drink wine from bowls,
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
7 Therefore they shall now be the first to go into exile,
and the revelry of the loungers shall pass away.
8 The Lord God has sworn by himself
(says the Lord, the God of hosts):
I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds;
and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.
9 If ten people remain in one house, they shall die. 10 And if a relative, one who burns the dead,[a] shall take up the body to bring it out of the house, and shall say to someone in the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is anyone else with you?’ the answer will come, ‘No.’ Then the relative[b] shall say, ‘Hush! We must not mention the name of the Lord.’
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Amos 6:4-10
New International Version
Amos 6:4-10
New International Version
4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.(A)
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.(B)
5 You strum away on your harps(C) like David
and improvise on musical instruments.(D)
6 You drink wine(E) by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve(F) over the ruin of Joseph.(G)
7 Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile;(H)
your feasting and lounging will end.(I)
The Lord Abhors the Pride of Israel
8 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself(J)—the Lord God Almighty declares:
“I abhor(K) the pride of Jacob(L)
and detest his fortresses;(M)
I will deliver up(N) the city
and everything in it.(O)”
9 If ten(P) people are left in one house, they too will die. 10 And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them[a](Q) asks anyone who might be hiding there, “Is anyone else with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will go on to say, “Hush!(R) We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Amos 6:10 Or to make a funeral fire in honor of the dead
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