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Amos 6:6
New English Translation
Amos 6:6
New English Translation
6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls,[a]
and pour the very best oils on themselves.[b]
Yet they are not concerned over[c] the ruin[d] of Joseph.
Footnotes
- Amos 6:6 sn Perhaps some religious rite is in view, or the size of the bowls is emphasized (i.e., bowls as large as sacrificial bowls).
- Amos 6:6 tn Heb “with the best of oils they anoint [themselves].”
- Amos 6:6 tn Or “not sickened by.”
- Amos 6:6 sn The ruin of Joseph may refer to the societal disintegration in Israel, or to the effects of the impending judgment.
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