You lie on beds adorned with ivory
    and lounge on your couches.(A)
You dine on choice lambs
    and fattened calves.(B)
You strum away on your harps(C) like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.(D)
You drink wine(E) by the bowlful
    and use the finest lotions,
    but you do not grieve(F) over the ruin of Joseph.(G)
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

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)

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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:10 Or to make a funeral fire in honor of the dead

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