49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had (A)arrogance, (B)abundant food and (C)careless ease, but she did not [a]help the (D)poor and needy.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:49 Lit grasp the hand of

Do you (A)put off the day of calamity,
And would you (B)bring near the seat of violence?

Those who recline on beds of ivory
And sprawl on their (C)couches,
And (D)eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall,
Who improvise to the sound of the harp,
And like David have [a]composed (E)songs for themselves,
Who (F)drink wine from [b]sacrificial bowls
While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils,
Yet they have not (G)grieved over the ruin of Joseph.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:5 Or invented musical instruments
  2. Amos 6:6 Lit sprinkling basins