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| Amos 6:1 | Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come! | Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! | Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel. |
| Amos 6:2 | Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs? | Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? | Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border. |
| Amos 6:3 | You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near; | Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; | You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; |
| Amos 6:4 | Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; | That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; | You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd; |
| Amos 6:5 | Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David; | That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; | You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David; |
| Amos 6:6 | Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph. | That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. | That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph. |
| Amos 6:7 | So now they will go away prisoners with the first of those who are made prisoners, and the loud cry of those who were stretched out will come to an end. | Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. | Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away. |
| Amos 6:8 | The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it. | The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. | The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof. |
| Amos 6:9 | Then it will come about that if there are still ten men in a house, death will overtake them. | And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. | And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die. |
| Amos 6:10 | And when a man's relation, even the one who is responsible for burning his body, lifting him up to take his bones out of the house, says to him who is in the inmost part of the house, Is there still anyone with you? and he says, No; then he will say, Keep quiet, for the name of the Lord may not be named. | And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. | And a man's kinsman shall take him up, and shall burn him, that he may carry the bones out of the house; and he shall say to him that is in the inner rooms of the house: Is there yet any with thee? |
| Amos 6:11 | For see, at the order of the Lord the great house will be full of cracks and the little house will be broken. | For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. | And he shall answer: There is an end. And he shall any to him: Hold thy peace, and mention not the name of the Lord. |
| Amos 6:12 | Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant? | Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: | For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts. |
| Amos 6:13 | You whose joy is in a thing of no value, who say, Have we not taken for ourselves horns by the strength which is ours? | Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? | Can horses run upon the rocks, or can any one plough with buffles? for you have turned judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of justice into wormwood. |
| Amos 6:14 | For see, I will send against you a nation, O Israel, says the Lord, the God of armies, ruling you cruelly from the way into Hamath as far as the stream of the Arabah. | But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of the wilderness. | You that rejoice in a thing of nought: you that say: Have we not taken unto us horns by our own strength? |
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