Amos 6
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The danger of luxury and false security
Verse 1
WEB Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
KJV 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!
TSK to them: jud 18:7, isa 32:9-11, isa 33:14, jer 48:11, jer 49:31, lu 6:24,25, lu 12:17-20, jas 5:5, 1pe 5:7; at ease: jer 7:4; and trust: am 4:1, am 8:14, 1ki 16:24; named: ex 19:5,6, la 1:1; chief: jas 1:18
Verse 2
WEB Go to Calneh, and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?
KJV 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?
TSK Pass: jer 2:10,11, na 3:8; Calneh: ge 10:10, isa 10:9; Hamath: 2ki 17:24,30, 2ki 18:34, 2ki 19:13; Gath: 1sa 17:4,23, 2ch 26:6; better: isa 10:9-11, isa 36:18,19, isa 37:12,13, eze 31:2,3, na 3:8
Verse 3
WEB Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
KJV Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
TSK put: am 5:18, am 9:10, ec 8:11, isa 47:7, isa 56:12, eze 12:22,27, mt 24:48, 1th 5:3, 2pe 3:4, re 18:17; and cause: am 6:12, am 5:12, ps 94:20
Verse 4
WEB Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
KJV 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;
TSK lie: isa 5:11,12, isa 22:13, lu 16:19, ro 13:13,14, jas 5:5; stretch themselves upon their couches: 1sa 25:36-38, ps 73:7, lu 12:19,20
Verse 5
WEB who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
KJV That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of music, like David;
TSK to the: ge 31:27, job 21:11,12, ec 2:8, isa 5:12, 1pe 4:3, re 18:22; like: am 5:23, am 8:3, 1ch 23:5
Verse 6
WEB who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
KJV That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
TSK wine in bowls: ho 3:1, 1ti 5:23; chief: mt 26:7-9, joh 12:3; but: ge 37:25-28, ge 42:21,22, ge 49:22, es 3:15, ro 12:15, 1co 12:26; affliction: 2ki 15:29, 2ki 17:3-6, jer 30:7
Verse 7
WEB Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.
KJV Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
TSK shall they: am 5:5,27, am 7:11, de 28:41, lu 21:24; and the: 1ki 20:16-20, es 5:8,12-14, es 7:1,2,8-10, isa 21:4, da 5:4-6, na 1:10
Punishments of sins
Verse 8
WEB “The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.
KJV 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.
TSK sworn: am 4:2, jer 51:14, heb 6:13-17; I abhor: le 26:11, ps 78:59, ps 106:40, zec 11:8; the excellency: am 8:7, ps 47:4, eze 24:21; and hate: am 3:11, la 2:5; therefore: mic 1:6-9; all that is therein: ps 50:12
Verse 10
WEB “When a man’s relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is there yet any with you?’ And he says, ‘No;’ then he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not mention the name of Yahweh.’
KJV 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.
TSK that burneth: am 8:3, 1sa 31:12, 2ki 23:16, jer 16:6; Hold: am 5:13, nu 17:12, 2ki 6:33, eze 24:21; for: jer 44:26, eze 20:39
Verse 11
WEB “For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.
KJV For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
TSK the Lord: am 3:6,7, am 9:1,9, ps 105:16,31,34, isa 10:5,6, isa 13:3, isa 46:10,11, isa 55:11, eze 29:18-20, na 1:14; he will: am 6:8, am 3:15, 2ki 25:9, ho 13:16, zec 14:2, lu 19:44; breaches: ec 10:18
Verse 12
WEB Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;
KJV 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:
TSK horses: isa 48:4, jer 5:3, jer 6:29,30, zec 7:11,12; for: am 5:7,11,12, 1ki 21:7-13, ps 94:20,21, isa 59:13,14, ho 10:4,13, mic 7:3, hab 1:3,4, ac 7:51,52
Verse 13
WEB you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’
KJV Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
TSK which: ex 32:18,19, jud 9:19,20,27, jud 16:23-25, 1sa 4:5, job 31:25,29, ec 11:9, isa 8:6, jer 9:23, jer 50:11, jon 4:6, hab 1:15,16, zep 3:11, lu 12:19,20, joh 16:20, jas 4:16, re 11:10; Have: 2ki 13:25, 2ki 14:12-14,25, 2ch 28:6-8, isa 7:1,4, isa 17:3,4, isa 28:14,15, da 4:30
Verse 14
WEB For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”
KJV 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 Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
TSK I will: 2ki 15:29, 2ki 17:6, isa 7:20, isa 8:4-8, isa 10:5,6, jer 5:15-17, ho 10:5; from: nu 34:8, 1ki 8:65, eze 47:15-17