Amos 6 ISV NIV Parallel

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1"Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, to those who rest on the mountain of Samaria— the famous men of the nations to whom the house of Israel came!

1Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!

2Cross over to Calneh and look around, then go on to that great city of Hamath, and from there go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory more extensive than yours?

2Go to Kalneh and look at it; go from there to great Hamath, and then go down to Gath in Philistia. Are they better off than your two kingdoms? Is their land larger than yours?

3"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,

3You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.

4lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,

4You lie on beds adorned with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.

5chanting to the sound of stringed instruments as if they were David, composing songs to themselves as if they were musicians,

5You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.

6drinking wine from bowls, anointing themselves with the choicest of oils, but not grieving on the occasion of Joseph's ruin—

6You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

7therefore you will be the first to go into exile, and the celebrations of those who are lounging will end."

7Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end.

8"The Lord GOD has sworn by himself," declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, "I utterly detest the arrogance of Jacob; I hate his fortresses; and I will deliver up the city, along with everyone in it.

8The Sovereign LORD has sworn by himself--the LORD God Almighty declares: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it."

9"And if there are ten men remaining in one house, they will die.

9If ten people are left in one house, they too will die.

10One's relative will pick up the corpse to carry them from the house for burning, saying to whomever remains inside the house, 'Is there anyone still with you?' And he will say, 'No.' He will respond, 'Be quiet, because we do not mention the name "LORD".'

10And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them asks anyone who might be hiding there, "Is anyone else with you?" and he says, "No," then he will go on to say, "Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD."

11For indeed, the LORD is giving the command— and he will smash the large house to rubble and the small house into bits.

11For the LORD has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits.

12"Horses don't run over bare rock, do they? One doesn't plow rock with oxen, does he? But you have turned justice to gall, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

12Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness--

13You rejoice in nothing worth mentioning— that is, you keep on saying, 'We captured Karnaim by our own strength of will and by our own effort, didn't we?'

13you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say, "Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?"

14"So look, house of Israel! I will raise up a nation against you," declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, "and they will harass you from the entrance of Hamath to the wadi of the wilderness."

14For the LORD God Almighty declares, "I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah."

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