10 Lot raised his eyes and saw all the [a]vicinity of the (A)Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere—this was before the Lord (B)destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like (C)the garden of the Lord, (D)like the land of Egypt [b]going toward (E)Zoar.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 13:10 Lit circle
  2. Genesis 13:10 Lit as you go

13 Instead, there is (A)joy and jubilation,
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
(B)Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”

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Those who lie on beds of ivory,
And lounge around on their (A)couches,
And (B)eat lambs from the flock,
And calves from the midst of the fattened cattle,
Who improvise to the sound of the harp,
And like David have [a]composed (C)songs for themselves,
Who (D)drink wine from sacred bowls
While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils—
Yet they have not (E)grieved over the collapse of Joseph.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:5 Or invented musical instruments

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