Amos 6:1-9

New King James Version

Warnings to Zion and Samaria

6 Woe ^(A)to you who are at ^(B)ease in Zion,
And ^(C)trust in Mount Samaria,
Notable persons in the ^(D)chief nation,
To whom the house of Israel comes!
²^(E)Go over to ^(F)Calneh and see;
And from there go to ^(G)Hamath the great;
Then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
^(H)Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory?

³Woe to you who ^(I)put far off the day of ^(J)doom,
^(K)Who cause ^(L)the seat of violence to come near;
⁴Who lie on beds of ivory,
Stretch out on your couches,
Eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall;
⁵^(M)Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,
And invent for yourselves ^(N)musical instruments ^(O)like David;
⁶Who ^(P)drink wine from bowls,
And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,
^(Q)But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
⁷Therefore they shall now go ^(R)captive as the first of the captives,
And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.

⁸^(S)The Lord God has sworn by Himself,
The Lord God of hosts says:
“I abhor ^(T)the pride of Jacob,
And hate his palaces;
Therefore I will deliver up the city
And all that is in it.”