You dismiss any thought of the evil day(A)
and bring in a reign of violence.(B)

They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,(C)
sprawled out on their couches,(D)
and dine on lambs from the flock(E)
and calves from the stall.
They improvise songs[a] to the sound of the harp(F)
and invent[b] their own musical instruments like David.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:5 Hb obscure
  2. 6:5 Or compose on

You put off the day of disaster
    and bring near a reign of terror.(A)
You lie on beds adorned with ivory
    and lounge on your couches.(B)
You dine on choice lambs
    and fattened calves.(C)
You strum away on your harps(D) like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.(E)

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Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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;

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

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Woe to you who (A)put far off the day of (B)doom,
(C)Who cause (D)the seat of violence to come near;
Who lie on beds of ivory,
Stretch out on your couches,
Eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall;
(E)Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,
And invent for yourselves (F)musical instruments (G)like David;

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