Amos 6

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6 ^(A)“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
    and to those who feel secure on ^(B)the mountain of Samaria,
^(C)the notable men of ^(D)the first of the nations,
    to whom the house of Israel comes!
² Pass over to ^(E)Calneh, and see,
    and from there go to ^(F)Hamath the great;
    then go down to ^(G)Gath of the Philistines.
^(H)Are you better than these kingdoms?
    Or is their territory greater than your territory,
^3 (I)O you who put far away the day of disaster
    ^(J)and bring near the seat of violence?
⁴ “Woe to those ^(K)who lie on ^(L)beds of ivory
    ^(M)and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
    ^(N)and calves from the midst of the stall,
^5 (O)who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
    and like David ^(P)invent for themselves instruments of music,
^6 (Q)who drink wine in bowls
    and ^(R)anoint themselves with the finest oils,
    but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
^7 (S)Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile,
    and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”

“I abhor ^(U)the pride of Jacob
    and hate his strongholds,
    ^(V)and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”

¹¹ For behold, the Lord commands,
    and ^(Z)the great house shall be struck down into fragments,
    and the little house into bits.
¹² Do horses run on rocks?
    Does one plough there^[a] with oxen?
^(AA)But you have turned justice into ^(AB)poison
    ^(AC)and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood^[b]—
¹³ you who rejoice in Lo-debar,^[c]
    who say, ^(AD)“Have we not by our own strength
    captured Karnaim^[d] for ourselves?”
¹⁴ “For behold, ^(AE)I will raise up against you a nation,
    O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from ^(AF)Lebo-hamath
    to the Brook of ^(AG)the Arabah.”