Amos:6

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* "Woe to those who are at ease in Zion , and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Sama 'ria , the notable men of the first of the nations , to whom the house of Israel come ! * Pass over to Calneh , and see ; and thence go to Hamath the great ; then go down to Gath of the Philistines . Are they better than these kingdoms ? Or is their territory greater than your territory , * O you who put far away the evil day , and bring near the seat of violence ? * "Woe to those who lie upon beds of ivory , and stretch themselves upon their couches , and eat lambs from the flock , and calves from the midst of the stall ; * who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp , and like David invent for themselves instruments of music ; * who drink wine in bowls , and anoint themselves with the finest oils , but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph ! * Therefore they shall now be the first of those to go into exile , and the revelry of those who stretch themselves shall pass away ." * The Lord GOD has sworn by himself (says the LORD , the God of hosts ): "I abhor the pride of Jacob , and hate his strongholds ; and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it ." * And if ten men remain in one house , they shall die . * And when a man 's kinsman , he who burns him , shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house , and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house , "Is there still any one with you ?" he shall say , "No "; and he shall say , "Hush ! We must not mention the name of the LORD ." * For behold , the LORD commands , and the great house shall be smitten into fragments , and the little house into bits . * Do horses run upon rocks ? Does one plow the sea with oxen ? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood -- * you who rejoice in Lo-debar , who say , "Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves ?" * "For behold , I will raise up against you a nation , O house of Israel ," says the LORD , the God of hosts ; "and they shall oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah ."

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