Amos:6

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* Woe to those at ease in Zion , and those trusting in the mountain of Samaria , noted as chief of the nations , to whom the house of Israel came . * Cross over to Calneh and see ; and from there go to the great Hamath ; then go down to Gath of the Philistines . Are they better than these kingdoms , or their border than your border ? * You who put the evil day far away , and cause the seat of violence to come near , * who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves on their couches ; and those eating the lambs from the flock , and calves from the midst of the stall ; * who chant with the sound of the lute ; they invent instruments of song for themselves like David ; * who drink wine from bowls , and anoint themselves with the best of ointments ; but they are not grieved for the crushing of Joseph ! * Therefore they shall go into captivity with the first of the captives , and the feast of those who recline shall come to an end . * The Lord Jehovah has sworn by Himself , declares Jehovah the God of Hosts : I abhor the pride of Jacob , and hate his palaces ; therefore I will deliver up the city and its fullness . * And it shall come to pass , if ten men remain in one house , that they shall die . * And when a man ’s uncle shall take him away , and he who burns the bodies , to bring out the bones from the house ; and he shall say to the one left in the recesses of the house , Are there any still with you ? And he shall say , No . Then he shall say , Keep quiet ! For we must not mention the name of Jehovah . * For , behold , Jehovah gives a command , and He will strike the great house into pieces , and the little house with cracks . * Shall horses run on the rock ? Or will one plow there with oxen ? For you have turned justice into poison , and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood , * those rejoicing for nothing ; who say , Have we not taken horns to ourselves by our own strength ? * For , behold , I will raise up a nation against you , O house of Israel , declares Jehovah the God of Hosts . And they shall oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the valley of the wilderness .

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