“1 Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain
of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to whom the house of
Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to
Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: [be they]
better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to
come near; 4 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; 5 That chant to the sound of the viol, [and]
invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; 6 That drink
wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they
are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 7 Therefore now shall they
go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that
stretched themselves shall be removed.”
“8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of
hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore
will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 9 And it shall come
to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 10
And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring
out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that [is] by the
sides of the house, [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and he shall say,
No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of
the name of the LORD. 11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will
smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen?
for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness
into hemlock: 13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have
we not taken to us horns by our own strength? 14 But, behold, I will
raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God
of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto
the river of the wilderness.” (Amos 6:1-14 AV)