Chapter 6

Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust⁶ in the mountain of Samaria, [which are] named⁷ chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!¹

Pass³ ye unto Calneh, and see;³ and from thence go³ ye to Hamath the great: ^{7227 7237 2579} then go down³ to Gath of the Philistines: [be they] better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

Ye that put far away¹⁸ the evil day, and cause the seat² of violence to come near;⁵⁵

That lie⁶ upon beds of ivory, and stretch⁷ themselves upon their couches, and eat⁶ the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

That chant⁶ to the sound of the viol, [and] invent¹ to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

That drink⁶ wine in bowls, and anoint⁴ themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved⁸ for the affliction of Joseph.

Therefore now shall they go captive⁴ with the first that go captive,⁶ and the banquet of them that stretched⁷ themselves shall be removed.¹

The Lord GOD hath sworn⁸ by himself, saith⁷ the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor¹⁸ the excellency of Jacob, and hate¹ his palaces: therefore will I deliver up⁵² the city with all that is therein.

And it shall come to pass, if there remain¹¹ ten men in one house, that they shall die.¹

And a man's uncle shall take him up,¹ and he that burneth¹⁸ him, to bring out⁵³ the bones out of the house, and shall say¹ unto him that [is] by the sides of the house, [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and he shall say,¹ No. Then shall he say,¹ Hold thy tongue:¹⁶ for we may not make mention⁵³ of the name of the LORD.

For, behold, the LORD commandeth,¹⁸ and he will smite⁵² the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Shall horses run⁴ upon the rock? will [one] plow⁴ [there] with oxen? for ye have turned¹ judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say,⁶ Have we not taken¹ to us horns by our own strength?

But, behold, I will raise up⁵⁶ against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith⁷ the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict¹ you from the entering in² of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.