Amos 6:4

Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall;

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WEBBE

who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,

BSB

You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

KJV

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;

ASV

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;

BBE

Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house;

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הַשֹּׁכְבִים ha·sho·khe·vim those [who] lie H7901 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 מִטּוֹת mi·tot beds of H4296 שֵׁן shen ivory H8127 וּסְרֻחִים u·se·ru·chim and [people] sprawled out H5628 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 עַרְשׂוֹתָם ar·so·tam couches their H6210 וְאֹכְלִים ve·'o·khe·lim and [those who] eat H398 כָּרִים ka·rim lambs H3733 מִצֹּאן mi·tzon from [the] flock H6629 וַעֲגָלִים va·'a·ga·lim and calves H5695 מִתּוֹךְ mi·tokh from [the] midst of H8432 מַרְבֵּק mar·bek [the] stall H4770

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

Those are looked upon as doing well for themselves, who do well for their bodies; but we are here told what their ease is, and what their woe is. Here is a description of the pride, security, and sensuality, for which God would reckon. Careless sinners are every where in danger; but those at ease in Zion, who are stupid, vainly confident, and abusing their privileges, are in the greatest danger. Yet many fancy themselves the people of God, who are living in sin, and in conformity to the world. But the examples of others' ruin forbid us to be secure. Those who are set upon their pleasures are commonly careless of the troubles of others, but this is great offence to God. Those who placed their happiness in the pleasures of sense, and set their hearts upon them, shall be deprived of those pleasures. Those who try to put the evil day far from them, find it nearest to them.

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FeastsGluttonyIvoryEatingBed

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.